Bob Gibson, a name synonymous with fierce competitiveness and pitching dominance, left a lasting mark on Major League Baseball. Born Robert Gibson on November 9, 1935, in Omaha, Nebraska, his ...

He also starred in basketball and track and field at Creighton University and played for the Harlem Globetrotters in 1957 before signing with the Cardinals and starting his baseball career.

The ballers playing for the team now were preceded by some of the greatest athletes in history: NBA superstar Wilt Chamberlain and Major League Baseball Hall of Fame pitchers Bob Gibson and ...

He also worked the concession stands at Rickwood Field. A baseball and basketball star for Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., Veale had an opportunity to play for the Harlem Globetrotters, though ...

An outstanding athlete, Gibson played with the Harlem Globetrotters before arriving in St. Louis to stay in 1961. Three years later, he posted a 19-12 record with a 3.01 ERA in helping the Cardinals ...

In 1957, even after signing with the Cardinals to play baseball, he suited up for the splashy, flashy Harlem Globetrotters, a marriage that certainly doesn’t jibe with Gibson’s no-fun, no-frills ...

In his second big-league start, Skenes pitched six no-hit innings at Wrigley Field, striking out the first seven Chicago Cubs he faced.

Very few people intimidated Gibson. In fact, Gibson, who played from 1959 to 1975, often was the intimidator when he pitched.

Maggard was a well-regarded minor leaguer who was on the same team as Jim Rice and Fred Lynn before a mysterious staph infection killed him.