May 24 in San Diego Padres History: Banks slams the Cub’s to a win as Kessingers streak of 41 games on base ends (1969)

On May 24, 1969 — At San Diego Stadium For the first time since the start of the season, a span of forty-one games, Don Kessinger does not reach base. The Cubs Gold Glove shortstop grounds out four times and hits into a fly-ball double play that caught everyone off guard in his last at-bat. It shoul

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