Bob Gibson started 37 games in 1968.
This is how many innings he pitched each start:
7
7
9
9
12
11
8
9.2
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
You just can't make this kind of stuff up.
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"I hated the All-Star Game. I hated having to talk to guys that I spent the rest of the season trying to kick their ass. They were the enemy to me." - Bob Gibson
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I am SO excited to share this for the first time!!
A lot of us remember the scoreboard at Sportsman's Park, and a lot of the younger fans have been told about it - but never seen it in action.
Here she is, all her bird-flapping, bird-swinging glory!
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April 9, 2001 - Albert Pujols homers in his first regular season home at-bat with the Cardinals.
October 2, 2022 - Albert Pujols homers in his last regular season home at-bat with the Cardinals.
El Hombre indeed.
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Dear MLB and St Louis Cardinals,
Please bring back real game day tickets. Yes, "ticketless" tickets are convenient, but you can't collect them, nor can you share the beauty of them.
Sincerely,
Baseball fans everywhere
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Waino has meant so much for so long to this franchise... It's just painful to watch the ending.
I hope fans can just stop and remember the great career he's had representing the Cardinals and this city.
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Mike Shannon WAS St Louis Cardinals baseball.
He entertained us on the field and in the booth.
He reinvented himself from an outfielder to a 3rd baseman because he put the team ahead of himself.
His days in the booth was the voice for several generations of fans - Iconic…
By the age of 27, Stan Musial was...
3X MVP
3X Batting Champion
3X Triples Leader
3X Total Bases Leader
4X Doubles Leader
4X Hits Leader
4X OPS Leader
4X OPS+ Leader
3X World Series Champion
AND...
He missed one year to serve our country!
The Man!
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Update on Pops.
He is doing much better.
Treating him for MRSA.
IV antibiotics.
Stubborn old man thought it was "just another heart issue".
Lucky he called 911 when he did.
He teared up when I read all the love shown him.
Thank you from him and all of us too.
I absolutely love this photo of both Busch Stadium and the Gateway Arch still under construction. Taken on Oct. 26, 1965, just two days before the final piece of the Arch was put into place.
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After outfielder Mike Shannon was switched to third base, Shannon came to the mound on opening day to ask Bob Gibson where to play a certain hitter.
Gibby: “Don’t worry about it.”
Shannon: “What do you mean?”
Gibby: “I won’t let them hit the ball to you.”
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2006 - Yadier Molina hits a two-run homer and Adam Wainwright freezes Carlos Beltran with a nasty curve with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 9th inning giving the Cardinals a 3-1 victory in game 7 of the NLCS.
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The 'Ol Redhead just about has his team back together.
Only Julian Javier (86 years old), Orlando Cepeda (85 years old) and Dal Maxvill (84 years old) are still with us.
Rest in Peace - Red Schoendienst, Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Curt Flood, Mike Shannon, Roger Maris and Tim…
April 9, 2001 - Albert Pujols homers in his first regular season home at-bat with the Cardinals.
October 2, 2022 - Albert Pujols homers in his last regular season home at-bat with the Cardinals.
El Hombre indeed.
I absolutely love Waino, and this is painful to watch as he walked off the mound.
He will be a Cardinal legend forever and I will ALWAYS remember his great moments and his even greater philanthropy.
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You can slice it, dice it, spin it, disagree with it, cry about it, whine about it or even pitch a bitch about it - But there is not a better baseball logo than the "Birds on the Bat". Never was and never will be.
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#OTD
1981 - The Cardinals acquire Willie McGee from the Yankees for southpaw Bob Sykes (who will never again appear in a MLB game) Willie will go on to have a stellar career winning the 1985 NL MVP, capturing two batting crowns, and earning three Gold Gloves.
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I absolutely love this photo of both Busch Stadium and the Gateway Arch still under construction. Taken on Oct. 26, 1965, just two days before the final piece of the Arch was put into place.
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#OTD
2011 - Jason Motte gets David Murphy to fly out to left field to clinch the Cardinals 11th World Series Championship.
"What a game! What a ride! The Cardinals are World Champs in 2011" - Joe Buck |
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No Bob Gibson. What a freakin travesty. Coastal bias rings loud and clear.
You have a game 7 in the World Series and I'll take Gibby all day, every day, every time. # STLCards
With 5 Cy Young Awards and the second-most strikeouts of any pitcher, Randy Johnson towers at #⃣1⃣ on our list of the best starting pitchers since 1947!
#Prime9
Over 60,000 sports fans have flooded downtown St Louis and the Cardinals or Blues were not playing.
St Louis is a sports town - a damn good sports town.
#AllForCITY
#KaKaw
“(Hank Aaron told me) ‘Don’t dig in against Bob Gibson, he’ll knock you down. He’d knock down his own grandmother if she dared to challenge him. Don’t stare at him, don’t smile at him, don’t talk to him. He doesn’t like it. If you happen to hit a home run, don’t run too slow,…
So.... Where's everybody been? 😂
I'm at a loss for words. Your kindness and grace has been uplifting!
I am humbled. I am grateful. I am blessed.
