Photo of Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals legend and National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum inductee 1981 (a good year!).
A big reason the pitching mound was eventually lowered was believed to be due to his dominating 1968 performance (1.12 ERA).
“Pride, intensity, talent, respect, dedication. You need them all to describe Bob Gibson.” Joe Torre
Photo courtesy of Baseball Hall of Fame: http://baseballhall.org/hof/gibson-bob
