Nick Madrigal drew a walk as the first batter in Friday night's game at San Francisco.
With 1 out and a 3-ball count on Seiya Suzuki, Madrigal tried to steal.
The catcher threw down to second,.
Through April 28, the Cubs have used 2,175 players during their 147 seasons in the National League.
Nearly one quarter, 531, played no more than 10 games.
There were 13 additions to that list.
A previous post told the story of Bernie Friberg, who rarely played first base during 6 season as a Cub, yet in 1925 made the first 2 outs of a triple play moments after taking over at first for.
A fitting topic for this, the 1,000th post I have published, at least 1 each day, since Jan. 1, 2020.
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"The Kid Who Batted 1.000" is a novel, published in 1951, about a Major League.
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