Paul Richard Reuschel (born January 12, 1947) is a former

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. He played all or part of five seasons in

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from 1975 to 1979.Paul Reuschel at Baseball Reference
/ref> Reuschel began his professional career when he was drafted by the

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...

in the fourth round of the 1968 amateur draft. On August 21,

1975 It was also declared the ''International Women's Year'' by the United Nations and the European Architectural Heritage Year by the Council of Europe. Events January * January 1 - Watergate scandal (United States): John N. Mitchell, H. R. ...

, he and brother

Rick Rick may refer to: People *Rick (given name), a list of people with the given name *Alan Rick (born 1976), Brazilian politician, journalist, pastor and television personality *Johannes Rick (1869–1946), Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycol ...

became, as of the end of the 2010 season, the only siblings to combine to pitch a

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. Rick started a game for the Cubs and pitched 6.1

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against the

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. Paul pitched the final 2.2 innings for the Cubs' 7–0 win.August 21, 1975 Dodgers-Cubs box score at Baseball Reference
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