It could be the goat. More likely it was the team constantly trading away good Black players not named Ernie Banks because they got some letters from their season ticket holders (PROTIP: call their bluff on things like that).https://twitter.com/baseball_ref/status/1313487946532761609 …
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Was that an ongoing thing? I confess I haven't closely read the history of black players in Chicago baseball.
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Yeah. I mentioned it in my Lou Brock obit a few weeks ago. Buck O'Neil was furious.https://www.bleedcubbieblue.com/2020/9/7/21425506/lou-brock-trade-cubs-cardinals-racism …
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Replying to @NathanWurtzel @RobGeorge
They didn't turn the ship around until they kept Billy Williams & traded for Fergie Jenkins.
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