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Bob Gibson

Bob Gibson on the wall — for the Cardinals fan who remembers 1968.

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Career snapshot

Pitching: 251-174 record · 2.91 ERA · 3,117 K

Accolades

★ 2× World Series Champion (1964, 1967)

★ Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame (1981, first ballot)

★ 2× Cy Young Award winner (1968, 1970)

★ 1968 NL MVP

★ 1968 ERA: 1.12 — lowest single-season ERA of the live-ball era

★ 17 strikeouts in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series — still the record

★ 9× All-Star

★ 9× Gold Glove winner

The card collector's view

Gibson's rookie card is the 1959 Topps #514 — a key St. Louis vintage piece with rising demand in any Cardinals collection. The 1960 Topps, 1968 Topps (capturing his historic season), and 1971 Topps releases offer additional chase points across his career. Modern Topps Heritage, Allen & Ginter, and Cardinals retrospective sets provide accessible signature and jersey memorabilia options for collectors building around his pitcher's-mound era.

About Bob Gibson at FreshDCards

1968. A 1.12 ERA so dominant that Major League Baseball lowered the mound the following season. Bob Gibson spent his entire career with the Cardinals from 1959 to 1975, winning 251 games and striking out 3,117 hitters with the most intimidating presence on a pitcher's mound in his era. Two Cy Young Awards. The 1968 NL MVP. Two World Series rings with St. Louis. And in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series, he struck out 17 Detroit Tigers — still the single-game record.

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