Glenn Beckert Stats & Facts
Glenn Beckert Positions: Bats: R Throws: R Height: 73 Weight: 190 Born: Saturday, October 12, 1940 in Pittsburgh, PA USA Died: in , Debut: 4/12/1965 Last Game: 4/27/1975 Full Name: Glenn Alfred Beckert
The Cubs trade Glenn Beckert and minor league prospect Bobby Fenwick to the Padres for Jerry Morales
The Cubs trade second baseman Glenn Beckert and minor league prospect Bobby Fenwick to the Padres for outfielder Jerry Morales. The deal will prove to be beneficial to Chicago when their new fly chaser spends four productive years in his first tenure with the club, including an All-Star selection in 1977, and their former infielder playing in only 73 games before being released by San Diego during the first month of the 1975 season.
Tony LaRussa walks off
On April 6, 1973 at Wrigley Field on opening day Tony Larussa appeared in his only one game for the Chicago Cubs. He was used as a pinch runner for Ron Santo in the ninth inning after a Glenn Beckett walk, Mike Marshall will enter the game and walk 2 of next 4 batters theā¦
Glen Beckert strands 12 men on base to set a new major league mark
Glen Beckert goes 0-for-6 in the Cubsā 18-5 victory over the Mets at Wrigley Field, leaving 12 men on base to set a new major league mark. The Chicago second baseman leaves the bases loaded in the first and seventh, strands two runners twice when he bats two times in the teamās seven-run third, and fails to plate other teammates in the fifth and seventh, the first of his two plate appearances in the frame.
Orlando CepedaĀ of theĀ Braves blasts three consecutive homers and collects seven RBIs
Johnny BenchĀ of theĀ RedsĀ andĀ Orlando CepedaĀ of theĀ BravesĀ each collect three consecutive homers and seven RBIs during respective games with theĀ CardinalsĀ andĀ Cubs. Bench hits all three offĀ Steve CarltonĀ and adds a single in the Redsā 12 ā 5 win over the Cards. Bench now has 33 homers and 95 RBIs to lead the majors. Cepeda collects his seven RBIs in the Bravesā 8 ā 3 win over the Cubs in game 1. His first two are solo shots, and the third follows an intentional walk toĀ Hank AaronĀ to load the bases. His last RBI comes on a single in the 9th. In the nitecap of the twinbill, Cepeda has three hits but the Cubs win, 7 ā 6.Ā Glenn Beckert, 2 for 3 in the opener, raps five straight hits in game two to lead Chicago.
