Cardinals legend Bob Gibson diagnosed with pancreatic cancer
Legendary St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment.
He received the diagnosis several weeks ago and has been hospitalized in Omaha, Neb. over the last two weeks, his agent Dick Zitzmann said, according to Rick Hummel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Gibson, 83, is expected to start chemotherapy Monday.
The Hall of Fame right-hander pitched all 17 of his major-league seasons with the Cardinals. He won two Cy Young Awards, one MVP, and was named to eight All-Star rosters.
In 1968 - his MVP season - Gibson was an unbelievable force. He went 22-9, posting a 1.12 ERA and 0.85 WHIP while notching 13 complete-game shutouts over 304 2/3 innings. No one has bettered his ERA in a season since, and it stands as the best in the live-ball era (post-1920).