1952 BOWMAN EDDIE WAITKUS (THE NATURAL)
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IN 1948 THE CUBS FINISHED 27 GAMES OUT OF FIRST PLACE , NO FAULT OF EDDIE HE WAS ALL STAR THAT YEAR ,HE WAS TRADED TO THE PHILLIES AT THE END OF THE SEASON , ON JUNE 14 1949 , HE RETURNED TO WRIGLY FIELD , HIS TEAM WON 9-2 , LATER THAT EVENING EDDIE WAS INVITED TO ANNE BURNS (I THINK THAT WAS HER NAME ) SHE SHOT HIM THE CHEST , SHE WAS SENTENCED TO THREE YEARS IN PYCH HOSPITAL, EDDIE RETURN TO BASEBALL IN 1950 , NEVER THE SAME PLAYER HE WAS , HE PLAYED SIX MORE YEARS, HE DIED IN 1972 , AT 53 ,