DATE: 1967-68 ORIGINAL or REPRINT: Type 3 - Second or later-generation photo, printed from a duplicate negative or wire photo process, within about 2 years of when it was shot TEAM: St. Louis Cardinals SUBJECTS: Bob Gibson, Marty Glickman, Gussie Busch, Wife APPROXIMATE SIZE: 9-7/8"x8-1/8" and 7-1/4"x9-1/2" NUMBER OF PHOTOS: 1 COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is one of a large accumulation of vintage sports photographs, slides and negatives that we will be listing over the coming months. Wear on these, if any, is mostly confined to minor corner and edge wear, but see scans for further details including condition. We do not deal in stock images or modern reprints, and all scans shown are of the actual vintage photograph, slide or negative being sold. If you have any questions about a particular piece, please ask before the auction ends. BIO: Robert Gibson (Hoot and Gibby, born Pack Robert Gibson) was born in 1935 in Omaha, NE and died in 2020 in Omaha, NB. He went to college at Creighton University. He played major league baseball from 1959 to 1975 as pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, appeared in the 1964, 1967 and 1968 World Series, was selected 8 times as an All-Star, and was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1981. Gibson was both named National League Pitcher of the Year and awarded the Cy Young Award in each of 1968 and 1970. In 1968 he was also named the National League MVP. He earned Gold Glove Award honors every season from 1965 to 1973. After his playing career ended, Gibson was a coach with the New York Mets (1981), Atlanta Braves (1982-84), and St. Louis Cardinals (1995). August Adolphus Busch Jr. was born in 1899 in St. Louis, MO and died in 1989 in St. Louis, MO. Gussie Busch was a beer tycoon who owned the Anheuser-Busch company. He bought the St. Louis Cardinals in 1953 and led them to three World Series victories. The Cardinals retired number 85 in his honor. SKU: L15311
Item: L15311
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