First, credit where it’s due. Here’s where I found this photo:
Baseball legends Ernie Banks & Mickey Mantle pose before an exhibition game at Yankee Stadium! (1958) #MLB #Cubs #Yankees #History pic.twitter.com/qnlSAuDfgh
— Baseball by BSmile (@BSmile) November 4, 2023
Well. That’s definitely Ernie Banks and that’s definitely Mickey Mantle, and so I began searching for exhibition games the Cubs played in Yankee Stadium in 1958.
None. Nor in 1957, 1959, 1960... not one.
So, when?