(10-03-2020 09:18 AM)Owl 69/70/75 Wrote:  

(10-03-2020 09:01 AM)DavidSt Wrote:  MLB Hall Of Famer, Bob Gibson dead at 84.

Saw him pitch in my first live MLB game. Lost to Vernon Law.

My favorite Gibson quote--He had a reputation for knocking batters down, and was asked, "Is it true that you would knock your own mother down?" He replied, "No, she knows better than to dig in on me."

Favorite quote about him--Several years ago, Don Sutton was being interviewed the week of the Hall of Fame ceremonies. He was asked, "Are there any special events that the Hall of Famers have during the week that are not publicized to the public?" He answered, "There is a special private dinner one night for all the 300-game winners. We also invite Gibson and Koufax. They didn't win 300, but they were better than we were."

McCarver also had a good one when he said "Gibson was the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. The other team never scored any runs on the days he pitched"