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Amman, Larry}
$Subject{Families Family Wright brothers DiMaggio May Alomar Perry Niekro
Coveleski Alou Meusel Waner Dean Cooper Boyer Clarke Ferrell Tannehill Aaron
Father Fathers Son Sons Yogi Berra Mueller Walker Coleman Grimsley Smalley
Sullivan Schultz Kennedy Boone}
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Total Baseball: The Players
Baseball Families
Larry Amman
Just as the Wright brothers were first in flight, so were Wright brothers
first in baseball. In the National Association's inaugural season of 1871,
the Boston team featured Harry Wright as manager and reserve outfielder, and
George at shortstop. Brother Sam joined them on the bench for the 1876
season, after an apprenticeship in New Haven the year before.
Since then there have been 342 brother combinations in the majors. The
only season in which there was not at least one such pair was 1899. There
were four new ones in 1991, two more in 1992, and six more in 1993.
The first thing that strikes the eye as one reads the list is the large
number who were teammates, however briefly--more than 25 percent.
Another observation one must make is how one-sided the big league
performance was between so many of the combinations. For example, there are
twenty-five members of the Hall of Fame who had brothers in the majors. Yet
how many baseball fans have ever heard of the brothers of Bill Dickey, Christy
Mathewson, or Honus Wagner? As another example, how many people remember the
brothers of Steve Sax and Eddie Murray? Both of these
current big names have brothers who played in the majors briefly.
Of course, being the brother of a major leaguer never guarantees success,
nor even a shot at the big leagues. The five Delahantys, the three Boyers,
and the two Ferrells all had other brothers who played minor league ball only.
Because the combinations in which more than one brother excelled are so
rare, we can focus on the more outstanding ones.
In terms of balanced, outstanding achievement no group of three or more
brothers can match the DiMaggios. The enduring folk hero status of Joe
DiMaggio unfortunately has not done anything to keep alive the memory of his
brothers, Vince and Dom. All three were gifted outfielders, good hitters, and
fine all-around athletes. Vince, the oldest of these sons of a San Francisco
fisherman, played for five different National League teams. In 1941 he had 21
homers and 100 RBIs for Pittsburgh. Four years later he hit four grand slams
for the Phillies.
Dom DiMaggio was the youngest and smallest of the three brothers.
Although lacking any of the power of the other two, he was the fastest on the
bases and yielded nothing to his two brothers in the grace and skill he
exhibited in the outfield. His lifetime batting average was just under .300.
In the 1941 All-Star Game, Dom went to right field as a late-inning
substitute to play alongside Joe in center. This was a first in the
mid-summer classic. In the eighth inning, Joe doubled and Dom singled him
home. In the 1949 All-Star Game, Joe drove in Dom with what proved to be the
margin of victory for the junior circuit.
Dominic, or the "Little Professor" as he was called, started four
different All-Star games, including the 1946 contest. That year he was voted
to start in center field ahead of his brother. On the season, Dom outhit Joe
by 26 points (.316 to .290).
In the 1943 All-Star Game, Vince went 3 for 3, including a ninth-inning
home run. While Joe and Dom were away in the military, Vince was ". . .
maintaining the family tradition of excellence in All-Star Games."
The first time two brothers played against each other in an All-Star Game
was in 1969. Carlos May of the White Sox came to bat as a pinch-hitter with
brother Lee of the Reds playing first base. In the 1990 mid-summer classic,
television cameras showed Sandy Alomar, Jr., at bat while Roberto Alomar set
himself at second base, ready to field anything his brother might have hit his
way. Both men were teammates for the junior circuit in the 1991 and 1992
games.
For the title of the best brother pitching combination, the competition
is very close between the Niekros of Ohio and the Perrys of Williamston, North
Carolina. In 1987 the ancient knuckleballing duo of Phil and Joe Niekro
passed Jim and Gaylord Perry in wins. The two families remain very close in
most statistical categories.
The Perry brothers had one full season as teammates--1974 with Cleveland,
when the two combined for 39 victories, almost half of the team total. A year
earlier, when Jim was with Detroit, the two made their only start against each
other. Gaylord took the loss for Cleveland. Jim got a no-decision. In the
1970 All-Star Game, the National League pitcher in the sixth and seventh
innings was Gaylord Perry of the Giants. On the mound for the American League
in the seventh and eighth innings was Jim Perry of the Twins. This is the
only time two brothers were rival pitchers in the mid-summer classic. Both
have also won the Cy Young Award.
For Joe and Phil Niekro, pitching against each other was not that
uncommon. It happened nine different times. The most noteworthy occasion
came on September 26, 1978, in Atlanta. Before this, his last start of the
season, Phil was 19-17 for the Braves; Joe was 12-14 for the Astros. Houston
won 2-0, much to the dismay of victor Joe. He loathed the idea of pitching
against his brother in these circumstances.
Harry and Stan Coveleski of the coal-mining country in Pennsylvania were
brother hurlers who refused to start games against each other. Stan, the
younger, was in his first full season in the majors in 1916 at Cleveland while
Harry was winning 20 for the third consecutive year at Detroit. Harry
developed arm trouble and did not pitch another full season, but Stan went on
to five 20-win seasons and a niche in the Hall of Fame.
Virtually every baseball fan has heard of the game on September 15, 1963,
in which Felipe, Matty, and Jesus Alou formed the San Francisco outfield for
one inning. A better story about this Dominican family, however, is the race
for the 1966 National League batting title.
Going into the season, Felipe, with the Atlanta Braves, had established
himself as a hitter of high average and respectable power. Younger brother
Matty's career so far had been disappointing. With no power, his lifetime
batting average was .260. In the off-season the Giants had traded him to
Pittsburgh.
With the Bucs, Matty came under the special tutelage of manager Harry
Walker. "Harry the Hat" taught his pupil to chop down on the ball and to hit
to left field instead of trying to pull. This, plus over 20 bunt and 30
infield singles, propelled Matty to the top of the league batting race.
