Bob Forsch
Bob Forsch
Your Thoughts on Bob Forsch's Passing and Forsch Brothers Trivia?
Long-time Cardinals pitcher Bob Forsch passed away last week at the age of 61. He and his brother Ken each spent 16 seasons in the majors. Bob had more wins than Ken but Ken may have been the better pitcher due to a better ERA while playing for some miserable Houston teams. Do you remember his playing career? Which brother did you follow?
It's been a week and I had seen no mention of Forsch's death in the baseball section. I thought it was time he was memorialized here.
Trivia Question 1. Both Bob and Ken Forsch threw no-hitters. What other brother combinations in MLB also threw no-hitters?
Trivia Question 2. Combined the Forsch brothers had 284 career wins. What brother combinations had more?
Both of the Forsch's were good pitchers. One reason Ken's ERA was lower was because he pitched half his games in the Astrodome which was a good pitchers park. He spent a lot of time with Houston and unfortunately, left the team when they started to get good. Bob managed to pitch in 3 World Series contests but didn't have much success going 1-3 with an ERA over 7.00.
Trivia 1: I thought I remember that Bob and Ken were the first brothers to pitch no-hitters and sure enough they were. Gaylord threw a no-hitter but Jim never did.
I don't think any other brothers threw complete game no-hitters but I remember Ramon Martinez throwing a no-hitter and his brother, Pedro, had a perfect game through 9 innings but the Expos hadn't scored a run and he gave up a hit in the 10th. After doing some research, I found out brothers Melido and Pascual Perez each had no-hitters that were less than 9 innings.
Trivia 2: Brothers with more wins? Off the top of my head I would say the Mathewsons, the Niekros, the Perrys, the Martinezs, and the Maddux's (Greg and Mike). Now let's research it and see if I missed any.....
John (328), Dad (39), and Walter Clarkson (18) had more. I guess technically Tom (305) and Mike (0) Glavine would count. Jeff (104) and Jered (84) Weaver have a good chance to pass them. I could see Jered getting another 100. Livan and Orlando Hernandez are close with a combined 264.
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 DAVE RIGHETTI BOB FORSCH 1984 Topps 5  US $1.00
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 1982 Topps Stickers Baseball Bob Forsch 90 US $.20
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 Bob Forsch 6 1986 Cardinals Kas Square cut US $1.75
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 BOB FORSCH 1977 TOPPS 381 CARDINALS $2 MAX SHIP US $.49
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 1986 TOPPS 322 BOB FORSCH GEM MINT PSA 10 STLOUIS CARDINALS US $1.99
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 1999 Fleer Greats of the Game Autograph Bob Forsch US $9.99
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 1983 Fleer 5 Bob Forsch St Louis Cardinals US $.79
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 BOB FORSCH 1979 KELLOGGS VINTAGE BASEBALL 38 ST LOUIS CARDINALS PITCHER US $.99
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 1984 Donruss Regular Bob Forsch 168 US $9.99
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 Lot of 26 different Bob Forsch cards 1978 1989 5 Topps Tiffanys see list US $2.00
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 Bob ForschToppsCard 3221986NRMT US $1.35
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 Bob ForschToppsCard 5861988NRMT US $1.35
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 1975 Topps MINI 51 Bob Forsch CARDINALS Ex mint US $1.00
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 1981 TOPPS 140 BOB FORSCH MINT 525720 US $2.00
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 1981 TOPPS 140 BOB FORSCH MINT 525710 US $2.00
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 1976 TOPPS 426 BOB FORSCH NMMT 224831 US $2.00
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 1975 Topps Rookie Card RC 51 Bob Forsch Grade EX MT US $2.90
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