Yesterday, a reader pointed out that Brett Myers threw the first and last pitches of the Phillies season. This might seem rare, but it has happened 67 times in the last 51 years, mostly with ace starters throwing a complete game on the final day of the season, but it has happened a few times with the opening day starter pitching the final day in relief. Here are the seventeen times it has happened.

| CIN              |      1958 | Brooks Lawrence |   2 |
| CIN              |      1959 | Bob Purkey      |   2 |
| LAD              |      1960 | Don Drysdale    |   2 |
| BAL              |      1961 | Milt Pappas     |   2 |
| LAA              |      1962 | Eli Grba        |   2 |
| STL              |      1963 | Ernie Broglio   |   2 |
| MLN              |      1964 | Warren Spahn    |   2 |
| MLN              |      1965 | Tony Cloninger  |   2 |
| CAL              |      1967 | George Brunet   |   2 |
| OAK              |      1968 | Catfish Hunter  |   2 |
| SDP              |      1974 | Bill Greif      |   2 |
| SEA              |      1980 | Mike Parrott    |   2 |
| SDP              |      1997 | Joey Hamilton   |   2 |
| BOS              |      1997 | Tom Gordon      |   2 |
| CIN              |      2002 | Joey Hamilton   |   2 |
| DET              |      2006 | Kenny Rogers    |   2 |
| PHI              |      2007 | Brett Myers     |   2 |

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