Second or third to him almost all year was Atlanta leadoff man and first
baseman Felipe Alou. Matty won the crown with a .342 average, while Felipe
finished second at .327. The elder brother, however, led the circuit in runs,
hits, and total bases.
It was only fitting that Harry Walker was the cause of the enormous jump
in Matty's batting average. In 1947 Harry Walker the outfielder was traded
from the Cardinals to the Phillies early in the season. There he won the
batting title with an average 100 points higher than the year before. This
was the second batting title in the family. In 1944 older brother Dixie had
led the senior circuit with a .357 mark at Brooklyn.
Brother rivalries and brother teammates come into very sharp focus under
the media glare of the World Series. The fall classics from 1921 to 1932
featured Bob Meusel of the Yankees versus older brother Emil or "Irish" of the
Giants. These two California outfielders were very similar in physical
appearance and in capabilities.
Before the 1921 Series one writer summed up the pair:
Bob hits harder than Emil though he is not as consistent in garnering his
hits. Bob also excels Emil as a thrower, but Emil is the more finished
fielder. Bob is a left field hitter, and Emil often hits to right, so
the play of "Meusel flied to Meusel" may be repeated frequently during
the Series.
Indeed, it was so in all three series. In Game Three of the 1923 fall
classic, each brother robbed the other of an extra-base hit. Over all, Irish
emerged superior to Bob in every category--even in extra-base hits. Bob,
however, had the last laugh, driving in the go-ahead run in Game Six of 1923
to give the Yankees their first world title.
For their entire careers, the Meusels startle the observer with the
closeness of all their statistics. Irish averaged .310 to Bob's .309, both
for 11 seasons. Bob leads in all other categories, but not by much. If
Irish's totals were increased by prorating them based on his 100 fewer games,
the two would look like clones. Each man led his league in RBIs one time.
Two brothers whose lifetime batting averages are identical are Bob and
Roy Johnson. Both of these Oklahoma Indians hit .296 as American League
outfielders in the 1930s. Bob amassed 2,000 hits and almost 300 home runs,
playing mostly for Connie Mack. Elder brother Roy was a speedy singles and
doubles hitter. He exceeded his brother only in stolen bases in his
considerably shorter career.
The 1927 World Series featured Lloyd Waner leading off and playing center
field for Pittsburgh while older brother Paul hit third and patrolled right
field. In just his second season, Paul had won the batting title. Rookie
Lloyd finished second in hits and third in batting average. The two combined
for 460 hits during the season and were 11 for 30 in the World Series as the
Yankees swept the Pirates in four games.
The Waners played parts of 16 seasons together, much longer than any
other pair. Paul hit 17 points higher in batting and almost 70 points higher
in slugging. However, "Big Poison" was actually shorter than Lloyd. Paul's
moniker came from all the doubles and triples he delivered.
In 1934 Dizzy and Paul Dean had the greatest year any pitching brothers
have ever enjoyed. "Me 'n' Paul" together won 49 games during the regular
season and all four of the games the Cardinals won from the Tigers in the
World Series. In 1935 their combined victory total was only two less. These
two 19-win seasons were Paul's only full years in the majors.
An even more memorable year in St. Louis Cardinal history was 1942. In
the last week of August, the Red Birds were five games behind the defending
champion Brooklyn Dodgers. Five weeks later the Cardinals clinched first
place with a record September rush. Winning five games in the last month for
a total of 22 on the season was Mort Cooper. Catching him was younger brother
Walker, in his first season as a regular. Mort won his September games with
great flair. He was called the "fashion plate" for wearing the number on his
back which equaled the victory he was seeking that day. The Cardinals beat
the Yankees in a five-game World Series to shock all of baseball. Walker
Cooper contributed several timely hits to the Series upset.
Mort also won 20 for the 1943 and 1944 pennant winners and had a victory
in each of the World Series. Both brothers were named to The Sporting News
All-Star team in 1944. Walker hit an even .300 for three Fall Classics.
The Coopers may have been the best of the 15 brother battery
combinations, but Wes and Rick Ferrell have to be a close second. Rick caught
his younger brother for five straight seasons. Wes won 20 the first two years
together.
The next great brother act in the World Series was in 1964, when Ken and
Clete Boyer were the opposing third basemen. Elder brother Ken was the
National League's Most Valuable Player with a league-leading 119 RBIs for St.
Louis. Clete had hit an anemic .219 for the Yankees. Still, this was his
chance to show the baseball world he was Ken's equal in the field.
Although neither hit for a high average in the seven games, both did well
with the glove. Ken gave his team all its runs in Game Four with a grand-slam
homer. St. Louis won that contest 4-3. In the seventh game, Ken scored the
first run and later homered. Brother Clete helped make the finish exciting as
he hit one of the two solo home runs off Bob Gibson in the ninth inning. Like
the Coopers, the Boyers were born and raised in the "Show Me" state. Both
parents were in the stands maintaining their strict neutrality and feeling
great pride.
The integrity of play when brothers square off against each other has
been taken for granted for many years. This wasn't always the case. In 1933
Joe Sewell, playing third base for the Yankees, and Luke Sewell, catching for
Washington, found themselves on opposite sides of a hot pennant race. They
had been teammates at Cleveland for a number of years.
Reporting on a crucial game in the 1933 American League race, Shirley
Povich of the Washington Post wrote:
It was brother versus brother in the seventh when Joe Sewell made a whale
of a stop and throw to cut down Luke. It's things like that help prove
the honesty of baseball.
The shadow of the Black Sox Scandal still hung over the game.
