Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. A MVP, Cy Young Award winner, and one of the greatest pitchers in Cardinals history, he spent his entire 17-year career with the Cardinals. He posted a career 2.91 ERA and recorded 251 wins. Gibson's 1968 season is considered one of the greatest in baseball history - he went 22-9 with a 1.12 ERA across 34 starts, earning MVP honors and playing a crucial role in the MLB's decision to lower the mound. Gibson would win the Cy Young again in 1970, after winning a career-high 23 games. He was a two-time World Series-winner, earning World Series MVP honors both times (1964, 1967). Gibson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. He died at age 84 after battling pancreatic cancer.
Hall of Fame Major League Baseball Player. A MVP, Cy Young Award winner, and one of the greatest pitchers in Cardinals history, he spent his entire 17-year career with the Cardinals. He posted a career 2.91 ERA and recorded 251 wins. Gibson's 1968 season is considered one of the greatest in baseball history - he went 22-9 with a 1.12 ERA across 34 starts, earning MVP honors and playing a crucial role in the MLB's decision to lower the mound. Gibson would win the Cy Young again in 1970, after winning a career-high 23 games. He was a two-time World Series-winner, earning World Series MVP honors both times (1964, 1967). Gibson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. He died at age 84 after battling pancreatic cancer.
Bio by: Blake H.
Gravesite Details
Bob Gibson is buried in Evergreen Memorial Park, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska, in the plot west of where his daughter, Annette, is buried. The burial appeared to be of a full size casket.
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