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Hundley came to the Cubs in one of the greatest trades (for the Cubs) in history. Along with Hundley, they received future 20-game winner Bill Hands . Hundley ended up becoming the best Cubs catcher since Gabby Hartnett . Besides being a consistently decent hitter, Hundley was one of the best fielding catchers in the late 60's. He also was a workhorse, setting a record in 1968 with 160 games behind the plate (147 complete). He also became the first player to catch 150 games for three consecutive years (1967-1969). When he won the Gold Glove in 1967 , he committed just four errors for a NL record. When the Cubs made their unsuccessful run for the title in 1969 , Hundley's fielding and 18 Home Run s were key contributions, but he was thoroughly worn out by season's end. After a few more years, his hard work began to wear on him, and he badly injured his knee in 1971 . He was never the same after that and drifted to the Twins, Padres, and then finally back to the Cubs where he ended his career on September 25 , 1977 . Hundley was one of the few catchers to steal home, doing it on May 19 , 1966 against Gary Kroll of the Houston Astros after Tripling off Dick Farrell . He also Hit For The Cycle on August 11 of that year in a 9-8, 11-inning win, also against the Astros. That year, Hundley also picked up his career-high in home runs (19). In 14 seasons, Hundley accumulated 82 home runs, 381 RBIs , and a .236 Batting Average in 1061 Games Played . Hundley had 12 career Stolen Base s. He picked up 813 career Hits in 3442 at bats. On April 7 2006, Randy offended many Cubs fans during a Cubs radio broadcast by referring to Pat Hughes ' dogs as "looking Gay " |
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