Now for a trivia windup: There have been five brother shortstop-second
base combinations in big league history: Granny and Garvin Hamner of the 1945
Phillies, Lou and Dino Chiozza of the 1935 Phillies, Milt and Frank Bolling of
the 1958 Tigers, Eddie and Johnny O'Brien of the Pirates in the mid-1950s, and
Cal and Bill Ripken of the Orioles from 1987 to 1992. The O'Briens were one of
seven sets of twins in the majors.
Josh Clarke with Louisville in the National League in 1898 and George
"White Wings" Tebeau of Cleveland in 1894-1895 must have felt some sense of
constraint in criticizing their managers. In both cases it was a brother:
Fred Clarke and Patsy Tebeau. Both pilots were regular players those seasons
as well. Ed Hengle, who never played in the majors, managed his brother Moxie
in the Union Association for the entry that began the season in Chicago. By
the end of the campaign, both Mengels were gone, and the club had moved to
Pittsburgh.
Wes and Rick Ferrell have something in common with Jesse and Lee
Tannehill. In each case the pitching brother--Wes and Jesse--had a higher
career batting average and more home runs than the brother who played every
day.
No, Henry and Tommie Aaron were not the first "soul-brother" brother
combination in major-league baseball. The game's first black siblings were
Fleet and Welday Walker, who both played for Toledo of the American
Association in 1884. That circuit was then considered a major league.
Fathers and Sons
Shortly after breaking into the majors, Dale Berra was asked about
similarities between himself and his famous father, Yogi. The younger Berra
replied, "Our similarities are different."
Like the many malapropisms of Yogi Berra, this one by his son may appear
foolish on the surface, but it contains quite a bit of underlying wisdom. In
fact, it can serve as a metaphor for father-son combinations in major league
baseball.
Of the 134 combinations, only forty-four feature both generations at the
same position. There are twenty father-son pitcher combinations, five cases
where both father and son caught, one where both played first, three where
both played shortstop, and fourteen where both father and son were
outfielders. Very few fathers and sons at any position have career totals that
are at all close.
Another important generalization is the great increase in father-son
combinations since World War Two, especially in the last twenty years. The
first son of a former big leaguer to break into the majors was Jack Doscher in
1903 as a pitcher for the Chicago Cubs--one of the three teams with whom his
father, Herm, had toiled as a utility player twenty years earlier. By 1945
the number of father-son combinations was 36. In 1965 the total was 66. That
means almost 40 percent of today's number has been added in the last two
decades.
Is the son of a big league ballplayer more apt to develop into a major
leaguer than the average boy? Some people think not. In the 1950s, Hall of
Famer George Sisler was asked this very question. The two-time .400 hitter
shook his head over how two of his offspring had made the majors. He pointed
out that baseball players are absentee fathers. They don't have much
opportunity to teach their boys the fundamentals of the game or to practice
with them.
If not their fathers, perhaps other well-qualified professionals have
instructed the second generation. A worthwhile study could be conducted to
determine how many second-generation players who have broken in during the
last two decades attended baseball camps as boys. If the number is
significant, this could explain the big increase during this period.
Certainly, the Sisler family deserves special attention. Father George
broke into the majors just before World War One as a pitcher for the St. Louis
Browns. After being switched to first base, he spent fifteen years as one of
the greatest performers ever at that position. Accordingly, it is only
fitting that he should have one son, Dick, who was a good hitter and another
son, Dave, who pitched in the majors briefly. Dick's home run on the last day
of the 1950 season, which gave the Philadelphia Whiz Kids the pennant, has
given him an identity independent of his father. Also, these two men both
managed in the majors for a short time. The Sislers and the Macks
are the only families in which both father and son managed in the majors.
Baseball families fall into one of three categories: famous fathers
only, famous sons only, and equals.
Let us consider the famous son category first. Another way of describing
these men would be to call them "fathers of . . ." Two families stand out in
this category. They are the Muellers and the Walkers.
Walter Mueller was a reserve outfielder for the Pirates for four seasons
in the 1920s. His son, Don, hit .296 in twelve seasons as a National League
outfielder. In 1954 Mueller and teammate Willie Mays battled all season for
the batting title on the pennant-winning Giants. Mays finished first in
hitting by three points, but Mueller led the league in hits with 212.
Dixie Walker was a pitcher for the Washington team from 1909 through
1912. His lifetime record was 24-30. Both his sons, Fred (or "Dixie") and
Harry, won batting titles.
These two are the only clear cases of a son of All-Star quality who had a
father whose career in the majors was forgettable. Other families with
"fathers of. . ." are Coleman, Grimsley, and Smalley.
In contrast, the list of "sons of. . ." is a long one. There are eight
baseball fathers in the Hall of Fame. Averill, Berra, Collins, Lindstrom,
Mack, O'Rourke, and Walsh had offspring who fit this category. Four more
families--Bagby, Camilli, Trosky, and Wood--had fathers of All-Star quality
and sons who are footnotes to their careers. Hegan, Wills, and Trout are
families where the sons had respectable careers and characteristics similar to
those of the fathers, but the older generation was clearly superior.
We must consider first whether some of the "sons of. . ." got to the
majors, or second, stayed longer than they merited, because of the family
name. I would cite Collins, Walsh, and Wood to prove the former proposition,
and Dale Berra and Marc Sullivan as support for the latter.
The younger Berra and Sullivan not only had the temerity to go into their
father's business, but, like Bill and Cal Ripken, Jr., of Baltimore, they had
dad for their boss. The Ripkens (in 1988) and Dale Berra (in 1985) saw their
fathers dismissed as managers early in the season. Cal Ripken, Sr., was not
only the first father to manage two sons at once, but the first without major
league playing experience to manage his sons.
Sullivan, whose father owned part of the Red Sox, traded his son to the
Houston Astros organization before the 1988 season, where he could commiserate
with the Berras on the difficulties of combining a baseball career with family
obligations.
By far the most interesting category is that of the fathers and sons
whose careers parallel or equal each other.
