Every Cubs fan knows about the “Billy Goat Curse.”

Every Cubs fan also knows, or should, that the “Billy Goat Curse” is nonsense, invented by a newspaper reporter more than 20 years after William “Billy Goat” Sianis’ goat was refused entry to Wrigley Field during the 1945 World Series.

It’s made for some fun stories over the years, but the reason the Cubs didn’t win? Bad players, bad management or both. Not a goat.

Nevertheless, over time the Cubs did attempt to “lift” this imaginary curse by inviting Sianis’ nephew, Sam, who succeeded his uncle as owner of the Billy Goat Tavern, to bring a descendant of the goat to Wrigley Field.

The scene pictured at the top of this post was one of those occasions. But when?

Here is a larger version of the photo at the top. If you can’t see that or

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