(Original Caption) St. Cardinals pitching ace Bob Gibson received the 1970 National League Cy Young Award before the start of the Cardinals-Philadelphia Phillies game.
Gibson had a 23-7 record and a 3.12 earned-run-average last season. He completed 2 Hall of Famer Bob Gibson, the dominating St.
Louis Cardinals pitcher who won a record seven consecutive World Series starts and set a modern standard for excellence when he finished the 1968 season with a 1.12 ERA, died Friday.