Brett appeared in eight games for the Red Sox in 1969 at the age of 20, a couple of years removed from that magical 1967 season when he appeared in one game during the regular season, the first of his career, but appeared in two games during the World Series, all at the age of 18.
In 1969 he went 2-3 with a 5.26 earned run average over 8 games and 39.1 innings pitched, all of those appearances starts.
He would go on to play 14 years in the Big Leagues, pretty much as both a starter and middle reliever between 1970 and 1981, his final year.
He’d finish with a record of 83-85, with an ERA at 3.93 over 349 appearances, 184 of them starts, with eight shutouts and 11 saves.
Of course, he’d have a younger brother named George who’d come up in the mid-70’s and end up making quite a name for himself, straight to the Hall of Fame!
I’ve always wondered where exactly the Brett family lived in Brooklyn, where Ken was born, since I too hail from there, more specifically Bensonhurst.
If anyone has any idea I would greatly appreciate the info, as I suspect they lived in Bay Ridge, but I really have no proof of that.
Anyone know?