You Bet Your Sweet Bibby
(Jon S., laughing through the tears)
The family just got a little smaller, as former Pittsburgh Pirate Jim Bibby has died at the age of 65. Bibby started 2 games in the 1979 for the World Champion Pirates, including the first 4 innings of the over-managed Game 7, then won 19 games in 1980. Bibby also pitched for the Texas Rangers, throwing the first no-hitter in team history in 1973 and following it up with an incredible 19-19 season in 1974, and the St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians, where he did nothing of interest. After retiring, he spent 15 years as the pitching coach for Lynchburg in the Carolina League under three different parent clubs and helping in the development of such notables as Mickey Weston, Kip Gross, Gar Finnvold, and 1993 NL Champion Philadelphia Phillie David West.
The family just got a little smaller, as former Pittsburgh Pirate Jim Bibby has died at the age of 65. Bibby started 2 games in the 1979 for the World Champion Pirates, including the first 4 innings of the over-managed Game 7, then won 19 games in 1980. Bibby also pitched for the Texas Rangers, throwing the first no-hitter in team history in 1973 and following it up with an incredible 19-19 season in 1974, and the St. Louis Cardinals and Cleveland Indians, where he did nothing of interest. After retiring, he spent 15 years as the pitching coach for Lynchburg in the Carolina League under three different parent clubs and helping in the development of such notables as Mickey Weston, Kip Gross, Gar Finnvold, and 1993 NL Champion Philadelphia Phillie David West.
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