THIS DAY IN BASEBALL HISTORY: GIBSON DOES IT ALL

Powerline ^ | 13 May 2019 | Paul Mirengoff

[Rummyfan]

Bob Gibson was one of the greatest of all time. in 1968 he had an ERA of 1.12 for the season! In Game 1 of the '68 Series he struck out 17 Tigers.

"Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn't score any runs."
- Former Cardinal Catcher Tim McCarver

[Rummyfan]

BTW, he also played NCAA basketball while at Creighton.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Mirengoff compares Scherzer to Bob Gibson.

Cletus wants to share his sad with you.

[Southside_Chicago_Republican]

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[ScottinVA]

Also during an era in which a starter regularly logged 20+ complete games in a season. Nowadays, they rarely go past the fifth inning, yet their careers aren’t being lengthened by shortening their time in the game.

[dfwgator]

Greatest pitcher of the modern era, and I’m a Tigers fan.

[BobL]

I wonder if he ever ‘took a knee’.

The country was different then...even if people wanted to take knees, they knew better.

[Beagle8U]

Kirk Gibson was a pretty good player too. It must run in the family?

[Mr Ramsbotham]

He resembles Gibson in the intensity with which he competes, including the visible effort he puts into every pitch.

That's what I liked about Pete Rose. He always gave it maximum effort, I think, partly, because he felt obliged to give the fan his money's worth. No one wants to pay good money to see a game and have the players give less than all they've got.

[karnage]

Bob Gibson was one of the best pitchers of an era that had many: Juan Marichal, Steve Carlton, etc.

[RatRipper]

The last batter Gibson faced in his major league career hit a home run off of him. Years later in an old-timers game, Gibson threw at him. Wish I could remember names, but that is my favorite Bob Gibson story. The guy was truly great, an unbelievable competitor, and tough as nails. One of my all time favorite baseball players!!!!

[Vigilanteman]

You share my belief that the Tigers and Mickey Lolich (especially) just got lucky in the 1968 World Series? Who saw that coming?

I certainly expected a lot more trouble with converting an outfielder (Mickey Stanley) to a shortstop in the closing days of the season to get Ray Oyler out of the lineup. But that also went pretty smooth.

[MSSC6644]

Thanks for the memories.

[Pining_4_TX]

Woo-hoo! Go Cards, boo Cubs. Fourth generation (and maybe more) Cards fan here.

[uncbob]

The guy was truly great, an unbelievable competitor, and tough as nails.

Joe Adcock 6'4" 240 lbs of bone and muscle hit Gibson very well
One game Gibson low bridged him
Adcock got to first and feigned a eye problem
Came off the bag and halfway to the mound and told Gibson if he ever did it again he would kill him but first he would break his arm so he could have something to remember
Never happened again
Didn't come any tougher than Joe

[nvskibum]

Sandy Koufax?

[nvskibum]

Sandy Koufax?

[karnage]

Of course.

How did I forget him?

Maybe because he retired 9 or 10 years before Gibson.

But yes, absolutely, Koufax was unbelievably great.

[buckalfa]

"Bob Gibson was one of the best pitchers of an era that had many: Juan Marichal, Steve Carlton, etc."

I had the good fortune in my youth to see in person Gibson, Drysdale, Koufax, Marichal, and Spahn. They were skilled craftsmen at the art of pitching. Today's game sadly lacks skill coupled with finess.