Unlikely Cubs with 8 RBI in a game, Part 4 By JohnW53 on Jun 9, 2021, 5:55am CDT +
This is the fourth and last in a series of posts about the 4 lesser known of the 8 Cubs who have driven in 8 runs in a single game.
The team record is 9, set by Heinie Zimmerman, in 1911, and tied by Sammy Sosa, in 2002.
The more familiar names with 8 RBI are Rogers Hornsby, in 1931; Babe Herman, in 1933; Ron Santo, in 1970; and Dave Kingman, in 1978.
Previous posts in this series described the big days of Lee Walls, in 1957; Ed Bailey, in 1965; and George Mitterwald, in 1974.
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During 10 seasons in the Major Leagues,
Cubs historical sleuthing: A 1970s moment in time
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Raymond Ade
Here we have a Cubs action photo, clearly from the 1970s or 1980s. A Cubs catcher is picking up a ball near the first base dugout.
When? What play was this?
My (and your) first clue is that this was sent to me by reader Raymond Ade, who also sent me the photos of the San Diego Chicken that I posted here last month. Those photos were from July 8, 1979, so I began with the assumption that they might be from the same season.
Interestingly, no one from the team the Cubs were playing that afternoon is visible in this photo. So I sent it to Mike Bojanowski to see if he could figure out what date this was from the teams on the scoreboard. The clock reads (approximately) 3:25 p.m. There’s no score listed on the Cubs line on the board (at that time the Cubs game was listed in the middle of the board), so we’re obviously looking at the second game of a doubleheader.
Swimmers in La Jolla greet 2021 with pandemic version of the Polar Bear Plunge
A group dressed as polar bears takes part in the unofficial Polar Bear Plunge at La Jolla Shores on New Year’s Day.
(Sam Hodgson / The San Diego Union-Tribune)
Dozens of brave people from across San Diego County gathered Jan. 1 for a scaled-down pandemic version of one of their favorite traditions: celebrating the new year by splashing in cold ocean water at La Jolla Shores.
There was no giant group photo and no post-swim potluck lunch.
Dozens of brave people from across San Diego County gathered Jan. 1 for a scaled-down pandemic version of one of their favorite traditions: celebrating the new year by splashing in cold ocean water at La Jolla Shores.
There was no giant group photo and no post-swim potluck lunch.
Dozens of brave people from across the county gathered Friday for a scaled-down, pandemic version of one of their favorite traditions: celebrating the new year by splashing in cold ocean water at La Jolla Shores beach.
While many traditional elements were missing from the annual Polar Bear Plunge, the event started locally in the 1980s took place in a less formal way with smaller groups of swimmers practicing social distancing both in and out of the water.
Kristin Jensen from Bay Park said she was fine with 2021’s more low-key, freelance version.
Chief Cocke County Sheriffs Deputy Derrick Woods has been named the 2020 East Tennessee Deputy of the Year by the Tennessee Highway Safety Office(THSO).
Although his duties and responsibilities are mainly administrative, Chief Woods has gone above and beyond to improve traffic safety within Cocke County, according to Steve Dillard, East Tennessee Law Enforcement Liaison, who presented the award to Woods on December 14.
Woods is currently the East Tennessee Network Coordinator for the Tennessee Highway Safety Office.In that role, he assists deputies at traffic accidents, and also evaluates and investigates the crash to determine ways to prevent future accidents. The recipient also is involved in teaching safety programs in both the Cosby High School and Cocke County High Schoolâs Driverâs Education classes.