Third in a series of posts about uncommon suspended games involving the Cubs.
....
A previous post described a July 20, 1945, game against the Dodgers than was suspended in the ninth inning.
Clemente’s blast went to the left of the scoreboard and came to rest at a gas station (no longer there) at the northeast corner of Waveland and Sheffield.
A previous post looked at double plays by the Cubs that consisted only of the shortstop fielding a ball and throwing to the first baseman, after making a forceout at second or catching a line.
While the 500-homer club boasts sluggers such as Ted Williams, Mickey Mantle and Ernie Banks, the 400-homer club offers us a glimpse into one of baseball's superglues: a diversity of skills. The 400-homer club features athletic stars like the 5-foot-9 Mel Ott and the switch-hitting Chipper Jones.
It includes players
The Cubs tied a pair of obscure team records in Saturday's gut-wrenching 7-6 loss at Arizona.
In the 13th inning, with score knotted at 5, Ian Happ came to bat with nobody out, Yan Gomes on third.