Today, June 15, is the 82nd birthday of Cubs Hall of Famer Billy Williams, so a big Happy Birthday! to the player who was my childhood favorite.
Today is also the anniversary of a date in 1969 when Billy, having suffered a minor injury, pinch-hit in both games of a doubleheader to keep his consecutive-game streak going.
Billy had to leave a game in Cincinnati in the ninth inning June 13, 1969 after fouling a ball off his right foot. Just to show you how things like that were treated in those days, this event happened in the sixth inning.