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Chicago's alligator catcher throws out 1st pitch

Frank Robb, who became an overnight celebrity in Chicago when he caught the elusive alligator roaming Humboldt Park lagoon, threw out the first pitch at Wrigley Field Tuesday night and got a huge hand from the crowd.

Robb, with all his fingers intact, threw a perfect strike.

The Cubs said when they heard Robb was planning to go to the game against the Cincinnati Reds, they asked him to do first-pitch honors.

Much earlier in the day, Robb had caught "Chance the Snapper," the rogue alligator that had captured the imagination of the city for the last week.