Pat Dobson, 1942-2006

Former Orioles pitcher Pat Dobson, second from left in the picture, died today at the age of 64. Dobson was one of that fearsome foursome of pitchers for the '71 Orioles (along with Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally and Jim Palmer) to win 20 games, which has only happened twice in history. Dobson also threw a no-hitter against the Yomiuri Giants on an Orioles tour of Japan in 1972. His curveball was legendarily filthy. In 1969, before his tenure with the O's, he was traded with Dave Campbell from the Tigers to the Padres for Joe Niekro. So Brother Dave, where you are son, watch your back. Seems like that trade might have had a 2006 hex on it.