These aren’t Cubs players, but since you’re definitely looking at Wrigley Field, there’s a story to be told here.
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A happy man is Casey Stengel, New York Mets’ Manager, after his team defeated the Cubs here to break the Mets’ 17 game losing streak. Mets’ Jim Hickman, (R), joins Casey in giving the victory sign. Hickman scored the winning run in the 9th inning.
Jim Hickman, of course, was to become a Cub later and played on the North Side from 1968-73.
The first thing you might wonder is: If the Mets have just defeated the Cubs to end a long losing streak, why are so many folks still sitting in the bleachers?