- Gladding led the NL in Saves in 1969, the first season they were recognized as an official stat. He also has the lowest non-zero batting average in MLB history: .016.
- I remember Reuschel from the late-1980s Giants, but here he is as a Cub.
- Fingers sporting #34, in honor of Charles Barkley.
- A Marlboro billboard at the ballpark. Kind of surprised I was able to get this one.
- Not a Barry B. fan, but he was too good a player to pass up at such a low price.
I'm not sure if I knew that '69 was the first year that saves became official. It seems kind of late though.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know the 1969 thing either. I would have thought it was earlier. Cool piece of trivia. By the way... that's a cool photo of Rollie. Reuschel too.
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