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Rocket Man!

Bob Gibson is firing bullets in the 7th game of the 1964 World Series, going 9 full innings and defeating the New York Yankees 7-5 at Busch Stadium. The Yank’s Mickey Mantle said that after facing Sandy Koufax in the Series in ’63 and Gibson that year, he was glad he spent his career in the American League!

Post Published: 22 June 2012
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