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Sam Gibson pitched very well in 1926 and 1927 with Detroit. After that he was ineffective and spent the better part of his professional career in the minors. Sam became a fixture and some what of a legend with the San Franciso Seals. In 1931 he led the Pacific Coast League with 28 wins and would eventually win 20 games 6 times in the PCL. As a sidearm-submarine style pitcher he pitched until he was 47 ending his career with 307 minor league victories. | Sam Gibson pitched very well in 1926 and 1927 with Detroit. After that he was ineffective and spent the better part of his professional career in the minors. Sam became a fixture and some what of a legend with the San Franciso Seals. In 1931 he led the Pacific Coast League with 28 wins and would eventually win 20 games 6 times in the PCL. As a sidearm-submarine style pitcher he pitched until he was 47 ending his career with 307 minor league victories. | ||
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| - | + | * {{cite-book | The Ballplayers | last=| first=| Arbor House-William Morrow | New York | 1990 }} | |
| - | + | * {{cite-baseball-card | 1993 | team= | league= |Megacards - The Conlon Collection }} | |
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Revision as of 14:45, 4 May 2010
Sam Gibson pitched very well in 1926 and 1927 with Detroit. After that he was ineffective and spent the better part of his professional career in the minors. Sam became a fixture and some what of a legend with the San Franciso Seals. In 1931 he led the Pacific Coast League with 28 wins and would eventually win 20 games 6 times in the PCL. As a sidearm-submarine style pitcher he pitched until he was 47 ending his career with 307 minor league victories.
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