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Bleed Cubbie Blue · Jan 18, 2022

Cubs historical sleuthing: Bill Buckner and Tim Raines edition

Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty ImagesGetty Images says (again, typo fixed):

Tim Raines #30 of the Montreal Expos beats the throw over to Bill Buckner #22 of the Chicago Cubs during a Major League Baseball game circa 1983 at Wrigley field in Chicago, Illinois. Buckner played for the Cubs from 1977-84.

Well, 1983 could be right. But so could 1982, or even 1981, though I leaned toward ‘82 or ‘83 because this photo on Getty’s website was in a group of photos that included some of Al Oliver in an Expos uniform, and Oliver played for Montreal in only ‘82 and ‘83.

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