After hitting his 600th career home run, Ron Santo was traded from the Cubs to Minnesota for a middle reliever, but he hasn't let that effect his pursuit of history. With just 2 games left in the season Santo went 2-4 with 1 home run for his 618th career home run, to tie Ted Williams for the all-time home run lead.
With just one game left in the season it will be interesting to watch if Santo can break the record tomorrow, or will come back for one more season. Earlier rumors indicated that Santo was planning on retiring following the season, but will he have second thoughts if he remains tied with Williams? Stay tuned to find out.
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Man I was so bummed about seeing this. I don't know how the Cubs or anyone else someone this close to history. I imagine their fans would have just gone nuts to see someone play their entire career for a team, and then ship them out. Of course an aging Santo can't quite cut it over at 3B, as you can see by his primary position switch to first base. Maybe the Cubs had a great 1B? Nope. Wayne Garrett - .244/.339/.336.
As a side note one thing I'd really love to see is emails when records are broken. They aren't milestones, so unless you pay close attention that you've got a new home run king it is hard to know.