Second in a series of posts about how Cubs have performed on their birthdays.
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People typically look forward to their birthdays.
Eddie Miksis may have done so more than most, at least.
If you are old enough to have had your 34th birthday, do you remember what you did that day?
Hall of Famer Billy Williams probably does.
On June 15, 1972, Williams ignited a 6-run fourth inning.
A previous post told the story of Phil Cavarretta, who was just 33 days past his 18th birthday when he went 5 for 6 in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Philadelphia on Aug. 21, 1935.
Cavarreta remains.
When I began to follow baseball in the early 1960s, I devoured each issue of "Baseball Digest."
The small-format, monthly magazine regularly included stories about players who had batted in place.