On This Day: April 16

1978

Bob Forsch of the St. Louis Cardinals no-hits the Philadelphia Phillies, 5-0. Less than a year later, Bob’s brother, Ken, of the Houston Astros pitches a no-hitter against the Atlanta Braves. Although there have been several cases of one brother achieving this milestone – such as Frank Pfeffer, Jesse Barnes, Paul Dean, Phil Niekro, and Gaylord Perry – it marks the first (and so far, only) time that two brothers have hurled no-hitters.