Bob Gibson
date: label: date made
content: 1971
name: label: depicted
content: Gibson, Bob
label: referenced
content: St. Louis Cardinals
label: maker
content: Topps Company, Inc.
notes: 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.
topic: label: name of sport
content: Baseball
label: level of sport
content: Professional
label: level of sport
content: Major League
label: web subject
content: Sports
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content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Stephen M. Falatko
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1980.0201.106
label: accession number
content: 1980.0201
label: catalog number
content: 1980.0201.106
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Card
label: Object Name
content: card, baseball
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cardboard (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 8.89 cm x 6.35 cm