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His brother Bob Forsch, who also pitched for the Astros, hurled two no-hitters while with the St. Louis Cardinals, making them the only set of brothers to pitch no-hitters in MLB history. [1] The 1980 season went down to the wire, and Forsch was a part of the action.
The brothers were the sons of a coal miner [10] who had pitched semi-pro baseball and learned to throw a knuckleball from another coal miner. He taught the boys the pitch in the backyard. He taught the boys the pitch in the backyard.
In his final start, he pitched three innings against the Boston Red Sox on April 29, 1988, allowing five runs on six hits in three innings. [14] At the time of his release, Joe and his brother Phil were the leading brother combination in baseball history with 539 victories. [13] Phil had ended his career the previous season. [13]
On May 27, 2013, Cory pitched to his older brother Colby Rasmus for the first time in an MLB game. Colby hit a double. [4] This was the first time that one brother pitched to another brother in the MLB since June 13, 2010. [5] He was optioned back to Gwinnett on May 29 when Jordan Walden was activated from the disabled list. [6]
In his fifth and final start of 1986, Maddux defeated his older brother, who was pitching for the Philadelphia Phillies, marking the first time rookie brothers had pitched against each other. Mike Maddux was well used to his younger brother's competitive spirit, saying of their youth, "If Greg couldn't win, he didn't want to play, plain and ...
In 2013, Fitts watched his oldest brother pitch in the College World Series with the Bulldogs. Six years later, after walking on to the Auburn University baseball team, Fitts found himself ...
Gaylord Jackson Perry (September 15, 1938 – December 1, 2022) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for eight teams from 1962 to 1983, becoming one of the most durable and successful pitchers in history.
Dozens of father-and-son combinations have played or managed in Major League Baseball (MLB).. The first was Jack Doscher, son of Herm Doscher, who made his debut in 1903.. Ken Griffey Sr. and Ken Griffey Jr. became the first father-and-son duo to play in MLB at the same time, in 1989 when Ken Jr. was called up by the Seattle Mariners while Ken Sr. was playing with the Cincinnati Reds.