We remember Jose Cardenal, a pretty good outfielder born in Matanzas, Cuba on this day in 1943. Cardenal broke with the Giants in 1963 at age 19. He played with the Angels, Indians, Cardinals, Brewers, Cubs, Phillies, Mets, and retired with the Royals. His best years were with the Chicago Cubs 1972-77: A .296 batting average
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.
A fly ball that fell out of the glove of left fielder Ian Happ was the pivotal play in the Cubs' 7-3 loss at Colorado on Wednesday.
Had Happ caught the ball, the inning would have been over, with.
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The Cubs have played 22,077 regular-season games since Opening Day of 1876, first year of the National League.
According to data at baseball-reference.com and my research, they have hit at least 3.