Written by Bruce Weirauch, May 28, 1960 The Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers go 14 innings before the Cubs get the walk-off victory. Sandy Koufax of the Dodgers pitches 13 innings, leaving in the 14th inning after walking the first 2 batters of the inning. In those 13 innings, Koufax...
Written by Bruce Weirauch, May 28, 1970 A high scoring back and forth game between the Pittsburg Pirates and the Chicago Cubs. With the Pirates leading 6-4, Jim Hickman drives in Billy Williams with a 2-run home run to tie the game. The Pirates score in the 8th inning for a 7-6 lead...
Written by Bruce Weirauch, May 28, 1969 Randy “The Rebel” Hundley celebrates the birth of his son, which happened on the 28th when Hundley hit a 3rd inning grand slam to cap a 7-run Chicago Cubs inning to help the North Siders defeat the San Francisco Giants 9-8 at Candelstick...
Andre Nolan Dawson (born July 10, 1954), nicknamed “The Hawk” and “Awesome Dawson”, is an American former Major League Baseball player and inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame. During a 21-year baseball career, he played for four...
Written by Bruce Weirauch Don Zimmer down but not out. May 27th 1984, The Brawl at the Friendly Confines. Soto, the Cincinnati’s Reds starting pitcher, is ejected from the game when he shoves Steve Rippley, the third base umpire who called the Cubs Ron Cey’s foul ball down the...