The two Billy Sullivans caught for both the White Sox and the Tigers.
Both played other positions as well as caught in one World Series. Sullivan
Senior caught the older Ed Walsh; Junior caught the younger Ed Walsh--both at
Chicago. Junior hit for what appears a much higher average, but we must
remember that Senior played in the Dead-Ball Era, and Junior in the
high-hitting 1930s.
Jim and Mike Hegan were a father-son combination well known for defensive
ability. Father Jim was a great handler of pitchers for Cleveland. Mike
played first base and the outfield for several American League teams. Both
appeared in two World Series. Mike broke into the majors just four seasons
after his father's finale.
The father-son pitching combinations have few parallels. Both Thornton
and Don Lee gave up homers to Ted Williams. Only two families have had both
father and son pitch in a World Series. Jim Bagby, Sr., pitched for Cleveland
in the 1920 Series and his son for the Red Sox in 1946. Mel Stottlemyre went
1-1 for the Yankees in the 1964 Series. Todd Stottlemyre pitched for Toronto
in the 1992 and 1993 fall classics.
Joe Schultz, Junior, received some unwanted publicity in Jim Bouton's
book Ball Four, for being Bouton's manager. Schultz and his father, Joe
Senior, each spent almost a decade in the majors as reserve players. Senior
was 46 for 170 as a pinch-hitter. Junior went 43 for 160 in that same role.
It is only fitting that Buddy Bell spent a portion of his fine career
with the Cincinnati Reds, the team on which his father Gus spent his best
years. The two ended their careers with nearly identical batting averages and
home run totals.
Five father-son combinations have played in All-Star Games. Prior to
1990 only the Bell and Boone families could have made that boast. Then Barry
Bonds, Ken Griffey, Jr., and both Alomar sons made their debuts in the
midsummer classic. The Bells and Boones have similar statistics. Gus was 2
for 6, hitting a home run his first time up; Buddy was 1 for 7, hitting a
triple in his first plate appearance. Ray Boone went 1 for 5 in All-Star
games with a homer; Bob is 2 for 5 in three games. Both Griffeys have been
Most Valuable Player in an All Star Game: Senior in 1980 and Junior in 1992.
Currently the Seattle center fielder is 6 for 11 in the midsummer classic. His
father was 5 for 7 in three games. Each has a home run to his credit. Barry
Bonds is now 3 for 7 in All-Star competition. His father, Bobby, went 2
for 6 in three contests and was MVP in 1972.
In Game One of the 1984 World Series, a two-run double by San Diego
catcher Terry Kennedy was noted by the television announcers as something
significant. This was the first time in the history of the fall classic that
both a father and son had a World Series RBI. Terry's father, Bob, knocked in
a run for Cleveland as an outfielder in the 1948 Series. There have been
seven families in which the father and son both played in a World Series. Five
have been mentioned already; there is also Ernie and Don Johnson. The father
was a substitute infielder for the Yankees in the 1923 Series. Don was the
regular second baseman for the Cubs in the 1945 fall classic. Stan Javier in
1988 and 1989 with Oakland makes seven; his father, Julian, played in four
World Series.
An interesting father-son parallel to watch for in the future is that
between Bobby and Barry Bonds. The son, an outfielder for Pittsburgh, has his
father's penchant for home runs, stolen bases, and strikeouts.
The Bondses are not the first black father-son combination. That honor
goes to the Hairstons. Father Sam caught two games for the White Sox in 1951.
Son Jerry was a respected pinch-hitter for that team for over a decade.
Since the first edition of this book two significant events have taken
place. In September 1990 Ken Griffey, Senior, took a place in the Seattle
outfield next to his son. Late in the 1992 season, Bret Boone made his major
league debut as the Seattle second baseman. Baseball now has a
three-generation family. Bret's father was Bob Boone and his grandfather was
Ray Boone. It is hard to imagine what could top these events in fan interest,
but we are sure to see many more family combinations in the years to come.
Table 1. Brothers' Combined Totals
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Seasons Games Hits
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Alou 47 Alou 5,129 Waner 5,611
Niekro 46 Waner 4,541 Alou 5,094
Delahanty 41 DiMaggio 4,245 DiMaggio 4,853
Perry 39 Boyer 3,872 Delahanty 4,211
Waner 38 Aaron 3,735 Aaron 3,987
Boyer 36 Delahanty 3,595 Sewell 3,619
Sewell 35 Sewell 3,532 Boyer 3,559
Brett 35 May 3,236 Wagner 3,489
DiMaggio 34 Cruz 3,077 Johnson 3,343
Ferrell 33 Johnson 3,016 Brett 3,245
Forsch 32 Meusel 3,214
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Doubles Triples Home Runs
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DiMaggio 906 Waner 308 Aaron 768
