Just hearing this news. Lindy McDaniel, former Cubs pitcher, passed away on November 14th. Here is his obituary in the New York Times, with the completely unneccary slam: Ace Reliever for Mediocre Teams. He passed away of the coronavirus. Sad to hear it. If you ordered the latest version of EveryCubEver, this news came too late to update his bio.
~Lindy McDaniel 1935--2020 (Cubs
1962-1965)
The Cubs picked up Lindy McDaniel from the Cardinals in 1962, and he had a few very good years for the team, despite the fact that the Cubs were awful while he was there. In 1963 he even led the league in saves. That same year he might have had his best day in baseball. On June 6, 1963, he came in to save the game. The bases were loaded in the 10th inning of a tied game, and there was one out. McDaniel promptly picked Willie Mays off second base for the second out. Then he retired Ed Bailey for the third. Then, in the bottom of the tenth inning he came up to bat, and promptly hit a homer to win the game. That game obviously made an impression on the Giants, because they traded for McDaniel just a few years later. In return the Cubs got two prospects that became key members of their late 60s contenders: catcher Randy Hundley and pitcher Bill Hands.
