Time to go and add former All-Star catcher for the Chicago Cubs
Randy Hundly to my "forever-running" thread of Nicknames of the 1970's,
with him nom-de-plume "Rebel":
Hundley, father
of future catcher Todd of the New York Mets, was a solid catcher over a
four-year stretch between 1966 and 1969 for the Cubs, picking up a Gold
Glove, getting some MVP attention, and making two All-Star teams.
In 1968 he set a standard of catching 160 games (147 complete), an incredible fear considering the wear and tear on the legs.
Over
the 1969 season, though heartbreaking at its end, Hundley contributed
just as well as his Hall of Fame teammates, giving the Cubs 18 homers
with 64 runs batted in, scoring 67 while drawing 61 waLKS.
By
the time he retired after the 1977 season, he finished with a .236
lifetime average, with 82 homers and 381 RBIs in 1061 games and 3801
at-bats spread out over 14 years.
