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  1.                                  strikeouts per year; from
  2.                                  1963 to 1972, he averaged
  3.                                  19 wins per season. After 
  4.                                  breaking his leg in the
  5.                                  summer of 1967, the 
  6. 6' 1" tall fireballer returned in September to 
  7. win three key games and help the Cardinals
  8. win the National League pennant. Then, in 
  9. the World Series, he won three complete
  10. games. 
  11.  
  12. In 1968, Bob pitched even better. Even though 
  13. he suffered from arthritis and bone chips in
  14. his right elbow, he finished with a 22-9
  15. record (including 15 straight wins), with
  16. 13 shutouts, 268 strikeouts, and a 1.12
  17. earned run average (the lowest ever by
  18. a pitcher with at least 300 innings 
  19. pitched).