If the Cubs had understood what they had in Lou Brock, rather than trying to make him something he wasn’t, I’d be writing this tribute to the Hall of Famer after his passing away Sunday at the age of 81 as one of the greatest Cubs of his time.
Brock came to the Cubs in the late 1950s along with several other Black players — Billy Williams and George Altman were probably the most notable, after Ernie Banks had paved the way for Black players to join the Cubs organization in 1953.