Gibson's Last Stand: The Rise, Fall, and Near Misses of the St. Louis Cardinals, 1969-1975

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Gibson’s Last Stand Sports and American Culture Series Bruce Clayton, Editor University of Missouri Press Columbia and London Gibson’s Last Stand The Rise, Fall, and Near Misses of the St. Louis Cardinals, 1969–1975 Doug Feldmann Copyright © 2011 by The Curators of the University of Missouri University of Missouri Press, Columbia, Missouri 65201 Printed and bound in the United States of America All rights reserved 5 4 3 2 1 15 14 13 12 11 Cataloging-in-Publication data available from the Library of Congress ISBN 978-0-8262-1950-3 This paper meets the requirements of the American National Standard for Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, Z39.48, 1984. Jacket design: Susan Ferber Design and composition: Jennifer Cropp Printing and Binding: Thomson-Shore, Inc. Typefaces: Rockwell and Minion To Gus Kuczka, my uncle and a Cardinal fan forever ...