Cubs as spoiler in pennant races, Part 2 By JohnW53 on Jun 12, 2021, 5:13am CDT +
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Pirates won by 1.5 games over Cardinals
The Cubs were just 65-92 and wallowing in last place in the East Division, 19 games behind co-leaders Pittsburgh and St. Louis (both 84-73), when they hosted the Cardinals in the middle game of a weekend series on Saturday, Sept. 28.
Cubs starter Rick Reuschel was yanked in the fourth inning after issuing back-to-back 2-out walks. Dave LaRoche walked the first batter he faced, then served up a 2-run double and a 1-run single.
But LaRoche shut out the Cardinals over the next 4.1 innings, while the Cubs got a solo homer from Billy Williams in the fourth, a go-ahead bases-loaded triple from Bill Madlock in the sixth and 4 more runs in the seventh on 2 singles, 3 errors, a wild pitch and a sacrifice fly.
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From 0 to 99, Red Sox players have filled out jerseys with 90 different numbers over the years.
You want a fun exercise? Pick the best player to wear every number in the club’s illustrious history.
That’s what MLB.com has done below.
0: Brandon Phillips
The only player in Red Sox history to wear No. 0, veteran infielder Phillips had a short run in Boston (one month) at the end of the 2018 season, but he contributed with a memorable two-run homer that fueled an epic 9-8 win in Atlanta. Boston had trailed by six runs in the eighth inning.
1: Bobby Doerr