Delmar Loop in University City in St. Louis County, Missouri — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Bob Gibson
Born November 9, 1935
Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), October 7, 2018
1. Bob Gibson Marker
Inscription.
Bob Gibson. Born November 9, 1935. Robert Gibson, once a Harlem Globetrotter, pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1959 until he retired in 1975. Known for his fastball, he struck out 3,117 batters. In his 1968 MVP season, Bob Gibson pitched 28 complete games and 13 shutouts while setting a National League record with a 1.12 E.R.A. Pitching in three World Series, Gibson was the MVP of the Cardinals' two championships. His series records include seven consecutive complete game wins and 17 strikeouts in one game. Winner of nine Gold Gloves and two Cy Young Awards. He was also a feared hitter. In 1981 Bob Gibson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Robert Gibson, once a Harlem Globetrotter, pitched for the St. Louis Cardinals from 1959 until he retired in 1975. Known for his fastball, he struck out 3,117 batters. In his 1968 MVP season, Bob Gibson pitched 28 complete games and 13 shutouts while setting a National League record with a 1.12 E.R.A. Pitching in three World Series, Gibson was the MVP of the Cardinals' two championships. His series records include seven consecutive complete game wins and 17 strikeouts in one game. Winner of nine Gold Gloves and two Cy Young Awards. He was also a feared hitter. In 1981 Bob Gibson was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Location. 38° 39.344′ N, 90° 18.209′ W. Marker is in University City, Missouri, in St. Louis County. It is in Delmar Loop. It is on Delmar Boulevard east of Westgate Avenue, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6354 Delmar Blvd, Saint Louis MO 63130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, and the Antebellum South.
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Credits. This page was last revised on December 30, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 17 times this year. Photo1. submitted on October 12, 2018, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