Christmas will be spent in the hospital, but the cocktail of antibiotics are doing their job. (1 of 2)
Dear MLB and St Louis Cardinals,
Please bring back real game day tickets. Yes, "ticketless" tickets are convenient, but you can't collect them, nor can you share the beauty of them.
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#STLFLY
The Hall of Fame is calling!
--Albert Pujols Final Career Numbers--
1914 Runs
3384 Hits
686 2B
703 HR
2218 RBI
.296 BA
6211 TB
145 OPS+
--Yadi Molina Final Career Numbers--
777 Runs
2168 Hits
408 2B
176 HR
1022 RBI
.277 BA
3118 TB
96 OPS+
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#STLCardenales
The end of an amazing era of Cardinals history has closed
Thank you Whitey for bringing "Whitey Ball" to St Louis
The fans will never forget you - not only as a great manager, but as a kind and decent man
I hope the fish are biting in Heaven!
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#ForTheLou
#RedJacket
MLB should let players wear their team uniforms for the All Star game.
It makes it easy for the fans to recognize the players, but more importantly it shows off the cities the players represent.
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#OTD
2021 - Mike Shildt was fired as Cardinals manager over "philosophical differences"
"un-philosophical differences" this year netted a last place finish.
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You know what tonights game showed me?
Willson Contreras is focused on the play on the field, not the bullshit rolling down from the front office.
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This may be the most incredible Cardinals video you watch today.
Amazing CBS game 1 report of Bob Gibson's seventeen strikeout masterpiece in the 1968 World Series.
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I hope you all can fully enjoy and appreciate this historic homestand. We will likely never see two sure-fire Hall of Fame Cardinals teammates retire in the same year again. Let all those memories flow and all the emotions out.
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I'm reading that Wainwright is losing his legacy because of his struggles this year.
They do realize that Gibby, Stan, Molina, Hornsby, Boyer, Flood, Simmons, Dean, Medwick, Edmonds, Rolen.... All went out with a whimper.
One season doesn't define a legend.
Tonight's Super Blue Moon reminds me of Mike Shannon...
(Broadcasting from New York under a full moon) “I wish you folks back in St. Louis could see this moon.”
Gosh I miss that man.
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#OTD
2005 - Houston was one out from its first World Series appearance, but Albert Pujols saved the Cardinals by hitting a monstrous three-run home run off Brad Lidge in the ninth inning, and the Cardinals rallied for a 5-4 victory.
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This is simply amazing!
In Bob Gibson's record breaking 1968 season, over an 11 game stretch (6/6 thru 7/30)
11 starts
11 wins
11 complete games
56 hits allowed
0 HR's allowed
9 extra bases hits allowed
83 K's
0.24 ERA
Averaged 4 days off between starts
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#OTD
2011 - In Game 6 of the World Series, a baseball legend was born - twice!
David Freese has one of the greatest clutch performances in the history of the World Series.
“We will see you tomorrow night” - Joe Buck
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Happy Birthday to
@katiejwoo
!
What kind of clout do you have to get the Cardinals home opener on YOUR day? 🤣
You’re bound to have a Happy Birthday - it’s in the CARDS!
Cardinals Nation is so lucky to have you in it - here’s to a wonderful year ahead!
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#OTD
2014 - Oscar Taveras made his MLB debut with the Cardinals at Busch Stadium against the Giants.
Taveras hit a solo home run in the 5th inning off Yusmeiro Petit for his first major league hit in the Cardinals 2-0 win.
What could have been... |
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#OTD
2000 - The Cardinals trade Adam Kennedy and Kent Bottenfield to the Angels for Jim Edmonds.
In his 8 seasons with the team he would win six Gold Gloves and hit .285 with 241 HR and 713 RBI.
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Implode it.
Blow it up.
Let it burn.
Fire everyone.
Fire someone.
Do something.
Do anything.
..... I don't care, I can't watch this crap any more.
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July 8th, 1962 - 41 year old Stan Musial waits in the on deck circle at the Polo Grounds in New York.
All Stan did that day was hit 3 home runs and drive in 4.
Bob Gibson pitched a 3 hit complete game and hit a home run as well!
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I know a lot of my followers are younger and don't understand the outpouring of love as we remember Tim McCarver.
But remember, Cardinal history is based on men like McCarver. It's extremely important that we remember and cherish these men.
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Only four players have ever hit a home run into center field at the Polo Grounds:
Luke Easter (Negro Leagues)
Hank Aaron
Joe Adcock
and...
Lou Brock!
Center field was 483 feet.... LOU BROCK hit one that far!!
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#OTD
2019 - After a long and courageous fight, 38 year old Chis Duncan died in Tucson, AZ. from brain cancer.
The former Cardinals 1B/OF would go on to become one of St Louis' favorite sports talk show hosts at
@101espn
We all tip a "man soda" to Chris!
@AnthonyStalter
#OTD
1999 - Fernando Tatis becomes the only player in MLB history to hit two grand slams in one inning when he collects eight RBIs in one frame to break the old record of 6. Tatis hits both off Dodger starter Chan Ho Park.
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OTD 2000 - The Cardinals unveiled plans for a new stadium south of the current ballpark. The $370 million plan called for a retro-style stadium.
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