I cross the threshold for memory’s reward. Despite rain-sloshed shirt and sneakers, the worn field’s sight brings smiles. As was true when at 12 on summer’s muggy Sundays I saw
Triples have been in the news recently.
Franmil Reyes, after hitting 2 triples in 1,647 at bats with San Diego and Cleveland, hit 2 in his first 35 at bats as a Cub.
The Athletics meanwhile went 8.
A previous post looked at games in which the Cubs gave up the most runs, all unearned (7, three times), and most unearned runs, period (12, once).
Of course, the Cubs have been the beneficiaries.
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.