Bob Forsch threw his last pitch in Busch Stadium in 2011 in a season Adam Wainwright didn’t throw any.
Forsch, a 15-season Cardinal like Wainwright, was a late replacement for Hall of Fame manager Whitey Herzog, who had suffered a concussion in a fall at his home, to throw out the ceremonial first pitch for Game 7 of the 2011 World Series. The Cardinals won the Series that Oct. 28 night by beating the Texas Rangers and six days later, Forsch died at age 61 of an aneurysm in Florida.
At that point, Forsch, a Cardinals Hall of Famer who played here from 1974-88, was No.