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The last pitch thrown by Bob Gibson (Original Post) kairos12 Dec 2023 OP
Great story. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #1
Ralph Pierre LaCock, Jr. rsdsharp Dec 2023 #2
Gibby never forgot. Diamond_Dog Dec 2023 #3
lifelong Cubs fan... bahboo Dec 2023 #4
I Remember That! ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #5
IIRC Hoot Gibson was hit by a line drive by a Pirate shattering his leg. GreenWave Dec 2023 #6
His ERA Was Barely Over 1.1!!! ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #7

rsdsharp

(10,125 posts)
2. Ralph Pierre LaCock, Jr.
Sun Dec 17, 2023, 05:02 PM
Dec 2023

Son of Peter Marshall (Ralph Pierre LaCock, Sr.), host of Hollywood Squares.

bahboo

(16,953 posts)
4. lifelong Cubs fan...
Sun Dec 17, 2023, 06:16 PM
Dec 2023

but always admired (and feared) Bob Gibson. One HELL of a pitcher and competitor...

ProfessorGAC

(69,896 posts)
5. I Remember That!
Sun Dec 17, 2023, 07:13 PM
Dec 2023

Bob just HAD to do that!
Fun fact: Pete was the son of ganeshow host Peter Marshall. Pete was a fan favorite with the Cubs even though he wasn't an every day player.
IIRC, that slam he hit off Bob was the only one he had in the majors.

GreenWave

(9,194 posts)
6. IIRC Hoot Gibson was hit by a line drive by a Pirate shattering his leg.
Sun Dec 17, 2023, 07:49 PM
Dec 2023

He kept on pitching til they got him out of there. I am pretty sure if he were a Cardinal today, Ohtani would see a lot of high heat inside near that injured and exposed right elbow.

They also lowered the pitcher's mound for he was too dominant. And for maybe a few others.

ProfessorGAC

(69,896 posts)
7. His ERA Was Barely Over 1.1!!!
Mon Dec 18, 2023, 07:33 PM
Dec 2023

THIRTEEN Shutouts. And he had 28 complete games! His strikeout to walk ratio was >4.
Fergie Jenkins had an ERA of 2.4 something and was NOT in the top ten for that stat.
Carl Yazstremski led MLB in batting average with .301. He was the only guy in MLB who hit .300 that year.
That's how dominant pitching was just before they lowered the mound.

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