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    Bob Gibson

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    One of the most intimidating men ever to stand on a pitcher's mound, Bob Gibson played his entire 17-year career with the St. Louis Cardinals, where he won two World Series rings, and it is not a stretch to say that St. Louis not would have those titles without him.

    The second player after Walter Johnson to fan 3,000 batters, Gibson was the World Series MVP in both the Cardinals’ 1964 and 1967 wins. In Gibson's 1968 Cy Young and MVP winning season, he went 1.12 in ERA, the lowest in the live-ball era, and is without question, the greatest pitcher in Cardinals history.

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    • Sport: Baseball
    • Statistics:

      2 World Series Championships (1964 & 1967)
      1 MVP (1968)
      2 Cy Young Awards (1968 & 1970)
      9 All-Star Games (1962x2, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970 & 1972)
      9 Gold Gloves (1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 & 1973)
      1 Wins Title (1970)
      1 ERA Title (1968)
      1 Strikeouts Title (1968)
      251-174 Record
      2.17 ERA
      3,508 Strikeouts
      Member of the Baseball Hall of Fame
      Member of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame
      Number Retired by the St. Louis Cardinals
      Named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team

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