BOSTON (AP) -Russ Gibson, a catcher on the Boston Red Sox team that went to the 1967 World Series, has died. He was 69.
He died Sunday after a long illness, the Red Sox said. On the same day that Gibson died in Swansea, Mass., Dick Williams, the manager of that team, was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Gibson was a rookie on the 1967 team whose season was called the “Impossible Dream,” having reached the World Series after finishing ninth in the 10-team AL in 1966. The Red Sox lost the World Series in seven games to the St. Louis Cardinals.
After spending 10 years in the minors, Gibson made it to the majors in 1967 and hit .203 with one homer and 15 RBIs for Boston that year. He struck out in his only two at-bats in the World Series.
Gibson spent three seasons with the Red Sox and three with the San Francisco Giants before retiring after the 1972 season.
In 264 games, he batted .228 with eight homers and 78 RBIs. He was behind the plate in 1967 for a one-hitter by another Boston rookie Bill Rohr.
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