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How often have Cubs scored a run on a balk? By JohnW53 on May 2, 2021, 6:44am CDT 4
A second out left runners on the corner.
Then, as Wilson began to throw his first pitch to Jason Heyward, he lost his footing, stumbled, held onto the ball. He was called for a balk, allowing the runner from third to score.
It might surprise you to learn that was no less than the
85th time in the Modern Era that the Cubs have scored on a balk.
According to my research, Wilson s balk was the
595th by a pitcher facing the Cubs since 1901, so the 85 that gave the Cubs a run are
Cubs historical sleuthing: New York Mets edition
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With the Cubs not doing much these days, I thought I’d revive the sleuthing series as we plow through this offseason.
Here’s what Getty Images says about this photo:
Jim Fregosi #2 of the New York Mets gets caught in a run down against the Chicago Cubs during a Major League Baseball game circa 1972 at Shea Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City. Fregosi played for the Mets from 1972-73. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
All right, we’ve narrowed it down to two years, the years Fregosi played for the Mets.
Cubs historical sleuthing: Leo Durocher edition
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Leo Durocher made a career out of arguing with umpires. Per baseball-reference, he was ejected 100 times during his managing career, third-most among all managers. (Bobby Cox and John McGraw lead the list.)
Now, what we are looking at here is not necessarily an ejection, but after going through a number of possibilities, that’s where I looked, and found the answer.
First, though, let’s establish a couple of other things and for that, I’ll show you the entire photo:
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