Gooden & Gibson Go Head to Head.

The APBA Tournament of Champions continues, and we had a dream pitching showdown for the ages between Bob Gibson of the 1967 St. Louis Cardinals and Dwight Gooden of the 1986 New York Mets.

The two matched up against one another in Games 1 & Game 4.

Game 1 (at New York (N))

• Doc Gooden (NYM): 5.2 IP, 4 H, 5 ER / 5 R, 6 K, 1 BB, Loss
• Bob Gibson (STL): 7.1 IP, 3 H, 1 ER / 1 R, 7 K, 5 BB, Win

Game 4 (at St. Louis)

• Doc Gooden (NYM): 9 IP, 6 H, 1 ER / 1 R, 9 K, 2 BB, Win / CG
• Bob Gibson (STL): 4 IP, 8 H, 7 ER / 7 R, 0 K, 5 BB

Both teams were split 2-2 after the first 4 games, of the best-of-five series.

The combined games by each Gooden & Gibson:

• Doc Gooden (NYM): 14.2 IP, 10 H, 6 ER / 6 R, 15 K & 3 BB, 1-1 record, with a 3.68 ERA & .886 WHIP.
• Bob Gibson (STL): 11.1 IP, 11 H, 8 ER / 8 R, 7 K & 10 BB, 1-1 record, with a 6.35 ERA & 1.854 WHIP. 

Gooden overall got the upper hand and gave the Mets a chance at a deciding Game 5.