WOW! just amazing..........

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    1968 there were more pitchers with 20 wins then there were players that hit over 300. 7 pitchers had 20 or more wins & only 6 players hit over 300 that year. And if you think that's amazing only Carl Yaztremski hit over 300 in the AL winning the batting title with a 301 average.
     
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    impressive
     
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    those dam Greenies helping the pitchers back then.....
     
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    ...yes, because batters weren't also using them.
     
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    Yeah, but the writers don't consider that the juicing era.....total hypocrisy.
     
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    Just had it pointed out to me that the following year was the year the height of the pitching mound was lowered...
     
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    looking at bob gibsons line that year always frazzled my mind as a child, they basically changed the rules of baseball after that year
     
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    FWIW the following year (1969) there were 15 - 20 game winners & 18 - 300 hitters.
     
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    It's kind of amazing that Bob Gibson "lost" 9 games in 1968.
    League leading 13 shutouts, 268 Ks, 1.12 ERA, 0.85 WHIP
     
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    And in 8 of those 9 loses he team only scored 2 runs or less.
     
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