Bleacher Bums
(Original Definition)

Raucous group of Cub fans who gained national
notoriety during 1969 pennant chase

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  • Habitat: Left field bleachers, Wrigley Field
  • Gender: Male (overwhelmingly but not exclusively)
  • Age: Pre-Senior Citizens (very pre)
  • Sobriety: Not applicable
  • Activities: Jeering and taunting Cub opponents
  • . . . giving special emphasis to the left fielder!

    • No night games in the bleacher bum era. The Cubs were still playing day ball only and it goes
    without saying that the bleacher bums were basically

  • Guys on unemployment
  • Students
  • Guys with freedom to come and go as they pleased

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