Waner 884 Delahanty 280 DiMaggio 573
Delahanty 769 Wagner 256 [*]Murray 445
Alou 765 Clarke 233 Boyer 444
Sewell 709 Connor 225 May 444
Johnson 671 DiMaggio 212 Nettles 406
Wagner 658 Johnson 178 Allen 358
Brett 643 Ewing 178 Johnson 346
Meusel 618 Wheat 177 Brett 327
Ripken 310
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Runs RBIs
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DiMaggio 2,927 DiMaggio 2,739
Waner 2,827 Aaron 2,391
Delahanty 2,309 Delahanty 2,153
Aaron 2,276 Waner 1,907
Alou 2,213 Meusel 1,887
Johnson 1,956 Johnson 1,839
Sewell 1,794 Boyer 1,803
Wagner 1,762 May 1,780
Boyer 1,761 Wagner 1,750
Clarke 1,744 Sewell 1,747
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Batting Average Steals
(10 seasons)
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Manush .329 Wagner 726
Wagner .326 Delahanty 685
Gwynn .323 Clarke 557
Waner .325 Milan 501
Connor .314 [*]Sax 444
Delahanty .311 Cruz 322
Meusel .309 Alou 294
Wheat .309 [*]Yount 271
Clarke .308 Gwynn 265
O'Rourke .308 Meusel 253
Brett .303 Moriarty 250
Aaron 249
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[*] Still Active
Table 2. Brother Pitching Totals
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Games Innings Wins
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Niekro 1,566 Niekro 8,690 Niekro 538
Perry 1,407 Perry 8,637 Perry 529
Forsch 1,019 Clarkson 5,616 Clarkson 383
McDaniel 1,006 Forsch 4,921 Coveleski 296
Reuschel 755 Mathewson 4,793 Forsch 282
Reuschel 3,865
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Losses Strikeouts Shutouts
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Niekro 478 Perry 5,110 Perry 85
Perry 439 Niekro 5,089 Niekro 74
Forsch 249 Mathewson 2,504 Coveleski 51
Weyhing 239 Clarkson 2,326 Clarkson 43
Clarkson 232 Forsch 2,180 Forsch 37
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Complete Games
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Clarkson 571
Weyhing 455
Mathewson 436
Perry 412
Niekro 352
Coveleski 308
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[*] Still active
Table 3. Father-Son Hitters
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Years Games Runs Hits Homers RBIs BA Steals
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ALOMAR
Sandy, Sr. 15 1,481 588 1,168 13 282 .245 227
Robby 6 914 548 1,054 56 395 .296 247
Sandy, Jr. 6 344 117 306 18 137 .263 10
AVERILL
Earl, Sr. 13 1,669 1,224 2,020 238 1,165 .318 69
Earl, Jr. 9 449 137 249 44 159 .242 3
BELL
Gus 15 1,741 865 1,823 206 942 .281 30
Buddy 18 2,405 1,150 2,514 201 1,106 .279 55
BERRA
Yogi 19 2,120 1,175 2,150 358 1,430 .285 30
Dale 11 853 236 603 49 278 .236 32
BONDS
Bobby 14 1,849 1,258 1,886 332 1,024 .268 461
Barry 8 1,169 801 1,165 222 679 .282 280
BOONE
Ray 13 1,373 645 1,260 151 737 .275 21
Bob 19 2,264 679 1,838 105 826 .254 38
CAMILLI
Dolf 12 1,490 936 1,482 239 950 .277 60
Doug 9 313 56 153 18 80 .199 0
GRIFFEY
Ken, Sr. 19 2,090 1,129 2,143 152 859 .296 200
Ken, Jr. 5 734 424 832 132 453 .302 77
HEGAN
Jim 17 1,666 550 1,087 92 525 .228 15
Mike 12 965 281 504 53 229 .242 28
KENNEDY
Bob 16 1,483 514 1,176 63 514 .254 45
Terry 14 1,491 474 1,313 113 628 .264 6
McRAE
Hal 19 284 940 2,091 191 1,097 .290 109
Brian 4 500 148 508 26 208 .259 65
SCHOFIELD
Ducky 19 1,321 394 699 21 211 .227 12
Dick 11 1,238 463 895 52 319 .228 112
SISLER
George 15 2,055 1,283 2,812 99 1,175 .340 375
Dick 8 799 302 720 55 360 .276 6
SMALLEY
Roy, Jr. 11 872 277 601 61 305 .227 4
Roy, III 13 1,653 745 1,454 163 694 .257 27
SULLIVAN
Billy, Sr. 16 1,146 363 777 20 378 .212 98
Billy, Jr. 12 962 347 820 29 388 .289 30
TRESH
Mike 12 1,027 326 788 2 297 .249 19
Tom 9 1,192 595 1,041 153 530 .245 45
WILLS
Maury 14 1,942 1,067 2,134 20 458 .281 586
Bump 6 831 472 807 36 302 .266 196
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Table 4. Father-Son Pitchers
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Years Games W-L SO CG ERA
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BAGBY
Jim, Sr. 9 316 127-89 450 132 3.10
Jim, Jr. 10 303 97-96 431 84 3.96
COLEMAN
Joe, Sr. 10 223 52-76 444 60 4.38
Joe, Jr. 15 484 142-135 1728 94 3.69
KRAUSSE
Lew, Sr. 2 23 5-1 17 3 4.48
Lew, Jr. 12 321 68-91 721 21 4.00
LEE
Thornton 16 374 117-124 937 155 3.56
Don 9 244 40-44 467 13 3.61
PILLETTE
Herman 4 107 34-32 148 33 3.45
Duane 8 188 38-66 305 34 4.40
QUEEN
Mel, Sr. 8 146 27-40 328 15 5.09
Mel, Jr. 9 140 20-17 302 6 3.14
SISLER
George 7 24 5-6 63 9 2.35
Dave 7 247 38-44 355 12 4.33
STOTTLEMYRE
Mel, Sr. 11 360 164-139 1,257 152 2.97
Todd 6 180 62-63 557 22 4.41
TROUT
Paul 15 521 170-161 1,256 158 3.23
Steve 12 301 88-92 656 32 4.18
WALSH
Ed, Sr. 14 430 195-126 2,346 250 1.82
Ed, Jr. 4 79 11-24 107 15 5.57
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Baseball Families
KEY
tm teammates
F-S father-son
BROTHERS
AARON Henry & Tommie tm
ACOSTA Jose & Merito
ADAMS Bobby & Dick F-S also
ALLEN Dick, Hank & Ron tm
ALLISON Art & Doug tm
ALOMAR Roberto & Sandy Jr.
