1968

by baseballdailymiscellany

In 1968, the pendulum had swung hugely to favour the pitcher over major league batsmen. In that year, Carl Yastzremski won the American League batting title with an all-time low batting average of just .301. In addition, Denny McLain of the Detroit Tigers won 31 games, making him the last player to win 30 games in a season, and St Louis starting pitcher Bob Gibson completed the season with an astronomically low ERA of just 1.12. As a result, from 1969 the pitching mound was lowered and the strike zone reduced.

Bob Gibson