{"id":74346,"date":"2024-05-26T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-05-26T14:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=74346"},"modified":"2024-05-24T19:24:14","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T23:24:14","slug":"pirates-ken-brett-memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/05\/26\/pirates-ken-brett-memorial-day\/","title":{"rendered":"50 Years Ago: Pirates All-Star Had a Memorable Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Memorial Day 1974, Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Ken Brett<\/a> had a Memorial Day that few pitchers could match. The Pirates traded second baseman Dave Cash<\/a> to the Philadelphia Phillies to obtain Brett for the 1974 season. Brett, the older brother of Kansas City Royals great George Brett<\/a>, was a left-handed pitcher. However, his more famous brother didn\u2019t get all of the family\u2019s hitting genes. Brett the pitcher hit four home runs for the Phillies in 1973. He also holds the distinction of being the youngest player ever to pitch in the World Series, when at age 19, he pitched 1 1\/3 innings for the Boston Red Sox in the 1967 Series<\/a>. Although the Pirates would win the National League East Division in 1974, Brett was their lone representative (and the winning pitcher) in the All-Star Game<\/a> played at Pittsburgh\u2019s Three Rivers Stadium.<\/p>\n