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Originally Posted by Kevin Finnerty
I was watching Game 1 of the 1968 Series, and Bob Gibson balked constantly on the way to his 17-K masterpiece. He didn't need to throw too many pitches from the stretch, but he balked on virtually every one.
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The requirement to stop wasn't added until 1950. At that time the rule required a stop of at least one second.
The one second part was removed in 1964.
Thus, in 1968 a change of direction was considerd to be a stop.
Gibson was legal.
The "discernable stop" wasn't added until 1988.