On This Date in Baseball: May 3

I posted the first one last year, but since it's so significant to the history of the game, it warranted a repeat posting.

1936 - Joe DiMaggio made his major league debut for the New York Yankees and had three hits in a 14 - 5 victory over the St. Louis Browns.

1980 -Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants hit his 521th and final career home run. His shot tied him with Ted Williams on the all-time list. McCovey will enter the Hall of Fame in 1986.

1986 - Chicago Cubs third baseman, Ron Cey, hit his 300th and 301st career home runs and Chicago scores four times in the top of the ninth inning to beat the Giants 6 - 5.

The baby bears may have won that game due to "The Penguin's" two home runs, but they still managed to continue their eternal suckitude. With a record of 70-90, they finished 5th in NL East. Once again they languished in mediocrity behind the Cardinals and missed the postseason.

I wonder if Cubs fans looked like this in 1986 too. Boy, I sure hope so.