By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Jan 8th, 2024
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~Bruce Sutter 1953 (Cubs 1976-1980) Bruce Sutter is a Hall of Famer, but of course, he’s not wearing a Cubs hat even though he had his best and most dominating seasons on the North Side of Chicago. He was a six-time All-Star including four times with the Cubs. He won the Cy Young Award in [&hel...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Jan 7th, 2024
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~Alvin Dark 1922 (1958-1959 Cubs) (Photo: 1959 Topps Baseball Card) Dark had his best years with the Giants in New York, but as a member of the Cubs he was involved in one of the strangest plays in baseball history. It happened on June 30, 1959. It all started when a missed strike three got […...
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In Today's Cub Birthday
Jan 6th, 2024
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~Clyde Beck 1900 (Cubs 1926-1930) Beck was a backup infielder for the Cubs for most of his five year Cubs career. He started nearly 90 games for them in the 1928 season, and then went back to the bench for the pennant winning 1929 season. The highlight of his career was probably May 12, 1930. [&helli...
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In Today's Cub Birthday
Jan 5th, 2024
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~Riggs Stephenson 1898 (Cubs 1926-1934) Stephenson was a former All-American football player, and his nickname Old Hoss fit his build. Old Hoss was a great hitter, one of the best in Cubs history. He still holds the Cubs record for hitters with more than 2000 ABs, with a .336 lifetime average. In the...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Jan 4th, 2024
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~Ted Lilly 1976– (Pitcher, Cubs 2007-2010) Ted Lilly was a fan favorite during his time with the Cubs. His full name is Theodore Roosevelt Lilly, and yes he was named after the president. Although he didn’t really walk softly and carry a big stick. He was simply a reliable pitcher, someth...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Jan 3rd, 2024
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~Adrian Garrett 1943 (Cubs 1970, 1973-75) Garrett was primarily used as a pinch hitter because he had a lot of power. He hit 280 homers in the minors and 102 in Japan. His little brother Wayne was a member of the 1969 Miracle Mets. (Photo: Topps 1974 Baseball Card) ~John Fluhre 1894 (Cubs 1915) He [&...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Jan 2nd, 2024
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~Nick Dumovich 1902 (Cubs 1923) Dumovich (photo) was just a 21-year old kid when he got his chance, but in his only season in the bigs, the young pitcher was hit hard and didn’t have good control. ~Ray Jacobs 1902 (Cubs 1928) Ray played exactly two games in the big leagues and both of them [&he...
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In This Weeks Historical Events
Jan 1st, 2024
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~On January 12, 1902, future Chicago entertainer Joe E. Lewis was born. He became the headliner at the famous north side of Chicago jazz club, The Green Mill. The owner of the club was Machine Gun Jack McGurn. As you might have guessed from his name, Machine Gun Jack McGurn was a Capone henchman. Whe...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Jan 1st, 2024
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~Ethan Allen 1904 (Cubs 1936) (Photo: 1933 Goudy Baseball Card) The Cubs were a strong team throughout the 1930s, including the 1936 season. They were the defending National League champions that May when they traded future Hall of Famer Chuck Klein (a relative disappointment with the Cubs) back to t...
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In This Week In Wrigley History
Jan 1st, 2024
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(Wrigley Field Postcard, 1940s) ~On January 1, 2009, Wrigley Field was turned into an ice arena. The Detroit Red Wings came to town and played the Chicago Blackhawks in an actual NHL regular season game. They called it the 2009 NHL Winter Classic. It was the first sporting event at Wrigley that wasn&...
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