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Bob Gibson

Biography

Bob Gibson

Bob Gibson is a baseball Hall of Famer who played 17 seasons for the St. Louis Cardinals. During that time he was a two-time Cy Young Award and World Series winner. He is also the author of STRANGER TO THE GAME: The Autobiography of Bob Gibson and SIXTY FEET, SIX INCHES, which was written with Reggie Jackson and coauthor Lonnie Wheeler.

Bob Gibson

Books by Bob Gibson

by Bob Gibson and Lonnie Wheeler - Memoir, Nonfiction, Sports

PITCH BY PITCH gets inside Bob Gibson's head on the evening of October 2, 1968, when he took the mound in game one of the World Series against the Detroit Tigers and struck out a record 17 batters. Gibson, known as one of the most intimidating pitchers in baseball history, relives each inning and every pitch. Facing down batter after batter, Gibson shares his insights into every player that stepped into the batter's box against him that day --- recounting the pitches he threw, his control over the ball, and moments of frustration and synchronicity with his teammates.