Glenn Beckert, a four-time All-Star second baseman for the Chicago Cubs in the 1960s and ’70s, has died
CHICAGO —
Glenn Beckert, a four-time All-Star second baseman for the Chicago Cubs in the 1960s and ’70s, died Sunday. He was 79.
Citing his family, the Cubs said he died of natural causes in Florida.
Playing alongside Hall of Famers Ernie Banks, Billy Williams, Ron Santo and Ferguson Jenkins, Beckert won a Gold Glove in 1968 and made four straight All-Star teams for Chicago starting in 1969. He had the best strikeout-to-at-bat ratio in the National League five times and finished third in average when he hit a career-high .342 in 1971.
Beckert batted .283 in 11 seasons with Chicago (1965-73) and the San Diego Padres (1974-75).
He is survived by daughters Tracy Seaman and Dana Starck and longtime partner Marybruce Standley.
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