Barry Foote Stats & Facts
Barry Foote Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 75 Weight: 205 Born: Saturday, February 16, 1952 in Smithfield, NC USA Died: in , Debut: 9/14/1973 Last Game: 8/8/1982 Full Name: Barry Clifton Foote
Barry Foote drives in 8 and hits a walkoff grandslam in wild 16-12 Cubs win
On April 22, 1980, Barry Foote hits a grand slam with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Chicago Cubs a dramatic 16-12 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The Cubsā catcher finishes the game with eight RBIs.
In theĀ June draftā theĀ PadresĀ select high school catcherĀ Mike IvieĀ as the number-one pick and sign him in 3 days to a $100ā000 contract
1970Ā ā In theĀ June draftā theĀ PadresĀ select high school catcherĀ Mike IvieĀ as the number-one pick and sign him in 3 days to a $100ā000 contract. Heāll play in the major leagues 11 years but catch only 9 games in the Bigs because of a phobia about throwing the ball back to the pitcher. Choosing nextā theĀ IndiansĀ takeĀ StanfordĀ PĀ Steve Dunningā who will debut in the majors in 10 days. Heās just the second player drafted who will skip the minors. CatchersĀ Barry FooteĀ (Expos) andĀ Darrell PorterĀ (Brewers) go next.
