CULTURETECHLENSBob Gibson
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Bob Gibson (November 9, 1936 – October 2, 2020), born Pack Robert Gibson in Omaha, Nebraska — he later changed his first name to Robert — was the St. Louis Cardinals' defining pitcher of the 1960s. Gibson won 251 games with a 2.91 ERA and 3,117 strikeouts across seventeen seasons, all with St. Louis. He was World Series MVP in 1964 and again in 1967, when his three complete-game victories carried the Cardinals past Boston. His 1968 season is a landmark: a 1.12 ERA, the lowest of the modern live-ball era, with the National League MVP and Cy Young Awards; in Game 1 of that World Series he struck out a record 17 Detroit Tigers. He won a second Cy Young in 1970 and pitched a no-hitter in 1971. Before baseball consumed him, Gibson played basketball at Creighton and briefly with the Harlem Globetrotters. He was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981, his first year of eligibility.
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Bob Gibson (November 9, 1936 – October 2, 2020), born Pack Robert Gibson in Omaha, Nebraska — he later changed his first name to Robert — was the St. Louis Cardinals' defining pitcher of the 1960s. Gibson won 251 games with a 2.91 ERA and 3,117 strikeouts across seventeen seasons, all with St. Louis. He was World Series MVP in 1964 and again in 1967, when his three complete-game victories carried the Cardinals past Boston.
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- Also known as: Robert Gibson, Pack Robert Gibson, Hoot
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Sports Encyclopedia roster CTL-SPE-0274. Firsts disposition: no 'first' asserted; the 1.12 ERA is stated as the lowest of the modern era as the Hall of Fame frames it; the 17-strikeout game is a World Series record per the Hall of Fame and Wikipedia. Curator's Judgment (DRAFT): Gibson's glare is the icon, but the record is the argument — two Series MVPs and the season that forced baseball to lower the mound. Photo: CLEARED (1962 Cardinals portrait, public domain).
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- National Baseball Hall of Fame. "Bob Gibson." Accessed 2026-11-03. (primary source · build store)
- Wikipedia. "Bob Gibson." Accessed 2026-11-03. (build store)
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