I believe that in 1968, Gibson's ERA was 1.12. That means that in most games he allowed just one run and in some games, 2.Probably never more than 2 runs in a game though. What an incredible record that will probably never be broken. One of the all-time greats.
He used to do commentary for the New York Nets when they played in the ABA. I used to watch him and Marty Glickman do those games every Sunday night.
RIP - He along with Sandy Koufax were the two greatest pitchers I have ever watched. Gibson was maybe better overall as he did it a lot longer. Both broke my heart as a young Yankee fan. RIP Mr Gibson.
Beat us 2 times in the 63 WS - he was even better vs the Bosox in 67 beat them 3 time in 67.
There was never a tougher pitcher IMO - I remember he broke his leg while pitching and finished the inning..
You never wanted to crowd the plate with him on the mound. If you hit a homerun against him - you knew yoou were being dusted next time up.
If I had to win one game if my life depended on it - he's the guy that I'd hand the ball to.
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Just in the past month we have lost Bob Gibson, Lou Brock and Tom Seaver, that’s a lot of star power. I didn’t get to see Gibson play but he was a Mets coach for a season or two in the early 80s.
RIP.
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I believe that in 1968, Gibson's ERA was 1.12. That means that in most games he allowed just one run and in some games, 2.Probably never more than 2 runs in a game though. What an incredible record that will probably never be broken. One of the all-time greats.
He used to do commentary for the New York Nets when they played in the ABA. I used to watch him and Marty Glickman do those games every Sunday night.
Here are his game logs for '68. He had six games where he gave up three or more runs. His June and July stats are stunning, though. In May the Mets scored three runs against him in his first start. He followed that with five nine-inning shutouts. In June he gave up one run in three of his games and none in the three others. All of those games were complete games. That gave him an ERA of 0.50 for two months. Amazing!
Didn’t they change the mound because he was so excellent and dominating? I can’t recall.
An absolute legend of legends.
R.I.P.
Yes. MLB lowered the mound after 1968, not just because of Bob Gibson but he was a large part. The AL Batting Champ Carl Yastremski had only a .301 avg.
Bob Gibson threw the first no-hitter in Three Rivers Stadium in 1971. I just now saw that Jack Buck's radio call in on YouTube. Struck out Willie Stargell to end it (spoiler!).
One of my favorite Gibson stories was from Tim McCarver. McCarver called time and went out to the mound, and Gibson said, "Get out of here. The only thing you know about good pitching is you can't hit it."
He was also an outstanding basketball player - he spent a year w/the Harlem Globetrotters before turning to baseball full time.
RIP, sir.
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One of my favorite Gibson stories was from Tim McCarver. McCarver called time and went out to the mound, and Gibson said, "Get out of here. The only thing you know about good pitching is you can't hit it."
He was also an outstanding basketball player - he spent a year w/the Harlem Globetrotters before turning to baseball full time.
RIP, sir.
Related to that McCarver story is that Gibson pitched quickly. Vin Scully said "he pitches like he's double-parked."
One of my favorite Gibson stories was from Tim McCarver. McCarver called time and went out to the mound, and Gibson said, "Get out of here. The only thing you know about good pitching is you can't hit it."
He was also an outstanding basketball player - he spent a year w/the Harlem Globetrotters before turning to baseball full time.
RIP, sir.
Related to that McCarver story is that Gibson pitched quickly. Vin Scully said "he pitches like he's double-parked."
I remember a box score of a game that I'm pretty sure he pitched, and it was something like 1:37. That no-hitter was about 2:13 total. The actual time according to the box score on baseball-reference.com is 2:22.
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"This is a true story, except for the parts that didn't happen." - Steven Wright
I believe that in 1968, Gibson's ERA was 1.12. That means that in most games he allowed just one run and in some games, 2.Probably never more than 2 runs in a game though. What an incredible record that will probably never be broken. One of the all-time greats.
He used to do commentary for the New York Nets when they played in the ABA. I used to watch him and Marty Glickman do those games every Sunday night.
He lost 3 games that year by giving up 3 runs. He made up for that with innings pitched and shutouts. Nobody like him. The most intimidating pitcher of the modern era (defining "modern era" as post 1950 for baseball purposes; some of those real old-timers would throw it at your head, covered in spit).
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