ALOU Felipe, Matty & Jesus tm
ANDERSON Kent & Mike
ANDREWS Rob & Mike
ARMAS Tony & Marcos
ASPROMONTE Bob & Ken
BAILEY Ed & Jim tm
BAKER Dave & Doug
BANDO Chris & Sal
BANNON Jimmy & Tom
BARNES Jesse & Virgil
BARRETT Marty & Tom
BAXES Jim & Mike
BELL Charlie & Frank
BELL George & Juan
BENNETT Dave & Dennis tm
BERGEN Bill & Marty
BIGBEE Carson & Lyle tm
BLANKENSHIP Homer & Ted tm
BLUEGE Ossie & Otto
BOLLING Frank & Milt tm
BOONE Danny & Ike
BOYER Clete, Ken & Cloyd tm
BOYLE Buzz & Jim
BOYLE Eddie & Jack
BRADY Steve & Tom
BRASHEAR Kitty & Roy
BREEDEN Danny & Hal tm
BRETT George & Ken
BREWER Mike & Tony
BRINKMAN Chuck & Ed
BROWN Curtis & Leon
BROWN Dick & Larry
BROWN Jackie & Paul
BROWN Oscar & Ollie
CAMNITZ Harry & Howie tm
CAMP Kid & Llewellan tm
CAMPBELL Hugh & Mat tm
CANSECO Jose & Ozzie (twins)
CANTWELL Mike & Tom
CARLYLE Cleo & Roy
CASEY Dan & Dennis tm
CEDENO Andujar & Domingo
CHIOZZA Dino & Lou tm
CHRISTOPHER Lloyd & Russ
CLAPP Aaron & John
CLARK Jerald & Phil
CLARKE Fred & Josh tm
CLARKE Sumpter & Rufe
CLARKSON Dad, John & Walter tm
CLIBURN Stan & Stew (twins)
COFFMAN Dick & Slick
COHEN Andy & Syd
CONIGLIARO Billy & Tony
CONNELL Gene & Joe
CONNOR Joe & Roger
CONWAY Jim & Pete
CONWAY Bill & Dick tm
COONEY Jimmy & Johnny tm F-S also
COOPER Mort & Walker tm
CORCORAN Larry & Mike tm
COSCARART Joe & Pete
COVELESKI Harry & Stan
COVINGTON Sam & Tex
CROSS Amos, Frank & Lave tm
CRUZ Hector, Jose & Tommy tm
CUCCINELLO Al & Tony
DAILY Con & Ed
DALY Joe & Tom
DANNING Harry & Ike
DARINGER Cliff & Rolla
DAVALILLO Vic & Yo-Yo
DAVENPORT Claude & Dave
DAVIS Mark & Mike
DEAN Dizzy & Paul tm
DEASLEY John & Pat
DELAHANTY Ed, Frank, Jim,
Joe & Tom tm
DEMONTREVILLE Gene & Lee
DICKEY Bill & George
DILLON Packy & John tm
DIMAGGIO Vince, Joe & Dom
DONAHUE Jiggs & Pat
DONNELLY Pete & John
DONOVAN Jerry & Tom
DORGAN Jerry & Mike
DOWNS Kelly & Dave
DOYLE Brian & Denny
DRAKE Sammy & Solly
DUGAN Bill & Ed tm
EDWARDS Dave, Marshall & Mike (twins)
ENS Jewel & Mutz
ERAUTT Eddie & Joe
EVERS Joe & Johnny
EWING Buck & John tm
FALK Bibb & Chet
FERRELL Rick & Wes tm
FERRY Cy & Jack
FINNEY Hal & Lou
FISHER Bob & Newt
FISHER Chauncey & Tom
FOGARTY Jim & Joe
FORD Gene & Russ
FOREMAN Brownie & Frank tm
FORSCH Bob & Ken
FOUTZ Dave & Frank
FOWLER Art & Jesse
FREESE Gene & George
FRIEL Bill & Pat
FULLER Harry & Shorty
FULMER Chick & Washington
GAGLIANO Phil & Ralph
GANZEL Charlie & John F-S also
GARBARK Bob & Mike
GARDELLA Al & Danny tm
GARRETT Adrian & Wayne
GASTON Alex & Milt tm
GEISS Bill & Emil
GENTRY Harvey & Rufe
GILBERT Harry & John tm
GILBERT Charlie & Tookie F-S also
GLEASON Bill & Jack tm
GLEASON Harry & Kid
GRABOWSKI Al & Reggie
GRAVES Joe & Sid
GREGG Dave & Vean
GRIMES Ray & Roy (twins) F-S also
GRISSOM Lee & Marv
GROH Heine & Lew
GUMBERT Ad & Billy
GWYNN Chris & Tony
HACKETT Mert & Walter tm
HAFEY Bud & Tom
HAIRSTON Jerry & John F-S also
HAMNER Garvin & Granny tm
HAMMOND Chris & Steve
HANDLEY Gene & Lee
HARGRAVE Bubbles & Pinky
HATFIELD Gil & John
HAYWORTH Ray & Red
HEMPHILL Charlie & Frank
[deletion of HENGLE]
HEVING Joe & Johnnie
HIGH Andy, Charlie & Hugh
HILL Hugh & Still Bill
HINCHMAN Bill & Harry tm
HITCHCOCK Billy & Jim
HOFFMAN, Glenn & Trevor
HOGAN George & Happy
HOLMAN Brian & Brad
HOVLIK Hick & Joe
HOWARD Del & Ivon
HUGHES Jim & Mickey
HUGHES Ed & Tom
HUNTER Bill & George (twins)
IGNASIAK Gary & Mike
IORG Dane & Garth
IRWIN Arthur & John
JEFFCOAT George & Hal
JIMENEZ Elvio & Manny
JONES Darryl & Lynn
JONES Gary & Steve
JOHNSON Bob & Roy
JOHNSON Chet & Earl
JOHNSTON Doc & Jimmy
JONNARD Bubber & Claude (twins)
JORGENS Arndt & Orville
KAPPEL Heinie & Joe
KELL George & Skeeter
KELLER Charlie & Hal
KELLNER Alex & Walt tm
KELLY George & Ren
KENNEDY Jim & Junior
KEOUGH Marty & Joe F-S also
