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Cubs historical video: The 1969 season

Here’s another great video from our friends at Flagstaff Films:

This one obviously doesn’t require any date sleuthing because, well, the date’s right there in the tweet.

But now that you know the date, here are the details of exactly what you’re seeing in this excellent video of the game August 16, 1969.

The first batter you see (No. 25) facing Fergie Jenkins is Bobby Bonds. Jenkins strikes him out. That happened in the bottom of the seventh. Jenkins also struck out Bonds in the bottom of the sixth, but the film clearly shows the Cubs leaving the field, so that Bonds K ended the inning.