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3,000 Strike Outs

East St. Louis, Illinois
· July 17, 1974
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Bob Gibson became only the second pitcher in Major League Baseball history to strike out 3,000 batters. Cesar Geronimo of the Reds also became Nolan Ryan's 3,000th victim six years later.
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