| Jake Gibbs | |
|---|---|
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| Catcher | |
| Born: November 7, 1938 Grenada, Mississippi, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Right | |
| MLB debut | |
| September 11, 1962, for the New York Yankees | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| September 29, 1971, for the New York Yankees | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Batting average | .233 |
| Home runs | 25 |
| Runs batted in | 146 |
| Stats at Baseball Reference | |
| Teams | |
Jerry Dean "Jake" Gibbs (born November 7, 1938) is an American former Major League Baseball player who played for the New York Yankees as a platoon catcher from 1962 to 1971. Although Gibbs was the regular starting catcher for New York in 1967 and 1968, he was primarily a back-up for Elston Howard and then Thurman Munson at the tail-end of his career.
Prior to beginning his professional baseball career, Gibbs had successful careers in college baseball and college football at the University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) for the Ole Miss Rebels. He was also a member of the Pi Kappa Alpha (PIKE) Fraternity. He returned to Ole Miss to coach the baseball and football teams.