Bob Gibson runs scoreless streak to 52 innings!

12/30/97

Bob Gibson was acquired by the Cooperstown Cardinals in the off season to provide a push for the AL West title. What Gibson has done is way beyond the dreams of Cardinal management. Gibson is 8-2 with 5 shutouts in his 11 starts, with a 1.22 ERA, currently second to Tommy John of Hopewell.

Gibson recently went through a most incredible run of effectiveness, tossing 52 consecutive scoreless innings! Gibson allowed a run to Winchester in a 1-0 loss in October. The following charts his progress from that point:

November

Winchester, 1-0 loss, 7 scoreless innings

Wisconsin, 2-0 shutout

Snowflake, 3-0 shutout

at Winchester, 4-0 shutout

December

at Louisville, 3-0 shutout

at Tysons Corner, 9-0 shutout

South Shore, 8-1 win, Bob Oliver singles in Steve Braun in the 1^st inning.

This gave Gibson 52 consecutive scoreless innings. What is really amazing is what Gibson did next:

Louisville, 7.1 scoreless innings before leaving with an injury

at Satellite Beach, 13-1 win, scoreless for the first 8 innings

What if Gibson had not allowed Braun to score? His streak would have been at 76.1 innings, completely unheard of!