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In the 1960s and into the early 70s, one of the most dominant pitchers in the National League was St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Bob Gibson.
During a 17-year career, Gibson racked up 251 wins, over 3000 strikeouts, won two Cy Young awards and one year was Most Valluable Player.
He was a star of the 1967 World Series in which the Cardinals beat the Boston Red Spx.
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Now, like any picture with that kind of record, Gibson was an intimidating presence on the mound.
But in his case, it went beyond intimidating and he acquired a reputation for being mean.
In 1994 Gibson wrote a memoir called Stranger to the Game. And that’s when I met the man who was anything but “mean.”
So here now, from 1994, Bob Gibson.
Bob Gibson died last year at age 84.
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