KIEFER Steve & Mark
KILLEFER Bill & Red
KILROY Matt & Mike tm
KLAUS Billy & Bobby
KLING Bill & Johnny
KNODE Mike & Ray
KNOTHE Fritz & George
KOPF Larry & Wally
KRSNICH Mike & Rocky
LACHEMANN Marcel & Rene
LANNING Johnny & Tom
LANSFORD Carney & Joe
LARY Al & Frank
LEITER Al & Mark
LELIVELT Bill & Jack
LILLARD Bill & Gene tm
LOBERT Frank & Hans
LOOK Bruce & Dean
LOWDERMILK Grover & Lou tm
LUSH Billy & Ernie
MACHA Ken & Mike
MADDUX Greg & Mike
MAHLER Mickey & Rick tm
MAISEL Fritz & George
MANCUSO Frank & Gus
MANGUAL Angel & Pepe
MANSELL John, Mike & Tom tm
MANUSH Frank & Heine
MANZANILLO Josias & Ravelo
MARION Marty & Red
MARTINEZ Pedro & Ramon tm
MASKREY Harry & Leech tm
MATHEWSON Christy & Henry tm
MATTOX Cloy & Jim
MAY Carlos & Lee
MAYER Erskine & Sam
MCDANIEL Lindy & Von tm
MCFARLAN Alex & Dan
MCFARLAND Lamont & Charles
MCGEEHAN Connie & Dan
MCLAUGHLIN Barney & Frank tm
MEUSEL Bob & Irish
MILAN Clyde & Horace tm
MILLER Jake & Russ
MILLER Bing & Ralph tm
MITCHELL John & Charlie
MOFFETT Joe & Sam
MORIARTY Bill & George
MORRISON Johnny & Phil tm
MORRISSEY John & Tom
MOTA Andy & Jose F-S also
[deletion of MUELLER]
MURRAY Eddie & Rich
MYERS Billy & Lynn
NETTLES Graig & Jim
NEWKIRK Floyd & Joel
NIEKRO Joe & Phil tm
NIXON Otis & Donnell
NYMAN Chris & Nyls
O'BRIEN Eddie & Johnny (twins) tm
OGDEN Curley & Jack
OLIVO Chi Chi & Diomedes
O'NEILL Jack, Jim, Mike & Steve tm
ONSLOW Eddie & Jack
O'ROURKE Jim & John F-S also
ORTIZ Baby & Roberto tm
O'TOOLE Denny & Jim
OWEN Dave & Spike
PACIOREK John, Tom & Jim
PARKER Jay & Doc
PARROTT Jiggs & Tom tm
PASCUAL Camilo & Carlos
PATTERSON Ham & Pat
PEITZ Heine & Joe tm
PENA Ramon & Tony
PEPLOSKI Henry & Pepper
PERRY Gaylord & Jim tm
PEREZ Pascual & Melido
PFEFFER Big Jeff & Jeff
PIERSON Dave & Dick
PIKE Jay & Lip
PIPGRAS Ed & George
POTTER Dykes & Squire
RADBOURN George & Old Hoss
RAJSICH Dave & Gary
REACH Al & Bob
RECCIUS John & Phil (twins) tm
REUSCHEL Paul & Rick tm
REYNOLDS Harold & Don
RICKETTS Dick & Dave
RIDDLE Elmer & Johnny tm
RIPKEN Cal & Billy tm
ROBINSON Bruce & Dave
ROBINSON Fred & Wilbert
ROENICKE Gary & Ron
ROETTGER Oscar & Wally
ROMO Vicente & Romero Enrique
ROOF Gene & Phil
ROSENBERG Harry & Lou
ROTH Braggo & Frank
ROWE Dave & Jack
ROY Charlie & Luther
RUSSELL Allan & Lefty
SADOWSKI Bob, Eddie & Ted
SAUER Ed & Hank
SAX Dave & Steve tm
SAY Jimmie & Lou tm
SCANLAN Doc & Frank
SCHANG Bobby & Wally
SCHAREIN Art & George
SCHMIDT Boss & Walter
SCHULTE Herman & Leonard
SEWELL Luke, Joe & Tommie tm
SHAFFER Orator & Taylor tm
SHANNON Joe & Red tm (twins)
SHANTZ Billy & Bobby tm
SHERLOCK Monk & Vince
SHERRY Larry & Norm tm
SISLER Dave & Dick F-S also
SMITH Charlie & Fred
SOWDERS Bill, John & Len
STAFFORD John & Jim
STANICEK Steve & Pete
STANLEY Buck & Joe
STOTTLEMYRE Mel, Jr. & Todd
STOVALL George & Jessie
SURHOFF B.J. & Rick
SUTHERLAND Darrell & Gary
TANNEHILL Jesse & Lee
TEBEAU Patsy & White Wings tm
THIELMAN Henry & Jake
THOMAS Bill & Roy tm
THOMPSON Homer & Tommy tm
THRONEBERRY Faye & Marv
TOBIN Jim & Johnny
TORRE Frank & Joe tm
TRAFFLEY Bill & John
TREACEY Fred & Pete tm
TREVINO Alex & Bobby
TWOMBLY Babe & George
TYLER Fred & Lefty tm
TYRONE Jim & Wayne
UNDERWOOD Pat & Tom
UPTON Bill & Tom
VAN CUYK Chris & Johnny
WADE Ben & Jake
WAGNER Butts & Honus
WALKER Dixie Sr. & Ernie F-S also
WALKER Dixie Jr. & Harry
WALKER Gee & Hub tm
WALKER Fleet & Welday tm
WANER Lloyd & Paul tm
WATT Al & Frank
WEILAND Bob & Ed
WESTLAKE Jim & Wally
WEYHING Gus & John
WHEAT Mack & Zack
WHITE Deacon & Will tm
WHITNEY Art & Frank
WILLIAMS Gus & Harry
WILTSE Hooks & Snake
WINGO Al & Ivy
WOOD Fred & Pete tm
WORRELL Todd & Tim
WRIGHT George, Harry & Sam tm
YOCHIM Len & Ray
YOUNT Larry & Robin
FATHERS-SONS
ADAMS Bobby-Mike
ALOMAR Sandy-Roberto & Sandy Jr.
