Bob Gibson

Bob Gibson

Birthdate	11/9/1935
Death Date	10/2/2020
Debut Year	1959
Year of Induction	1981
Teams	Cardinals
Position	Pitcher

A member of MLB’s All-Century team, Bob Gibson is a two-time Cy Young and World Series MVP; he also earned the 1968 National League MVP Award.

Bob Gibson played his entire 17-year big league baseball career with the St. Louis Cardinals

Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals as an amaetur free-agent before the 1957 season, Bob Gibson reported to their Single-A affiliate in Columbus, Georgia. While playing in the deep south the Omaha, Nebraska native experienced racism like never before. Gibson decided to leave the club to play for the H

Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax are the only pitchers to win multiple World Series MVPs

Since the inception of the World Series in 1903, only four men have earned the Series MVP twice. Position players Reggie Jackson and Corey Seager accomplished the feat. On the pitching side, only Sandy Koufax and Bob Gibson have done it. Gibson’s first postseason appearance came in the 1964 ti

Gibson was the 1968 Cy Young and MVP; two years later he earned a second Cy Young nod

In “The Year of the Pitcher“, Bob Gibson was at the forefront of mound dominance. His 1968 campaign remains one of the most dominant single-season pitching performances in baseball history. In April that year Gibson earned two no-decisions, a win, and a loss in four starts. The opening m

Walter Johnson was the only pitcher with 3,000 strikeouts for more than a half-century

Walter Johnson just might be the greatest pitcher ever. His 110 shutouts are the most in big league history while his 417 wins stand second only to Cy Young. If you prefer more advanced analytics, Johnson led American League pitchers in WAR 7 times in 8 years from 1912-1919. His career WAR is an ast

In 1974 Bob Gibson joined the Big Train as the second member of the 3,000 strikeout club

After Walter Johnson struck out his 3,000th batter in 1923, baseball waited 51 years before another man matched his feat. That pitcher was Cardinals right-hander Bob Gibson. The St. Louis great took the mound at Busch Stadium on July 17th, 1974 needing one strikeout to reach the milestone. In the bo

Bob Gibson is one of the most decorated pitchers in the history of the game

Bob Gibson’s accolades are many. Beloved in St. Louis, the right-hander earned two Cy Young Awards and was twice named the World Series MVP. On September 3, 1975 two days before his final career start, the Cardinals retired his jersey #45. Five years later when he appeared on the Cooperstown b

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World Series championships are won on the field, not in the newspapers. In 1967 the press might’ve given the Cardinals extra motivation in their epic seven-game battle against the Red Sox. Boston wins the pennant on the last day Boston had to grind it out just to get to the postseason. The battle for supremacy in the American League came down to the last day of the regular season. Boston and second-place Detroit were separated by just a half-game. The Tigers had a doubleheader at home against the Angels. The Red Sox played the Twins at Fenway Park. Boston turned to ace Jim Lonborg for the regular season finale. The 1967 Cy Young Award winner, Gentleman Jim responded with a gutty performance. On three days rest he went the distance allowing one earned run before the sellout crowd at Fenway. The October 1st contest was his 15th complete game of the season. The Tigers needed a sweep of California. Detroit won the first game 6-4 but couldn’t contain the Angels in the second, losing 8-5. With the Detroit loss, Boston earned a berth to the World Series against the National Champion St. Louis Cardinals. The World Series begins On only […]

2 responses to “Bob Gibson”

Sandy Davis says:

September 28, 2021 at 1:01 am

Thanks for sharing. I was so fortunate to see Bob Gibson pitch several times 1964-68. So exciting and fun. I was a kid but could see how talented he was. Good discussions with my Dad about his skill.

Keith Conoyer says:

January 15, 2023 at 1:14 am

I was lucky to have seen him pitch what a work horse 256 complete games big game pitcher the more the game had meaning he got better it seemed 1.12 era in 1968 7-1 1.89 in World Series games 17 strikeouts in World Series game

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Bob Gibson played his entire 17-year big league baseball career with the St. Louis Cardinals

Bob Gibson and Sandy Koufax are the only pitchers to win multiple World Series MVPs

Gibson was the 1968 Cy Young and MVP; two years later he earned a second Cy Young nod

Walter Johnson was the only pitcher with 3,000 strikeouts for more than a half-century

In 1974 Bob Gibson joined the Big Train as the second member of the 3,000 strikeout club

Bob Gibson is one of the most decorated pitchers in the history of the game

A Story about Bob Gibson

There was no champagne for Red Sox, Lonborg in ‘67

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