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Underwood's first major league start came against older brother Tom, then with Toronto. Pat won 1-0 with eight-and-a-third innings pitched. He reeled off five straight wins at the start of his ML career and finished the year 6-4. It was his only winning season. His wide assortment of pitches had led Detroit to make him the number-two pick in the nation in the June 1976 draft. His father, John Underwood, was a minor league pitcher. (SH)

FROM THE BASEBALL CHRONOLOGY » June 8, 1976: The Houston Astros, picking first in the baseball draft, select Arizona State P Floyd Bannister, TSN's College Player of the Year. Bannister is one of 12 eventual major leaguers from the ASU team, which finished 3rd in the College World Series. The Tigers take P Pat Underwood with the 2nd pick. OF Rickey Henderson lasts until the 4th round. » May 31, 1979: Pat Underwood makes his ML debut for Detroit, pitching eight 1/3 innings in shutting out Toronto, 1–0. The losing pitcher is Pat's brother, Tom, who goes the distance allowing only Jerry Morales's 8th inning home run.