Cardinals great Bob Gibson fighting pancreatic cancer

By: The Associated Press Posted: 11:46 PM CDT Saturday, Jul. 13, 2019 Last Modified: 12:11 AM CDT Sunday, Jul. 14, 2019

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St. Louis Cardinals great Bob Gibson is fighting pancreatic cancer.

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St. Louis Cardinals great Bob Gibson is fighting pancreatic cancer.

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St. Louis Cardinals great Bob Gibson is fighting pancreatic cancer.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said the 83-year-old Hall of Famer was diagnosed with the cancer several weeks ago and revealed the news Saturday to the other living Hall of Famers.

Gibson’s longtime agent, Dick Zitzmann, told the Post-Dispatch that Gibson has visited The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and has been hospitalized in his hometown of Omaha, Nebraska, for the past two weeks. Zitzmann said chemotherapy is likely to begin Monday in Omaha.

FILE - In this May 17, 2017, file photo, Bob Gibson, left, and Tim McCarver, members of the St. Louis Cardinals' 1967 World Series championship team, take part in a ceremony honoring the 50th anniversary of the victory, before a game between the Cardinals and the Boston Red Sox in St. Louis. Gibson is fighting pancreatic cancer. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch said the 83-year-old Hall of Famer was diagnosed with the cancer several weeks ago and revealed the news Saturday to the other living Hall of Famers. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

The newspaper said the news became public Saturday night when Hall of Famer Jack Morris, broadcasting a Minnesota Twins game, spoke of it, having received his notification. The Cardinals’ front office also was notified.

Gibson was 251-174 with a 2.91 ERA in 17 seasons with the Cardinals from 1959 to 1975. The right-hander led St. Louis to World Series titles in 1964 and 1967, and the National League pennant in 1968. He was 7-2 in nine World Series starts.