Cubs 365, June 1

On this day in 1942, future Cubs catcher Randy Hundley was born. He was a good ol’ boy from Martinsville, Virginia who talked with a Southern accent, and also had a fierce competitiveness. So naturally, his teammates called him Rebel.

During his stellar Cubs career he was an All-Star and Gold-Glove winner (in an era that Johnny Bench also played in the NL), and in 1968 set a record that will probably never be broken. He caught 160 games for the Cubs that year--an astonishing achievement. Unfortunately, he was never really the same after that year.

The Cubs traded him to the Twins in 1974 (for George Mitterwald), and he played one season for both the Twins and the Padres before ending his career back in Chicago right where it began. (His son Todd also later caught for the Cubs.)

After his playing career was over Randy created the first Cubs fantasy camp, a program that still runs to this day.