Former Cardinals star pitcher Bob Forsch dies at age 61

[madinmaryland]

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Bob Forsch, the only pitcher in St. Louis Cardinals history to throw two no-hitters, has died. He was 61.

Team spokesman Brian Bartow said Forsch, the third-winningest pitcher in franchise history, died Thursday at his home near Tampa, Fla. The cause of death wasn't immediately known.

The death came less than a week after Forsch threw out the first pitch at Game 7 of the World Series, a few hours before the Cardinals beat the Texas Rangers 6-2 to win the championship. Forsch was the stand-in for his longtime manager, Whitey Herzog, who is recovering from a fall that left him in a hospital for more than three weeks.

"I was supposed to throw out the first ball and was still on medicine, so they decided Forschie would do it," Herzog told the AP in a phone interview from his home in suburban St. Louis County. "We've kept in touch throughout the years. To drop dead like that, it's a real shock."

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/baseball/mlb/11/04/forsch.death.ap/index.html#ixzz1cmrjGHUA

RIP.

[joeybee12]

1. 61 is too young...RIP

[madinmaryland]

2. Yeah. Tell me about...

I just flew past 50 this year.

:scared:

[El Supremo]

3. That's pretty weird.

He threw out the first pitch seven days ago and then died.

Forsch was a great pitcher but is not remembered well. He and his brother Ken share the distinction of being the only big league brothers to have each pitched a no-hitter.

[madinmaryland]

4. I remember having his baseball card, and also him being a very

valuable pitcher in the APBA baseball game. His 1977 card was "A" rated.





:shrug:

[El Supremo]

5. Mike Schmidt?

You are now a Phillies fan? How many pairs of underwear do you have?

[madinmaryland]

6. Dude. It's the only one I could find on line.

I have the 60 & 79 Pirates and the 79 Reds. But I have no clue as to where they are. I haven't used them since 2002.

:shrug: