Popular on Rezul
- Don Barnhart Nominated for Best Comedian and Delirious Comedy Club Nominated for Best Comedy Club in Las Vegas
- Dr. Joon W. Park Publishes Groundbreaking Clinical Research on Optimizing Single Implant Placement in Healed Sites
- Positive Clinical Results with Promising Gene Therapy Treatment for Late Stage Lung Cancer; Life-Changing Developments for Cancer & Diabetes: GNPX
- Aortem, Backed by Venturseed, Transforms Mobile and Gaming Development with an Open Source Platform and Expanding Developer Tools
- Pitch Black Appoints Paul Richards as Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
- Cooking with Claudine Re-Launches in September with Fresh, Organic, and Gluten-Free Meal Delivery in the San Francisco Bay Area
- Phoenix Theory Unveils Revolutionary Perspective on Quantum Entanglement, Causality and Particle Physics
- Kuester Management Group Details Considerations When Creating HOA Rules
- Burson Home Advisors Transforms Home Selling with a Fresh, Community-Focused Approach
- Emily Roeckle, PHR, New Director Of People And Culture For Hunters Run CC
Similar on Rezul
- NeuraWorx Partners with Corundum Neuroscience to Initiate Clinical Feasibility Study, Develop Innovative Neurological Disease Treatment
- Introducing Rampz: A New Game for Backyard, Tailgate, Beach & Indoor!
- Decouvrez la Revolution du Bien-Être avec la Aloe Vera Thermo Lotion
- HP Consulting Services are More Important & Prudent than Ever
- K2 Integrity Announces Addition of Andrew Whelan to EMEA Investigations Team
- Sojazzie Home Girl Media & Podcast Presents-Creative Xpressions' The Art Of... Competition & Ball
- Golfpay Relaunches as a Golf Software Cooperative, Promises to Transform the Golf Industry
- HBO Withdraws Its Opposition To All Sports Trademark
- Redevelopment Land with Endless Potential Available at Heartland Park
- Michael Kaplan of Kaplan Morrell Workers' Compensation Attys One of Top 10 Best Workers' Compensation Lawyers in Denver, CO of 2024 by Forbes
Ernie Banks' 500th Home Run was Highlight of Eventful 1970 Cub Season
Rezul News/10522646
Anniversary of historic home run is May 12; story of home run told in new book.
CHICAGO - Rezul -- "Mr. Cub" Ernie Banks' 500th home run was the highlight of the very eventful 1970 Chicago Cubs baseball season, says William S. Bike, author of the new book The Forgotten 1970 Chicago Cubs: Go and Glow, recently published by The History Press.
"It's hard to pick a number one moment from a season that saw the Cubs put five players on the field who would go on to make the Hall of Fame and the closest pennant race featuring the Cubs in the last 80 years, but the one that Cub fans remember—even if they weren't born yet—is Mr. Cub's 500th homer," Bike said.
When he hit his 500th homer on May 12, 1970, Ernie Banks became only the ninth player in baseball history to join the elite club of baseball's best bashers—"a sure ticket to the Hall of Fame, not that there was any doubt that Ernie would make it," Bike said.
In 2021, the "500 homer club" now has 27 members.
"The Cubs added the 'basket' surrounding the outfield walls in 1970, so Cub fans were worried about Ernie's 500th being a 'cheapie,'" Bike noted. "But that didn't happen. Banks hit a line shot into the left field bleachers that was hit so hard that nobody could handle it and it ricocheted back onto the field. Atlanta Brave outfielder Rico Carty retrieved it and gave it to Cub Willie Smith, who presented Ernie with the souvenir ball immediately."
More on Rezul News
Banks nearly tallied his 500th two days before in front of a huge Mother's Day Wrigley Field crowd against the Big Red Machine Cincinnati Reds—in a unique way.
"Reds pitcher Wayne Simpson good-naturedly vowed that Ernie wouldn't hit his 500th that day, but he nearly did," Bike explained. "Ernie took Simpson deep for a triple that bounced around the iconic Wrigley Field vines. As he steamed into third, Ernie thought about continuing on to home. Had he done so, his 500th would have been that rarest of rarities in baseball—an inside the park home run."
The Forgotten 1970 Chicago Cubs: Go and Glow, published by The History Press/Arcadia Publishing of Charleston, SC, can be obtained at https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467149082 and on book purchase websites and in bookstores. Bike is available for broadcast, internet, and print interviews. Email anbcommunications@yahoo.com or call (773) 229-0024.
"It's hard to pick a number one moment from a season that saw the Cubs put five players on the field who would go on to make the Hall of Fame and the closest pennant race featuring the Cubs in the last 80 years, but the one that Cub fans remember—even if they weren't born yet—is Mr. Cub's 500th homer," Bike said.
When he hit his 500th homer on May 12, 1970, Ernie Banks became only the ninth player in baseball history to join the elite club of baseball's best bashers—"a sure ticket to the Hall of Fame, not that there was any doubt that Ernie would make it," Bike said.
In 2021, the "500 homer club" now has 27 members.
"The Cubs added the 'basket' surrounding the outfield walls in 1970, so Cub fans were worried about Ernie's 500th being a 'cheapie,'" Bike noted. "But that didn't happen. Banks hit a line shot into the left field bleachers that was hit so hard that nobody could handle it and it ricocheted back onto the field. Atlanta Brave outfielder Rico Carty retrieved it and gave it to Cub Willie Smith, who presented Ernie with the souvenir ball immediately."
More on Rezul News
- NEMTAC Announces New Board of Directors Officers for 2024-2025
- Dehy Mills Welcomes Two New Board Members to Support Future Growth
- The Mogharebi Group Arranges Record $56 Million Sale of Bakersfield Multifamily Community
- Unique 4-Unit Multifamily Property Sold in Encinitas by Apartment Realty Group
- Prometheus Electric Launches Updated Homepage to Showcase the Full Range of Its Offerings
Banks nearly tallied his 500th two days before in front of a huge Mother's Day Wrigley Field crowd against the Big Red Machine Cincinnati Reds—in a unique way.
"Reds pitcher Wayne Simpson good-naturedly vowed that Ernie wouldn't hit his 500th that day, but he nearly did," Bike explained. "Ernie took Simpson deep for a triple that bounced around the iconic Wrigley Field vines. As he steamed into third, Ernie thought about continuing on to home. Had he done so, his 500th would have been that rarest of rarities in baseball—an inside the park home run."
The Forgotten 1970 Chicago Cubs: Go and Glow, published by The History Press/Arcadia Publishing of Charleston, SC, can be obtained at https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/Products/9781467149082 and on book purchase websites and in bookstores. Bike is available for broadcast, internet, and print interviews. Email anbcommunications@yahoo.com or call (773) 229-0024.
Source: Central Park Communications
0 Comments
Latest on Rezul News
- St George Realtor Gets it Done. Amy Hansen
- GoGo Roofing Introduces Expanded Services: Now Offering Roofing Solutions in New Georgia Communities
- Atlas Elite Entertainment Releases New Single "Forever"
- "Monotheism and Devils" is the theologically dedicated sequel of "Prince of Eurasia" of the Islamic cleric and executive producer Prince Oak Oakleyski
- Vantiva Wins CSI Award for "Best Sustainability Project or Initiative" for Eco-Friendly V7c Android TV Set Top Box
- Roofer Urges Homeowners to Install New Roofs Before Winter for Optimal Protection and Energy Savings
- Inframark Announces New Chief Financial Officer
- Escajeda Holdings Highlighted in Forbes, Fortune, and Entrepreneur Magazines
- Hayloft Big Creek Now Pre-Leasing
- Green Office Partner Ranked #1 on Crain's 2024 List of Best Places to Work in Chicago
- Home for sale in Zimmerman, MN
- Cawley Commercial Real Estate Helps Facilitate the Sale of Sunset Bay Marina
- JRK Property Holdings Acquires Apartment Communities in San Francisco and Minneapolis
- Diversified Industrial Acquisition Agreement, Plus Major Contract Award for Large Fleet Trucking Provider: MingZhu Logistics: Stock Symbol: YGMZ
- Parking Management Services of America Reports Year-Over-Year Growth and Raises 2025 Sales Guidance
- Haverhill Estates Marks Pulte Homes' Latest Georgia Expansion
- Messageware Z-Day Guard v1.5 Expands MDR Security to Azure, Exchange, and Windows Servers
- Garden City Realty announces Douglas Morris and Brecken Fox are Top Agents of the Month
- The Ripple Effect Arts, has launched its latest product, Organic Wild Yam Cream, capitalizing on the company's recent viral success on TikTok
- Prince of Eurasia: Monotheism and Devils — the ultrarare Eurasian theological documentary of executive producer Prince Oak Oakleyski