St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Willie McGee hit for the cycle with a career-high six RBI in an extra-inning thriller against the eternal rival Chicago Cubs on June 23, 1984.
Yet not a single soul has ever referred to that contest as “The McGee Game.” Not the 38,079 eyewitnesses at Wrigley Field that sunny Saturday afternoon. Not the millions watching at home on NBC’s Game of the Week broadcast or listening to Harry Caray’s breathless play-byplay of the instant classic on WGN Radio.
