Al Spangler

Albert Donald Spangler (born July 8, 1933) is a retired American Major League Baseball outfielder and coach.

Batting second in the order, he drove in the first run in franchise history with a RBI triple in the bottom of the first inning off Cubs' starting pitcher Don Cardwell, knocking in teammate Bob Aspromonte.

[3] His .285 mark during the Colt .45s' maiden season was second by .001 to fellow outfielder Román Mejías' .286,[4] but the following year Spangler was the team's batting average leader at .281 in 120 games played.

Although he spent part of 1967 and 1970 at Triple-A Tacoma, Spangler played the rest of his big-league tenure with the Cubs.

[8] The Cubs released Spangler as an active player after the 1970 season and named him to manager Leo Durocher's coaching staff for 1971.