David Ross Makes More Playoff History Tuesday Night

The Chicago Cubs have been making all sorts of history already in the postseason, and David Ross added another entry to the list of incredible accomplishments on Tuesday night.

In the third inning of the Cubs’ game against the San Francisco Giants, Ross launched a Matt Moore pitch over the left field wall at AT&T Park to tie the contest at 1-1, and in the process he cemented his place in the Cubs’ team record book.

According to the Play Index at Baseball Reference, Ross is now the oldest Cubs player to ever hit a home run in a postseason game. The former record holder was outfielder Moises Alou, who hit a long ball in Game 7 of the 2003 NLCS when he was 37 years and 104 days old.

When Ross hit his home run, his age stood at 39 years and 206 days old, according to Baseball Reference, allowing him to beat Alou by two years.

Unfortunately for Ross, he is not the oldest player to ever hit a playoff home run in big league history. That honor goes to former player Julio Franco, who was 43 years old when he hit an NLCS home run as a member of the Atlanta Braves during the 2001 postseason.

Ross did accomplish another remarkable feat earlier in the postseason, as he became the first big league catcher to pick off a runner and catch a runner stealing in the same game since the 1935 World Series.

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