Billy Williams was my hero as a kid. His 1970 and 1972 seasons were spectacular. He finished second in MVP voting to Johnny Bench both years - and in '72 he out hit Bench by 60 points!
I'll never forget that 69 season, I was 11 . I swear it seemed liked the cubs won every day at home that summer. I get goose bumps when watching film from that year.
I was 10 in 1970. Would watch the afternoon games on WGN. No lights at Wrigley then. I’d have my cubs baseball cards laid out by position. 50 years later I can still recall the starting lineup. “Hey Hey!”
I was 10 in 1970 and I loved coming home from school to watch this great team play. I still have my Ernie Banks autographed little league bat! Such great names from those days - on other teams too like Tom Siever, Bob Gibson, Willie Stargel, Billy Williams, Ernie Banks, Rollie Fingers. I had all their cards too! Hey Hey Holy Mackerel!!!❤
Even though they weren't with the Cubs during their pennant run the prior year, 1970 should be noted for the arrival of Johnny Callison, Milt Pappas, and Joe Pepitone.
21:26 wtf is a confederate flag doing in wrigley field chicago? maybe the cubs were playing above their talent in 1969, sept. was one of the worst collapses in mlb history, they were a solid 2nd place team in the east for the next 3 years.
Billy Williams was my hero as a kid. His 1970 and 1972 seasons were spectacular. He finished second in MVP voting to Johnny Bench both years - and in '72 he out hit Bench by 60 points!
That game on September 7 1969 when Willie Stargell left the ballpark with that home run that landed on the street I thought it was over right there
I'll never forget that 69 season, I was 11 . I swear it seemed liked the cubs won every day at home that summer. I get goose bumps when watching film from that year.
I was 10 in 1970. Would watch the afternoon games on WGN. No lights at Wrigley then. I’d have my cubs baseball cards laid out by position. 50 years later I can still recall the starting lineup. “Hey Hey!”
I was 10 in 1970 and I loved coming home from school to watch this great team play. I still have my Ernie Banks autographed little league bat! Such great names from those days - on other teams too like Tom Siever, Bob Gibson, Willie Stargel, Billy Williams, Ernie Banks, Rollie Fingers. I had all their cards too! Hey Hey Holy Mackerel!!!❤
I remember this show I watched it on WGN at the time nice touch BJ Thomas and Raindrops at the beginning
Love the cubs this was a depressing time I was a kid in school watched 👀 all these games
Even though they weren't with the Cubs during their pennant run the prior year, 1970 should be noted for the arrival of Johnny Callison, Milt Pappas, and Joe Pepitone.
Total class Ladies & Gentlemen…..⚾️🐻
I was at Opening Day 1969 the place went crazy
Ernie banks. Coolest swing in baseball. Made it look effortless.
Ken Holtzman's no-hiiter against Atlanta. . . . 50 years ago today 8/19/2019
he was 23 years old.
I was there. My first big league game and I was 8 years old!
Amazing fact on the Holtzman no-hitter... he had ZERO strikeouts that game!
I’m sure Hundley wished for replay.
The most storied 2 nd place team in all of sports
Great video we get to see Forbes Field,Crosley field and Connie mack stadium .
They were all in their next to last seasons
Nice video 🌟
THEY GOT TIRED They had TO play Home Day games after flying in after night games in other cities
Starts13 mins in
The lighting at old ballparks Crosley Field and Forbes Field was horrible
4:29... ⚾
21:26 wtf is a confederate flag doing in wrigley field chicago? maybe the cubs were playing above their talent in 1969, sept. was one of the worst collapses in mlb history, they were a solid 2nd place team in the east for the next 3 years.
Different world back then, it was in support of Randy 'Rebel' Hundley who was from Virginia.
Cliff Bowman Yeh ‘Randy Rebel’ the devout Christian..
Better “cancel” Randy Hundley right? He’s still alive so maybe you can rustle up a mob and surround his house.
@@swami1 😄 hahaha
@@swami1 ….Ha!! Ha!! A team full of racists. Maybe the Cubs should pay reparation’s for not having enough African Americans on the team.