small nit- Gibson k'ed 17 in the Game 1 win over McLain

small nit- Gibson k'ed 17 in the Game 1 win over McLain
by kdh325 (2026-02-15 23:11:54)

In reply to: RIP Mickey Lolich (link) posted by sprack

I'll never forget that game 7. Gibson had a 1-hitter through 6 and 2/3 IP. Then a little hole in the dam and the Tigers got back to back singles, and then Northrup hit a routine flyball that should have ended the inning but perennial Gold Glover Curt Flood misplayed it into a triple. Another basehit and it was 3 to 0. And that was basically the ball game. Flood had a very bad 6th inning all-around as he was picked off to end the Cardinals' bottom of the 6th. That play followed a Lou Brock pick off earlier in the inning. What could have been a big inning for STL basically became a 3 up, 3 down inning.