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In those games, Gibson went 0-9 despite a 2.14 ERA. Had the Cardinals scored but four runs in each of Gibson's 34 starts, he would have gone 30-2. Yes, 1968 was a historically low-scoring season, with only 3.43 runs per team per game in the NL. OK, if the Cards had scored 3.43 runs in each game Gibson pitched, he STILL would have gone 30-4. If they had scored merely three runs in each game, Gibby would have been 24-4. Even if St. Louis had scored only two runs in each game, he would have gone 23-10.
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In his final 12 starts, Gibson pitched 108 innings and allowed 23 runs, for a RA of 1.92. (His relief allowed one more run). His teammates scored 34 runs, or 2.83 per game. His record - identical to the team record - was 7-5.
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Gibson was credited with 962 home runs in his seventeen-year career, although many of these were against non-league teams. Many of the individual season marks that are accredited to him ... are against all levels of opposition, including 75 home runs in 1931, 69 homers in 1934, and 84 homers in 1936 in 170 games. Regardless of the uneven competition, his Power numbers are impressive. In Mexico he hit 44 homers in 450 at-bats with an .802 slugging percentage and, in one winter season in Puerto Rico, he hit 13 home runs in 123 at-bats, smashing a home run every 9.5 at-bats and an extra base hit per 4.2 at-bats.
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Gibson pitched 13 shutouts in '68, and easily could have challenged Grover Alexander's record of 16. Besides the May 17 heartbreaker, Gibson twice pitched a complete game victory in which the only run he allowed was unearned. In all, he had 11 games in which he allowed just one run, several of them flukish. Five times during the season, he had a streak of 20+ scoreless innings. Remarkably, Gibson had a 1.83 ERA (but only a 9-9 record) in games he did NOT pitch a shutout.
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Will Gibson will be third grader at Eastside Elementary School. Will is a little guy with a courageous heart who loves the game of baseball. Will was totally committed to baseball this season. Will and his dad, Bill, showing up early for every practice. Will, ready for any drill and Bill ready to lend a hand with the coaches.
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Gibson missed four games, which would typically mean you should bench him until he's back in a rhythm. In this case... he is coming off an All-Star weekend where he earned MVP honors in the Rookie vs. Sophomore game. If you need some threes and points, Gibson should be safe to start.
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