king a pre-game appearance along with other Cardinal legends: Lou Brock, Ozzie Smith, Bruce Sutter, Bob Gibson, and Red Schoendienst. All-Star MVP Carl Crawford's home run saving catch to rob Colorado's Brad Hawpe, and Detroit's Curtis Granderson's game-changing triple off the Padres' Heath Bell. The Giants are 49-and-39 at the break and get back to action Friday in Pittsburgh. Let's hope that Matt Cain (who wasn't able to pitch Tuesday) will make his next scheduled start Sunday against the Pirates.
Bob Gibson
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23 June 2008
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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