So I did some checking and I’m pretty certain Mel Queen was the only left handed bat on the bench. Grizzled righty John Farrell was on the mound on his way to a really strong season and I guess Bristol wanted a veteran lefty batter to face him. Their other lefty reserve was Floyd Robinson who was sent to the minors a month prior.
Also back to Chico Ruiz, wiki says that he is the only man to ever pinch hit for Johnny Bench. So that makes the piece a notch cooler.
Congrats again on your find!
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