Ramba uchiverenga ndima iyi - Paakadzokera kuPirates muna June 1969, akatamba achibva kuPittsburgh bullpen kusvika muna 1970, achioneka mumitambo miviri ye1970 National League Championship Series
vachirwa neCincinnati uye vachishanda chikamu chimwe muzvitatu cheinning. Akasunungurwa pakupera kwaOctober, Gibbon akabatana neReds muna 1971 uye akaisa 2.94 ERA uye akabatanidza basa rake rakanakisisa rekudzivirira ne 11.