Mark Grace was a Cub for 13 seasons and had 2,201 hits in a Cubs uniform, which ranks fifth in franchise history. He’s a team icon and popular to this day.
Did you know GM Larry Himes nearly traded him to the Royals just four years into his Cubs tenure?
The Cubs had hoped to contend in 1991 after the the free-agent signings of George Bell, Danny Jackson and Dave Smith. Only Bell had a good year with the Cubs (and then was traded for Sammy Sosa), and the team, barely over .500 entering September, went 12-19 the rest of the year and finished 77-83.