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oswaldactedalone

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3. Loved the Cards in the 60s and 70s

Reply to MakeTXBlue2020 (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 6, 2020, 04:59 PM

Oct 2020

and, of course, was a big fan of Gibson. I watched Game One of the ‘68 Series with Gibson’s dominating 17 strikeout performance. Tiger batters called Gibby’s pitches that day “radio pitches” because they couldn’t see them, could only hear them.

From 6-2 through 9-2 that season, a stretch of 19 starts, his W-L record was 17-1 with an ERA of 0.57!!😳 He also averaged more than nine innings per start.😳😳 Surely the most dominant three month stretch of pitching ever. There are a number of really good extended interviews with Gibson and other Cardinal teammates on youtube. Definitely worth a listen.

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Recalling the great Bob Gibson, the only of the part the plate owned by the batter [View all] kairos12 Oct 2020 OP

The king of the brush-back pitch. CaptYossarian Oct 2020 #1

One player did once, none tried it after what happened to him. nt Blue_true Oct 2020 #5

On Gibson? CaptYossarian Oct 2020 #6

I will look up history, but I believe that Gibson was in an even earlier incident that Ryan. nt Blue_true Oct 2020 #7

A guy named LaCork or something like that. He got beaten up, but not necessarily by Gibson. nt Blue_true Oct 2020 #8

Pete LaCock was a second-string first baseman/outfielder CaptYossarian Oct 2020 #9

Wow, you are a sports encyclopedia. Blue_true Oct 2020 #10

Actually, I'm only a baseball enthusiast. CaptYossarian Oct 2020 #11

RIP Mr. Gibson MakeTXBlue2020 Oct 2020 #2

Loved the Cards in the 60s and 70s oswaldactedalone Oct 2020 #3

1968 was the season of the pitcher, but it wasn't just rsdsharp Oct 2020 #4