Hundley was signed by the San Francisco Giants as an amateur free agent in 1960 for the sum of $140,000 [REF].
Durocher installed the 24-year-old Hundley as the Cubs' starting catcher and he went on to play in 149 games in 1966, breaking Mickey Cochrane's 41-year-old major league record for most games played by a rookie catcher [REF].