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BBurns Loc: South Bay, California

Back on September 9, 1965, I was at Dodger Stadium with my soon to be wife to enjoy an afternoon of baseball.
I had no idea that I was about to witness history. Lou Johnson scored the only run in that game but that was not what made history.
It was the game that Sandy Koufax pitched his perfect game.

Lou Johnson, dies at age 86

JRiepe Loc: Southern Illinois

Lou Brock and Bob Gibson just recently passed away. I live in Cardinal fan territory.

jederick Loc: Northern Utah

Sorry to hear this...he was a clutch hitter in many games for the Dodgers. 1965 Was the year The Dodgers beat the Minnesota Twin in the World Series. That may have been the year they had the lowest team average, in history, to go to a world series, .214!!

rdemarco52 Loc: Wantagh, NY

JRiepe wrote:

Lou Brock and Bob Gibson just recently passed away. I live in Cardinal fan territory.

I used to love Gibson vs. Seaver matches. The score was usually around 2-1 and the games took a little over two hours. They were both fierce competitors. I miss that era of baseball.

Dannj

rdemarco52 wrote:

I used to love Gibson vs. Seaver matches. The score was usually around 2-1 and the games took a little over two hours. They were both fierce competitors. I miss that era of baseball.

Any idea how many tines they faced each other? I’ve tried to google it but haven’t had any luck.

rdemarco52 Loc: Wantagh, NY

Dannj wrote:

Any idea how many tines they faced each other? I’ve tried to google it but haven’t had any luck.

Not sure but in those days there were only two divisions. I believe that the Mets and cardinals were in the same division so they played each other 18 times in a season. Gibson and Seaver probably matched up many times.

Tom DePuy Loc: Waxhaw, N.C.

Dannj wrote:

Any idea how many tines they faced each other? I’ve tried to google it but haven’t had any luck.

11 times

rdemarco52 Loc: Wantagh, NY

Tom DePuy wrote:

11 times

Nice. Thank you.

Dannj

Tom DePuy wrote:

11 times

Tnx👍

Bridges Loc: Memphis, Charleston SC, now Nazareth PA

BBurns wrote:

Back on September 9, 1965, I was at Dodger Stadium with my soon to be wife to enjoy an afternoon of baseball.
I had no idea that I was about to witness history. Lou Johnson scored the only run in that game but that was not what made history.
It was the game that Sandy Koufax pitched his perfect game.

Lou Johnson, dies at age 86

I worked at Saucon Valley Country Club for 13 years. It is located near Coopersburg, PA where Sandy lives. He was not a member of the club but had a friend that is and several times a year his friend brings him over to play golf. I never met him but always felt it was a neat thing that he played there. Saucon is one of the top Private clubs in the US and we have had many famous people stop by for golf.

rdemarco52 Loc: Wantagh, NY

Bridges wrote:

I worked at Saucon Valley Country Club for 13 years. It is located near Coopersburg, PA where Sandy lives. He was not a member of the club but had a friend that is and several times a year his friend brings him over to play golf. I never met him but always felt it was a neat thing that he played there. Saucon is one of the top Private clubs in the US and we have had many famous people stop by for golf.

Sandy Koufax was the greatest pitcher that I ever saw.

Tom DePuy Loc: Waxhaw, N.C.

https://retrosimba.com/2020/09/06/the-first-duel-between-tom-seaver-and-bob-gibson/

An article about the first match-up between the two

rdemarco52 Loc: Wantagh, NY

Tom DePuy wrote:

https://retrosimba.com/2020/09/06/the-first-duel-between-tom-seaver-and-bob-gibson/

An article about the first match-up between the two

Thank you for sharing that. The National league was loaded with great players in the sixties and seventies. Seaver and Gibson were just two of many.

josquin1 Loc: Massachusetts

JRiepe wrote:

Lou Brock and Bob Gibson just recently passed away. I live in Cardinal fan territory.

I'm a Red Sox fan and in 1967 Gibson broke my heart but he was an amazing pitcher.