May 3rd, 2012 •
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Bob Gibson, Cardinals History, Jake Westbrook • Tagged as Bob Gibson, Cardinals history, Jake Westbrook, St. Louis Cardinals, stolen bases by pitchers
Jake Westbrook did something Thursday that has occurred only 64 times prior – a St. Louis Cardinals pitcher stealing a base.
October 13th, 2011 •
35 Comments • Category:
Bob Gibson, Cardinals History, Chris Carpenter, Post-Season • Tagged as Bob Gibson, Cardinals history, Chris Carpenter, Post-Season, St. Louis Cardinals
Chris Carpenter’s seventh post-season win tied him with Hall of Famer Bob Gibson for the most in St. Louis Cardinals history.
July 5th, 2011 •
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Bob Gibson, Cardinals History, Curt Flood • Tagged as Bob Gibson, Cardinals history, Curt Flood, Murray Chass, St. Louis Cardinals
Upcoming Curt Flood HBO special serves as Trojan horse for a writer’s attack on an ex-star player.
April 3rd, 2011 •
9 Comments • Category:
Bob Gibson, Chris Carpenter, Jaime Garcia • Tagged as Bob Gibson, Chris Carpenter, Jaime Garcia, St. Louis Cardinals
Looking at historical comparisons to St. Louis Cardinals’ left-hander Jamie Garcia’s complete-game four hit shutout with nine strikeouts on Sunday.
May 26th, 2010 •
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Adam Wainwright, Bob Gibson • Tagged as 12-strikeout games, Adam Wainwright, Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals
Adam Wainwright pitched a great game for the St. Louis Cardinals against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night, but great wasn’t great enough.
May 22nd, 2010 •
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Bob Gibson, Brad Penny • Tagged as Bob Gibson, Brad Penny, grand slam, St. Louis Cardinals
Brad Penny is now one of a select group of St. Louis Cardinals pitchers with a grand slam. Bob Gibson, who watched Penny’s shot Friday night, has two.
April 22nd, 2010 •
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Bob Gibson, Cardinals History, Chris Carpenter • Tagged as Bob Gibson, Cardinals history, Chris Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals, strikeouts
Chris Carpenter added his name to an exclusive list on Thursday night with his second consecutive ten-strikeout game for the St. Louis Cardinals.
September 8th, 2009 •
10 Comments • Category:
Bob Gibson, Cardinals History, Chris Carpenter • Tagged as Bob Gibson, Cardinals history, Chris Carpenter, St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals pitcher Chris Carpenter’s win, low hits allowed and strikeout rates are now in Bob Gibson territory. That is a pretty rare place, indeed.
July 18th, 2009 •
3 Comments • Category:
Bob Gibson, Cardinals History, Chris Carpenter • Tagged as Bob Gibson, Cardinals history, Chris Carpenter, shutouts, St. Louis Cardinals
Chris Carpenter’s 12th scoreless eight-inning outing Friday night puts him “just” 55 behind the great Bob Gibson
June 30th, 2009 •
5 Comments • Category:
Bob Gibson, Cardinals History • Tagged as Bob Gibson, Cardinals history, memorabilia, St. Louis Cardinals
Former St. Louis Cardinals great Bob Gibson is selling his baseball memorabilia at auction.
May 30th, 2009 •
8 Comments • Category:
Bob Gibson, Cardinals History, Chris Carpenter • Tagged as Bob Gibson, Cardinals history, Chris Carpenter, shutouts, St. Louis Cardinals
Chris Carpenter can tie a 41-year-old St. Louis Cardinals record with a fifth consecutive shutout start on Saturday.
January 17th, 2009 •
4 Comments • Category:
Bob Gibson, Cardinals History, Chris Carpenter, Rick Ankiel, Steve Carlton • Tagged as Bob Gibson, Cardinals history, Chris Carpenter, Rick Ankiel, St. Louis Cardinals, Steve Carlton
Big strikeout games from St. Louis Cardinals pitchers have become a very rare occurrence, but it wasn’t always that way.
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