Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals
August 14, 1968. vs. Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field
St. Louis 3 Chicago 1
WP- Bob Gibson (16-5) LP- Joe Niekro
HR- Mike Shannon
Real Life: 9IP, 1R, 8H, 7K, 3BB. W-(17-5)
Replay: 9IP, 1R, 3H, 10K, 3BB. W-(16-5)
After defeating Phil Niekro of Atlanta in his last start, Bob Gibson repeated the task against Niekro’s brother, Joe, of the Chicago Cubs. Even the final score, 3-1, was the same in both games. Gibson went the distance for the tenth time this year. He lost his shutout bid, when Billy Williams tripled and scored in the bottom of the ninth.
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