From time to time, Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray would head to the bleachers to broadcast a game.

Here’s one of those games. There’s more to the photo than you can see at the top of this post and therein lie the clues:

Since we have a lot of the scoreboard visible, it’s possible to narrow this down to a specific pitch.

You’ll note that No. 31 is starting for the Cubs. That number, of course, is now retired for Fergie Jenkins and Greg Maddux, both Hall of Famers who wore it. But until that number retirement on May 3, 2009, it was issued to quite a number of other players, mostly pitchers.

With Leon Durham batting, this has to be 1984, 1985 or early 1986, after Jenkins left the team following the 1983 season and before Maddux made his MLB debut in late 1986.

The pitcher who wore No. 31 i

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