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ProfessorGAC

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7. His ERA Was Barely Over 1.1!!!

Reply to GreenWave (Reply #6)

Mon Dec 18, 2023, 08:33 PM

Dec 2023

THIRTEEN Shutouts. And he had 28 complete games! His strikeout to walk ratio was >4.
Fergie Jenkins had an ERA of 2.4 something and was NOT in the top ten for that stat.
Carl Yazstremski led MLB in batting average with .301. He was the only guy in MLB who hit .300 that year.
That's how dominant pitching was just before they lowered the mound.

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The last pitch thrown by Bob Gibson [View all] kairos12 Dec 2023 OP

Great story. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #1

Ralph Pierre LaCock, Jr. rsdsharp Dec 2023 #2

Gibby never forgot. Diamond_Dog Dec 2023 #3

lifelong Cubs fan... bahboo Dec 2023 #4

I Remember That! ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #5

IIRC Hoot Gibson was hit by a line drive by a Pirate shattering his leg. GreenWave Dec 2023 #6

His ERA Was Barely Over 1.1!!! ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #7