The man who might have succeeded Mr. Cub at first base.
Roe Skidmore didn't need 3,000 hits to grab a share of baseball immortality. All he needed was one.Although his pinch hit for the Chicago Cubs on Sept. 17, 1970 turned out to be his only major league hit, it was far from his only professional baseball hit. During a pro career that lasted from 1966 to 1975, he collected 1,078 hits.
Young Roe played third base for Decatur Eisenhower high school and was an all-tournament selection when his team took the Illinois High School Association state crown in 1962, edging out Lyons of LaGrange 3-2. Skidmore pinch ran for Banks and had two at-bats playing for the Cubs in an exhibition game to benefit boys baseball against the White Sox at Comiskey Park on Aug. 18, 1969.
While Skidmore toiled in Tacoma, the Cubs spelled Banks at first with Jim Hickman and Willie Smith and then acquired Joe Pepitone. It was a joyous moment for Skidmore's parents. His dad was getting some shoes for a customer when he happened to hear his son's name announced on WGN radio.Skidmore said he still talks with Reuss, who also gave up the first major league hit to Dave Winfield in 1973."I tease him and I say, 'You made me famous.'"
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