Bob Gibson Had Nowhere to Go but Down—But Only Because MLB Lowered the Mound Randy S. Robbins Jun 26, 2014 Fifth in an 11-part series examining the vagaries of awards voting.

During Bob Gibson’s record-setting 1968 season, he hung a sign above his locker that read, “Here comes the judge.” He felt untouchable, he said.

1969: lower mound, more runs Because of the way pitching dominated the 1968 season, Major League Baseball took steps to bring some offense back into the game. The MLB Rules Panel did just that.

Bob Gibson was 7-2 with a 1.89 earned run average in ... Gibson and other pitchers so dominated that season that it compelled Major League Baseball to lower the mound 5 inches to give hitters a ...

Bob Gibson, 84, died last Friday, ... The next season, baseball split into four divisions, lowered the mound, and added a round of playoffs. It becomes more frivolous by the decade.

Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson, known for his inspiring competitiveness and forceful determination, ... His dominant season in 1968 led MLB to lower the pitching mound the following year.

The spike in strikeouts, the dip in home runs and worries that the game is becoming boring for fans reminds some people of 1968, when Bob Gibson, Denny McLain and their fellow aces dominated.

The Cardinals lost legends Lou Brock and Bob Gibson in a matter of months Gibson was a titan of baseball. They literally lowered the mound because he was so dominant. Gibson served as his own ...

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 ...

During Bob Gibson’s record-setting 1968 season, he hung a sign above his locker that read, “Here comes the judge.” He felt untouchable, he said. The St. Louis pitcher owned the in… ...

It wasn't too long ago that batters had the edge. The boom years peaked in 2000 with an average of 1.17 home runs per team per game. The runs average of 5.14 was MLB's highest since 1936.

Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Bob Gibson, known for his inspiring competitiveness and forceful determination, died Friday at the age of 84, St. Louis Cardinals confirmed to CNN.