Bob Gibson
date: label: date made
content: 1964
name: label: referenced
content: St. Louis Cardinals
label: maker
content: Topps Company, Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: Bob Gibson was one of many players featured on collectible coins made by Topps and included in packs of baseball cards.
label: Description
content: Robert <i> Bob </i> Gibson (1935-2020) pitched for Major League Baseball's St. Louis Cardinals from 1959-1975. One of the premier pitchers of his generation, Gibson compiled a lifetime 251-174 record, with a 2.91 earned run average, and 3,117 strikeouts.
label: Description
content: A nine-time All-Star, Gibson won two National League Cy Young Awards (1968, 1970,) and in 1968 was named the NL's Most Valuable Player. Known for aggressive and intimidating play, Gibson was also as stellar defender, accumulating nine Gold Gloves.
label: Description
content: The career Cardinal was on two World Series championship clubs (1964, 1967.) The Cardinals have retired Gibson's number 45, and in 1981 the pitcher was elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Sports
label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: Subject
content: African American
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1996.0213.074
label: accession number
content: 1996.0213
label: catalog number
content: 1996.0213.074
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cap, bottle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 1/2 in; x 3.81 cm