And threw 2 no-hitters for the Cubs
by sprack (2024-04-16 13:27:32)
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The one vs the Braves, where as the article says is that last no-hitter to date with no strikeouts, was ended by a great catch by Billy Williams on a long fly ball by (I think) Hank Aaron, that looked like it was leaving the yard.

I was at the first one with grandpa. It must have been
by rick  (2024-04-16 17:16:26)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Senior Citizen Day.
20,000 tickets for sale on day of game--a Brickhouse line...
by Scoop80  (2024-04-16 17:43:14)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

on every broadcast then.

I bet no one knows who the last member of the '69 Cubs was to wear a MLB uniform was. It was fairly recent.
Oh! Oh! I know this one!
by sprack  (2024-04-16 18:07:05)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

No, it was not Randy Bobb, it was The Vulture, Phil Regan, who was still coaching on the Mets staff up until a few years ago.
Correct--he was their interim pitching coach in '19...
by Scoop80  (2024-04-16 20:23:37)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

They had fired their pitching coach in about May that year. IIRC, he was 82 yo. I recall seeing him make a few mound visits during a Met game here.
I recall them both...
by Scoop80  (2024-04-16 15:59:32)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

IIRC, I saw the end of the first 1 w/ Cub fan cousins at Grand Beach. One can argue that their epic fold started w/ Jenkins losing to Braves next day. That loss started a 2-7 slide that was briefly righted by a 5 game win streak followed by a 1-11 stretch in which Mets passed them for good.