Alou brothers
In 1938, Lloyd and Paul Waner of the Pittsburgh Pirates became the first brothers to hit back-to-back home runs in a major league game. It was Lloyd’s last career homer.
In 1963, All three Alou brothers – Felipe, Matty and Jesus started in the same outfield for the San Francisco Giants in a 13-5 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Matty was pulled before his first at-bat and Felipe and Jesus went a combined 1 for 7 with an RBI and three runs scored.
In 1985, pitcher Joe Niekro is traded to the Yankees, reuniting him with brother Phil in the rotation for for the first time since 1974, when they both pitched for the Braves.
In 1990, Brothers Cal and Billy Ripken both hit solo home runs off David Wells in the 5th inning of a 4-3 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays.
In another strange theme today, several baseball games were cancelled or forfeited for a variety of off-the-wall reasons.
In 1946, A game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs at Ebbets Field was called in the fifth inning because a swarm of gnats was attacking players, umpires and the fans.
In 1977, despite being in a heated division battle with the Red Sox and Yankees, manager Earl Weaver of the Baltimore Orioles pulled his team off the field because of what he felt was a hazardous condition in the visitors bullpen in Toronto. There was a small tarp being held down on the mound by bricks. When Weaver refused to return his players to the field, the game was forfeited to the Blue Jays. The O’s finished tied for second with Boston at 97-64.
and in 1907, a game was called in St. Louis between the Browns and Detroit Tigers when a fan threw a soda bottle and knocked out home plate umpire Billy Evans. The crowd began beating up the fan, and police had to restore order. Evans was hospitalized with minor injuries.
(courtesy of baseball-almanac.com and baseballlibrary.com)
