There were a number of unusual plays during the Cubs' 8-6 win over the Cardinals at Wrigley Field on Saturday, July 22.
Among them: a putout by Cubs catcher Yan Gomes that has happened only about.
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Cubs historical sleuthing: Leo Durocher edition
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Leo Durocher made a career out of arguing with umpires. Per baseball-reference, he was ejected 100 times during his managing career, third-most among all managers. (Bobby Cox and John McGraw lead the list.)
Now, what we are looking at here is not necessarily an ejection, but after going through a number of possibilities, that’s where I looked, and found the answer.
First, though, let’s establish a couple of other things and for that, I’ll show you the entire photo:
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