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Cubs historical sleuthing: Joe Pepitone edition

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Joe Pepitone #8 of the Chicago Cubs in action against the St Louis Cardinals during an Major League Baseball game circa 1970 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois. Pepitone played for the Cubs from 1970-73.

Apart from the information about Pepitone and the Cubs, this is almost completely wrong.

First, that’s clearly Doug Rader running to first base. Rader, a Northbrook native who went to Glenbrook North High School, played in MLB from 1967-77, all but the last two of those years with the Astros.