Tigers: Do we really need pitchers in baseball?
10-2. On This Day in Sports History. (1968). St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson set a World Series record by striking out 17 Detroit Tigers in Game 1 of the 1968 World Series. His dominant complete game shutout is still considered one of the greatest pitching performances in postseason history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YldXACT668g
After Gibson’s performance, the Tigers were asking if they could play without a pitcher in the next game.
