Cardinals pitcher Forsch dies at age 61
Date: 11/4/2011 Album ID: 1355751
Bob Forsch, one of a handful of pitchers to have two no-hit games and the third winningest pitcher in Cardinals history, collapsed at his home near Tampa Fla., and died suddenly Thursday, Nov. 3, 2011. Forsch spent 15 seasons with the Cardinals, from 1974-88, and won 163 games, which ranks him third behind Bob Gibson (251) and Jesse "Pop" Haines (210).
Bob Forsch, who was the starting pitcher for the Cardinals in the 1982 World Series, throws out the first pitch before Game 7 of the World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
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Bob Forsch, who was the starting pitcher for the Cardinals in the 1982 World Series, shakes hands with Adam Wainwright after throwing out the first pitch before Game 7 of the World Series between the Texas Rangers and the St. Louis Cardinals Friday, Oct. 28, 2011, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.
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FILE PHOTO SEPTEMBER 1983--Bob Forsch, former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher.
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APRIL 16, 1978-- St. Louis Cardinal teammates, third baseman Ken Reitz, left, first-baseman Keith Hernandez, right, catcher Ted Simmons and mob pitcher Bob Forsch, center after he pitched a no-hitter against the Phildelphia Phillies, the first in Bush Stadium history--and first in 54 years in St. Louis. The Cardinals won 5-0.
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Former St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Forsch, right,  returns a diary turned autograph book to Sammi Giltner, 6, of Ballwin as Whitey Herzog looks on during a charity golf tournament benefitting the National Foundation of Ectodermal Dysplasias (NFED) during a Sept. 11, 20001, at Winghaven Country Club in St. Charles County. Sammi has been diagnosed with the inherited condition.  (Photo by Don Adams Jr.)
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Bob Forsch is the only Cardinals pitcher to throw two no-hitters, against Philadelphia in 1978 and Montreal in 1983.
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FILE PHOTO 1984 -- Bob Forsch, Pitcher, St. Louis Cardinals.
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FILE PHOTO September 18, 1977 -- Bob Forsch, former St. Louis Cardinal pitcher.
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FILE PHOTO JULY 1974 -- St. Louis Cardinals pitcher, Bob Forsch.
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SEPT. 26, 1983 AP FILE PHOTO -- St. Louis Baseball Cardinal pitcher Bob Forsch watches the flight of the baseball during the 7th inning of a game against the Montreal Expos. Forsch completed the game with a no hitter.
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SEPT. 26, 1983 ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE PHOTO-- St. Louis baseball pitcher  Bob Forsch tips his cap to the fans after pitching a no-hitter during a game against the Montreal Expos in St. Louis Monday. Forsch defeated the Expos by the score of 3-0. The no-hitter is the second in the career of Bob Forsch.
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