Cubs historical sleuthing: Mid 1980s edition
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Instead, we see a frozen moment from Cubs history.
What do we know about this moment?
Fortunately, the photo includes a shot of the mini-scoreboard on the facade of the left-field upper deck. The Cubs are leading the Phillies 4-2 and are batting in the bottom of the fourth inning, with two out and No. 34 at bat.
Given the uniforms the team is wearing, this can be only one player at the plate Steve Trout.
Trout started nine games against the Phillies at Wrigley Field in his tenure with the Cubs. We can, however, immediately eliminate five of them because either the Cubs didn’t score at least four runs in those five, or the Phillies didn’t score at least two, or both.