Author: david bancroft

Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals July 6, 1968. vs. San Francisco Giants at Candlestick Park St. Louis 3 San Francisco 1 WP- Bob Gibson (12-4) LP- Juan Marichal Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 5H, 9K, 4BB. W-(11-5) Replay: 9IP, 1R, 6H, 10K, 2BB. W-(12-4) The Cardinals had a 3-1 lead over Juan Marichal and the…

Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals July 1, 1968. vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium St. Louis 5 Los Angeles 1 WP- Bob Gibson (11-4) LP- Don Drysdale HR- Johnny Edwards Real Life: 9IP, 1R, 9H, 4K, 2BB, WP. W-(10-5) Replay: 8IP, 1R, 3H, 5K, 1BB. W-(11-4) A big day at the plate for…

Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals June 26, 1968. vs. Pittsburgh Pirates at Busch Stadium St. Louis 2 Pittsburgh 1 WP- Bob Gibson (10-4) LP- Al McBean Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 4H, 7K, 0BB. W- (9-5) Replay: 9IP, 1R, 3H, 4K, 1BB. W-(10-4) Bob Gibson has reached double figures in wins in my replay. He…

Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals June 20, 1968. vs. Chicago Cubs at Busch Stadium St. Louis 1 Chicago 0 WP- Bob Gibson (9-4) LP- Fergie Jenkins Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 5H, 6K, 1BB. W- (8-5) Replay: 9IP, 0R, 2H, 10K, 2BB. W- (9-4) In real life, Bob Gibson was in the midst of pitching…

Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals June 15, 1968. vs. Cincinnati Reds at Busch Stadium Cincinnati 1 St. Louis 0 WP- Gary Nolan LP- Bob Gibson (8-4) Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 4H, 13K, 0BB. W-(7-5) Replay: 8IP, 1R, 4H, 5K, 3BB. L-(8-4)The Cardinals have lost both of Bob Gibson’s last two starts. He can hardly…

Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals June 11, 1968. vs. Atlanta Braves at Atlanta Stadium Atlanta 2 St. Louis 1 WP- Claude Raymond LP- Ron Willis HR- Roger Maris; Mike Lum Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 5H, 4K, 2BB, HBP. W-(6-5) Replay: 7IP, 1R, 4H, 9K, 0BB, HR. ND-(8-3) Bob Gibson came away with a no-decision,…

Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals June 6, 1968. vs. Houston Astros at The Astrodome St. Louis 4 Houston 0 WP- Bob Gibson (8-3) LP- Don Wilson Real Life: 9IP, 0R, 3H, 5K, 2BB. W-(4-5) Replay: 9IP, 0R, 7H, 12K, 1BB. W-(8-3) This was one of those rare Strat games, in which the replay was…

Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals June 2, 1968. vs. New York Mets at Shea Stadium St. Louis 5 New York 3 WP- Bob Gibson (5-3) LP-Danny Frisella HR- Tim McCarver Real Life: 9IP, 3R, 9H, 8K, 3BB, 1HR, HBP. W-(4-5) Replay: 6IP, 2ER, 1UER, 7H, 4K, 1BB. W-(7-3) Compared to his usual output, Gibby…

Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals May 28, 1968. vs. San Francisco Giants at Busch Stadium San Francisco 3 St. Louis 0 WP- Gaylord Perry LP-Bob Gibson (6-3) Real Life: 8IP, 3R, 4H, 5K, 1BB, 2HR. L-(3-5) Replay: 6IP, 1ER, 1UER, 2H, 6K, 2BB, 1HBP. L-(6-3) After three straight wins, Bob Gibson dropped a 3-0…

Bob Gibson 1968 St. Louis Cardinals May 22, 1968. vs. Los Angeles Dodgers at Busch Stadium St. Louis 2 Los Angeles 1 WP- Bob Gibson (6-2) LP- Don Drysdale Real Life: 8IP, 1R, 1H, 6K, 2BB. L-(3-4) Replay: 8IP, 1R, 8H, 12K, 1BB. W-(6-2) As can be seen, Bob Gibson outdueled the Dodgers’ Don Drysdale,…