Cubs historical sleuthing: Hank Aaron edition
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This photo is a great slice of Cubs and Wrigley Field history for a number of reasons.
First, Getty’s caption:
Chicago Cubs’ Rick Monday (7) beats Atlanta Braves pitcher’s throw to his first baseman, Hank Aaron on pickoff attempt in first inning of game.
That’s exactly what we are looking at. Let’s figure out when this was taken.
Monday and Aaron overlapped as a Cub and Brave in three seasons: 1972, 1973 and 1974. However, of those three seasons, Aaron played first base in just one of them: 1972.
And, Aaron played first base in just three games at Wrigley Field that year, July 14, July 15 and July 16.