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In 1964, he set a World Series record for most strikeouts in a seven-game World Series with 31, a record he broke in 1968 when he recorded 35, including a record 17 strikeouts in Game 1. [80] Additionally, Gibson is one of two pitchers, the other being Dave McNally , to hit two home runs in World Series play, hitting one each in the 1967 and ...
The 1968 season was tagged "The Year of the Pitcher", and the Series featured dominant performances from Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson, MVP of the 1964 and 1967 World Series. Gibson came into the World Series with a regular-season earned run average (ERA) of just 1.12, a modern era record, and he pitched complete games in Games 1, 4, and 7. He ...
During what later became known as "the year of the pitcher", [2] Bob Gibson of the Cardinals led the National League with 268 strikeouts, but also setting a modern earned run average record of 1.12 (a record regarded to be unbreakable today) and a still-standing World Series record of 17 strikeouts in Game 1, while their World Series opponent ...
Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, the dominating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who won a record seven consecutive World Series starts and set a modern standard for excellence when he finished the 1968 ...
Pitchers including Bob Gibson of the St. Louis Cardinals and Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers dominated hitters, producing 339 shutouts in 1968, almost double the number of shutouts thrown in 1962. [1] Individually, Gibson set a modern earned run average record of 1.12, the lowest in 54 years, and set a World Series record of 17 strikeouts in ...
Rogers Hornsby owns the most single-season records with 11. [2] Bob Gibson owns the most career pitching records ... Bob Gibson: Oct. 6, 1968: World Series: Detroit ...
Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, the dominating St. Louis Cardinals pitcher who won a record seven consecutive World Series starts and set a modern standard for excellence when he finished the 1968 ...
Bob Gibson, a legendary former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, died after a bout with cancer. Long time Cardinals manager Tony La Russa’s playing career overlapped a bit with Gibson’s. Gibson ...