Author: david bancroft

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals September 6, 1968. vs. San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium St. Louis 1 San Francisco 0 WP- Bob Gibson (20-6) LP- Bobby Bolin Real Life: 8IP, 3R,9H, 7K, 0BB, WP. L-(20-7) Replay: 9IP, 0R, 1H, 8K, 0BB. W-(20-6) The Cardinals defeated the San Francisco Giants, 1-0, with Bob Gibson…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Bob Gibson 1963 St. Louis Cardinals September 2, 1968. vs. Cincinnati Reds at Crosley Field St. Louis 7 Cincinnati 2 WP- Bob Gibson (19-6) LP- Gary Nolan HR-Mike Shannon 2, Roger Maris. Real Life: 10IP, 0R, 4H, 8K, 3BB. W-(20-6) Replay: 8.33IP, 2R, 7H, 7K, 2BB. W-(19-6) Mike Shannon belted a pair of home runs,…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals August 28, 1968. vs. Pittsburgh Pirates at Forbes Field St. Louis 2 Pittsburgh 1 WP- Bob Gibson (18-6) LP- Bob Veale HR- Curt Flood It was a nice bounce back game for Bob Gibson, as he tossed a complete game, 2-1 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates, after losing to…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals August 24, 1968. vs. Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium Pittsburgh 3 St. Louis 0 WP- Bob Moose LP-Bob Gibson (17-6) HR- Willie Stargell Real Life: 9IP, 3ER, 6H, 15K, 2BB, 1HR. L-(18-6) Replay: 6IP, 3R, 6H, 6K, 1BB. L-(17-6) Bob Gibson and the Cardinals took it on the chin…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals August 19, 1968. vs. Philadelphia Phillies at Connie Mack Stadium St. Louis 3 Philadelphia 2 WP- Bob Gibson (17-5) LP- Dick Hall HR- Mike Shannon Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 2H, 11K, 2BB. W-(18-5) Replay: 8IP, 2R, 8H, 6K, 0BB. W-(17–5) Mike Shannon was the hero, as his eighth inning…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    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,…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals August 9, 1968. vs. Atlanta Braves at Atlanta Stadium St. Louis 3 Atlanta 1 WP- Bob Gibson (15-5) LP- Phil Niekro Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 4H, 5K, 0BB. W-(16-5) Replay: 7.2IP, 1R, 7H, 10K, 1BB. W-(15-5) A solid outing for Gibson, as he led the Cardinals to a 3-1…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals August 4, 1968. vs. Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadiums Chicago 1 St. Louis 0 Fifteen innings WP- Jack Lamabe LP-Wayne Granger HR- Billy Williams Real Life: 11IP, 4ER, 12H, 10K, 3BB, 2HR. ND-(15-5) Replay: 12IP, 0R, 1H, 7K, 3BB. ND-(14-5) In the longest game of the replay to this…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals July 30, 1968. vs. New York Mets at Shea Stadium St. Louis 4 New York 2 WP- Bob Gibson (14-5) LP- Dick Selma HR-Curt Flood; Art Shamsky Real Life: 9IP, 1R, 5H, 8K, 1BB. W-(15-5) Replay: 7IP, 2R, 9H, 7K, 1HR, 1HBP. W- (14-5) Gibson really had to grind…

  • Phenomenal Pitching Seasons

    Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals July 25, 1968. vs. Philadelphia Phillies at Busch Stadium Philadelphia 2 St. Louis 1 WP-Chris Short. LP- Bob Gibson (13-5) HR-Bill White Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 5H, 6K, 1BB, HBP. W-(14-5) Replay: 8IP, 2R 3K 10K, 0BB. L-(13-5) After a no-decision in his last start, Gibson suffered another close…