Bicentennial moments: Reuschel brothers make MLB history with shutout of Dodgers

By Matt Schuckman, Sports Editor | July 28, 2025
Rick and Paul Reuschel, who are Camp Point natives and graduates of Central High School, combined for a ni-hitter in a 7-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Aug. 21, 1975, becoming the first and only brothers in Major League Baseball history to combine on a shutout.

This is the second in a series of stories highlighting the greatest sports moments in Adams County history as it celebrates its bicentennial. QUINCY — There are nearly 100 instances in the history of Major League Baseball where brothers have been teammates. Only once, though, have two brothers combined to pitch a shutout. They just…

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