Written by Bruce Weirauch,
July 8, 1969 At Shea Stadium in New York, Don Young is roundly criticized by Chicago Cubs’ teammate Ron Santo for his two misplays in center field that help the NY Mets score three ninth-inning runs, resulting in a 4-3 walk-off victory and cutting Chicago’s division lead to four games over the surging New York team. The emotional third baseman will apologize for his remarks tomorrow but will be soundly booed by the hometown fans in his first game back at Wrigley Field.
