Glenn Beckert Forum

Glenn Beckert is the first Cubs second baseman I ever remember. He started at the first baseball game I ever went to. And he was a fine player who almost NEVER struck out. I must share this. Here are his plate appearances (not merely at bats, mind you) and strikeout numbers for his nine years in Chicago:

1965: 653, 52; 1966: 693, 36; 1967: 636, 25; 1968: 685, 20; 1969: 582, 24; 1970: 632, 22; 1971: 570, 24; 1972: 510, 17 (hit .342); 1973: 410, 15. 

243 strikeouts in 5572 plate appearances for Chicago in 1247 games. In other words, he struck out about one time every five games. 

He was a career .283 hitter. 

For contrast, and I love him, Kris Bryant struck out 154 times in 699 plate appearances over 155 games in his MVP season. One K per game. He is a career .284 hitter.

Just sayin'.

Rest in peace, Mr. Beckert.

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without knowing this, i added beckert 1969 to my collection tonight. 

i believe he was playing second base for my first game, but my earliest memory of beckert is of his 1974 topps card padres/washington, but still in his cub uniform.