Cubs historical sleuthing: A moment in time for Mark Grace

Dec 10 2022 by Bleed Cubbie Blue

 
Photo by: Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images

This isn’t game action, but we can still easily find out when it was.

Getty Images says:

Mark Grace #17 of the Chicago Cubs throws the ball to third base during a May, 1990 season game.

Yep, checks out.

It’s clear even from just looking at how Grace is throwing the ball that this isn’t game action. He’s clearly lobbing the ball around the infield as players warm up between innings.

This is confirmed by the view of the auxiliary...

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