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kairos12

(13,359 posts)
Sun Dec 17, 2023, 04:38 PM Dec 2023

The last pitch thrown by Bob Gibson [View all]

was hit for a grand slam by Pete LaCock.

A decade later, at an old timers game in Wrigley Field, Gibson hit him.

That’s some spice there.

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Great story. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 2023 #1
Ralph Pierre LaCock, Jr. rsdsharp Dec 2023 #2
Gibby never forgot. Diamond_Dog Dec 2023 #3
lifelong Cubs fan... bahboo Dec 2023 #4
I Remember That! ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #5
IIRC Hoot Gibson was hit by a line drive by a Pirate shattering his leg. GreenWave Dec 2023 #6
His ERA Was Barely Over 1.1!!! ProfessorGAC Dec 2023 #7
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