ALOU Felipe-Moises
AMARO Ruben-Ruben Jr.
ARAGON Angel-Jack
AVERILL Earl-Earl
BAGBY Jim Sr. & Jr.
BARNHART Clyde-Vic
BEAMON Charlie-Charlie
BELL Gus-Buddy
BERRA Yogi-Dale
BERRY Charlie-Charlie
BERRY Joe-Joe
BONDS Bobby-Barry
BOONE Ray-Bob
BOONE Bob-Bret
BORBON Pedro Sr. & Jr.
BRICKELL Fred-Fritzie
BRUCKER Earle Sr. & Jr.
BRUMLEY Mike Sr. & Jr.
BUFORD Don-Damon
CAMILLI Dolf-Doug
CAMPANIS Alex-Jim
CARREON Camilo-Mark
COLEMAN Joe-Joe
COLLINS Ed Sr. & Jr.
CONNOLLY Ed Sr. & Jr.
COONEY Jimmy-Jimmy & John
CORRIDEN Red-John
CROUCH Bill-Wilmer
DOSCHER Herm-Jack
ELLSWORTH Dick-Steve
ESCHEN Jim-Larry
FLETCHER Tom-Darrin
FRANCONA Tito-Terry
GABRIELSON Len-Len
GANZEL Charlie-Babe
GILBERT Larry-Charlie & Tookie
GRAHAM Peaches-Jack
GREEN Fred-Gary
GRIFFEY Ken Sr. & Jr. tm
GRIMES Ray-Oscar
GRIMSLEY Ross-Ross
HAIRSTON Sam-Jerry & John
HANEY Larry-Chris
HEGAN Jim-Mike
HEINTZELMAN Ken-Tom
HOOD Wally Sr. & Jr.
HOWARD Bruce-David
HUNDLEY Randy-Todd
JAVIER Julian-Stan
JETER Johnny-Shawn
JOHNSON Adam-Adam
JOHNSON Ernie-Don
KENNEDY Bob-Terry
KEOUGH Marty-Matt
KESSINGER Don-Keith
KRAUSE Lew Sr. & Jr.
KUNKEL Bill-Jeff
LANDRUM Joe-Bill
LANIER Max-Hal
LAW Vern-Vance
LEE Thornton-Don
LERCHEN Dutch-George
LIEBHARDT Glenn-Glenn
LINDSTROM Fred-Charlie
LIVELY Jack-Bud
MACK Connie-Earle
MAGGERT Harl-Harl
MALAY Charlie-Joe
MARTIN Barney-Jerry
MATTICK Wally-Bobby
MAY Dave-Derrick
MAY Pinky-Milt
MCKNIGHT Jim-Jeff
MCRAE Hal-Brian
MEINKE Frank-Bob
MILLS Willie-Art
MONTEAGUDO Rene-Aurelio
MOORE Eugene Sr. & Jr.
MORTON Guy Sr. & Jr.
MOTA Manny-Andy & Jose
MUELLER Walter-Don
NARLESKI Bill-Ray
NAVARRO Julio-Jaime
NEN Dick-Robert
NICHOLS Chet Sr. & Jr.
NORTHEY Ron-Scott
O'DONOGHUE John Sr. & Jr.
OKRIE Frank-Len
OLIVARES Ed-Omar
OLIVER Bob-Darren
OLIVO Diomedes-Gilbert Rondon
O'ROURKE Patsy-Joe
O'ROURKE Jim-Queenie
OSBORNE Tiny-Bobo
PARTENHEIMER Steve-Stan
PEREZ Tony-Eduardo
PILLETTE Herman-Duane
QUEEN Mel-Mel
RIPLEY Walt-Allen
SAVIDGE Ralph-Don
SCHOFIELD Ducky-Dick
SCHULTZ Joe Sr. & Jr.
SEGUI Diego-David
SHEELY Earl-Bud
SIEBERT Dick-Paul
SISLER George-Dick & Dave
SKINNER Bob-Joel
SMALLEY Roy Jr.-Roy III
SPRAGUE Ed Sr. & Jr.
ST. CLAIRE Ebba-Randy
STENHOUSE Dave-Mike
STEPHENSON Joe-Jerry
STILLWELL Ron-Kurt
STOTTLEMYRE Mel-Todd & Mel Jr.
SULLIVAN Billy Sr.-Jr.
SULLIVAN Haywood-Marc
SUSCE George-George
TANNER Chuck-Bruce
TARTABULL Jose-Danny
TORRES Ricardo-Gil
TRESH Mike-Tom
TROSKY Hal Sr. & Jr.
TROUT Paul-Steve
UNSER Al-Del
VIRGIL Ozzie Sr. & Jr.
WAKEFIELD Howard-Dick
WALKER Dixie-Dixie & Harry
WALSH Ed-Ed
WHITE JoJo-Mike
WILLS Maury-Bump
WINE Bobby-Robbie
WOOD Joe-Joe
YOUNG Del-Del
GREAT GRANDFATHER-GREAT GRANDSON
Jim Bluejacket & Bill Wilkinson
GRANDFATHER-GRANDSON
George Rooks-Lou Possehl
Shano Collins-Bob Gallagher
Bill Brubaker-Dennis Rasmussen
Marty & Ed Herrmann
Ben & Jim Spencer
Lennie & Matt Merullo
Ray & Bret Boone
Bill & Roger Salkeld
