His stat line that year just screams hall of famer. He went 22-9, with a 1.12 ERA and 13 shutouts in 34 starts. Gibson had 28 complete games. Gibson had an amazing run from 1965-1972. In each of those years except 1967, Gibson started at least 30 games and completed at least 20. But 1968 was the gem. 304 2/3 innings with only 198 hits allowed. 62 walks and 268 strikeouts, for a WHIP of 0.853.
Bob Gibson
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enny McLain won 31 games. Carl Yaztremski won the batting title with a .301 average and Bob Gibson put on a show for the ages.
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st—and only—player to win Rookie of the Year, Cy Young, and MVP in the same season, and Bob Gibson’s 1.12 ERA in 1968 was not only the best mark in the live-ball era, it’s often acknowledged as one of the main reasons that pitching mounds were lowered in 1969.
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