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Old 03-18-2021, 10:30 AM
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Originally Posted by sayhey24 View Post
I was stunned that in the bottom of the ninth, with two outs and runners on first and second, the Cubs let pitcher Larry Jackson hit! The winning run was on second base and you send your tired pitcher to the plate. And then amazingly, he walked to load the bases!
So great to see starting pitchers go so deep into the game, but that at bat sure was strange.

Greg
Greg,
That's a pretty astute observation.
Not only is pitcher Larry Jackson batting, but he is only a .128 hitter in 1965. Ouch!
Did you also note that both Larry Jackson and Jim Maloney wore uniform #46?
Weird...

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