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Eight times during his Cardinals career Bob Gibson had three hits or more in a game in which he pitched and earned the win.

Here are the eight games Gibson won while collecting at least three hits:

_ July 8, 1962, Cardinals 15, Mets 1, at New York: Gibson pitched a three-hitter for his 10th win of the season, and went 3-for-5 to improve his batting mark to .300 for the year. One of the hits was a leadoff home run in the third inning off Jay Hook, giving St. Louis a 3-0 lead. Boxscore

_ Sept. 29, 1965, Cardinals 8, Giants 6, at San Francisco: In a matchup of future Hall of Famers, Gibson belted an eighth-inning grand slam against Gaylord Perry.

It was Gibson’s fifth homer of the season, the first grand slam of his professional career and his third hit of the game.

“I knew it was going to the fence, but I didn’t think it was going over,” Gibson told the Associated Press.

With the Cardinals ahead 8-0 entering the bottom of the ninth, the Giants rallied for six runs against Gibson and Curt Simmons. With two on and two out, Hal Woodeshick struck out Willie McCovey on a 3-and-2 curve a foot outside the plate, ending the game and preserving Gibson’s 19th win of the season. Boxscore

_ May 12, 1969, Cardinals 6, Dodgers 2, at St. Louis: Gibson hit three singles, including one with the bases loaded that knocked in two runs in the fourth against Claude Osteen.

His seven-hitter earned Gibson his fourth win of the season. Boxscore

_ Sept. 10, 1969, Cardinals 11, Pirates 2, at Pittsburgh: Gibson stroked four hits, including a double and a single against Steve Blass, and notched his 17th win of the season with a six-hitter in the opener of a doubleheader. Boxscore

_ June 3, 1970, Cardinals 6, Giants 5, at St. Louis: With the score 5-5 in the seventh, Gibson gave the Cardinals the lead with his third hit, a two-out single to right against Frank Reberger that scored Ted Simmons from third.

In pitching an eight-hitter for his fifth win of the season, Gibson retired Willie Mays and Willie McCovey with two on in the ninth. Mays and McCovey went a combined 0-for-9 against Gibson. Boxscore

_ June 26, 1970, Cardinals 7, Phillies 0, at St. Louis: Gibson went 3-for-4 with a RBI and pitched a four-hit shutout for his 10th win of the year. He limited the Phillies to one hit over the last five innings. Boxscore

_ July 1, 1972, Cardinals 6, Phillies 4, at Philadelphia: In the opener of a doubleheader, Gibson hit a double and two singles, and pitched a seven-hitter, leading St. Louis to its fourth consecutive victory and its 11th in its last 12 games. Boxscore

_ Sept. 1, 1974, Cardinals 8, Giants 1, at San Francisco: Gibson, who had lost three of his previous four starts, pitched a seven-hitter and led all St. Louis batters with his three hits. Boxscore