Classic SI Photos of Bob Gibson
Eight-time MLB All-Star, two-time Cy Young winner and 1968 MVP Bob Gibson turned 81 years old on Nov. 9, 2016. Standing tall on the high pitching mounds of the 1960s, few pitchers insisted on owning the inner half of the plate the way Gibson did. In his autobiography, the Hall of Famer wrote that he threw nine pitches: "two different fastballs, two sliders, a curve, a change-up, knockdown, brushback, and hit-batsman." Here, we present these classic SI photos of the St. Louis Cardinals pitcher nicknamed "Gibby" and "Hoot" (a reference to western film star Hoot Gibson).
Classic SI Photos of Bob Gibson
Bob Gibson
Walter Iooss Jr.
Bob Gibson
Walter Iooss Jr.
Bob Gibson
Walter Iooss Jr.
Bob Gibson
Neil Leifer
Bob Gibson
Neil Leifer
Bob Gibson
Walter Iooss Jr.
Red Schoendienst (2), Mike Shannon (18), Bob Gibson (45), Roger Maris (9), Tim McCarver (15), Curt Flood (21), Dal Maxvill (27), Orlando Cepeda (30), Julian Javier (25) and Lou Brock (20)
Neil Leifer
Roger Maris, Tim McCarver, Bob Gibson, Mike Shannon, Lou Brock, Orlando Cepeda, Curt Flood, Julian Javier, Dal Maxvill and Red Schoendienst
Neil Leifer
Al Kaline and Bob Gibson
Walter Iooss Jr.
Bob Gibson
Walter Iooss Jr.
Bob Gibson
Walter Iooss Jr.
Bob Gibson
Walter Iooss Jr.
Bob Gibson
John D. Hanlon
Bob Gibson and Denny McLain
James Drake; Walter Iooss Jr.
Bob Gibson and Jeff Parrett
John Biever
Roger Clemens, Bob Gibson, Sandy Kaufax, Nolan Ryan and Warren Spahn
Chuck Solomon
Bob Gibson and Brian Barton
Heinz Kluetmeier
Bob Gibson and President Barack Obama
David Bergman
Adam Wainwright, Bob Gibson and Bruce Sutter
David E. Klutho
Bob Gibson
Al Tielemans
