[TreesAndBirds]

Only one modern MLB team has had four 20 game winners the same year. A relative of one of those pitchers had a significant play  in the Greatest Upset Ever. Points for the MLB team, the pitchers, the relative who played for Stanford and the play.

[TreesAndBirds]

Only one modern MLB team has had four 20 game winners the same year. A relative of one of those pitchers had a significant play  in the Greatest Upset Ever. Points for the MLB team, the pitchers, the relative who played for Stanford and the play.

[82lsju]

1971 Baltimore orioles with Dobson, Palmer, McNally and Cuellar

my guess is Bo McNally is related, maybe a nephew?, with a key interception

[82lsju]

1971 Baltimore orioles with Dobson, Palmer, McNally and Cuellar

my guess is Bo McNally is related, maybe a nephew?, with a key interception

[TreesAndBirds]

1971 Baltimore orioles with Dobson, Palmer, McNally and Cuellar

my guess is Bo McNally is related, maybe a nephew?, with a key interception

Bingo. Congrats Eric. Grandson, not nephew.

More trivia. Dave McNally's son Jeff played baseball at Stanford. Jeff Ballard and he were teammates. Ballard went on to play for the Orioles.

Dave McNally was the plaintiff in the case that invalidated the reserve clause in baseball.

Sadly, of the four 20 game winners, only Palmer is still around.

[TreesAndBirds]

1971 Baltimore orioles with Dobson, Palmer, McNally and Cuellar

my guess is Bo McNally is related, maybe a nephew?, with a key interception

Bingo. Congrats Eric. Grandson, not nephew.

More trivia. Dave McNally's son Jeff played baseball at Stanford. Jeff Ballard and he were teammates. Ballard went on to play for the Orioles.

Dave McNally was the plaintiff in the case that invalidated the reserve clause in baseball.

Sadly, of the four 20 game winners, only Palmer is still around.

[BobK]

Great trivia.  BTW Bo just had a child, IIRC a son.  So about 2034 maybe another McNally. 

[BobK]

Great trivia.  BTW Bo just had a child, IIRC a son.  So about 2034 maybe another McNally. 

[DC 86]

Dave McNally was the plaintiff in the case that invalidated the reserve clause in baseball.

McNally and Andy Messersmith (who pitched at Cal) were both plaintiffs in the historic case. What makes McNally's role interesting is that he filed as a plaintiff even though his arm was damaged to the point that he couldn't pitch and effectively had retired. The owners offered him a contract even though they knew that he couldn't pitch, in order to avoid the legal challenge to the reserve clause. McNally refused to sign even though it was basically free money for not pitching, showing tremendous integrity and solidarity with his fellow players.

[DC 86]

Dave McNally was the plaintiff in the case that invalidated the reserve clause in baseball.

McNally and Andy Messersmith (who pitched at Cal) were both plaintiffs in the historic case. What makes McNally's role interesting is that he filed as a plaintiff even though his arm was damaged to the point that he couldn't pitch and effectively had retired. The owners offered him a contract even though they knew that he couldn't pitch, in order to avoid the legal challenge to the reserve clause. McNally refused to sign even though it was basically free money for not pitching, showing tremendous integrity and solidarity with his fellow players.