May 7 in Dodgers History: Willie Davis gets last laugh with a game winning homerun after being hackled by Cubs Fans (1969)

On May 7, 1969, Willie Davis, furious with the Wrigley Field Bleacher Bums because of their continual verbal abuse of him, tells his Dodgers teammates that he wants to hit a home run in the middle of the group, which he does in the sixth inning to tie the score. The LA center fielder exacts a bit mo

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