By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Mar 11th, 2024
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~Jack Spring 1933–2015 (Cubs 1964) He pitched for seven teams in his eight big league seasons, and for exactly one month that team was the Cubs. They acquired Jack in May of 1964, and he pitched in seven games over the next few weeks. But then on June 15, 1964, Spring was called into the [&hell...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Mar 10th, 2024
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~Bill Heath 1939– (Cubs 1969) Bill Heath was a backup catcher for the Cubs in 1969, and with less than 200 career at bats, certainly qualifies as a “cup of coffee.” His story has a very dramatic ending by the way. Heath was catching on August 19, 1969. If you’re a real stats g...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Mar 9th, 2024
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~Terry Mulholland 1963– (Cubs 1997-1999) He was a mediocre starting pitcher for the Cubs in 1997, but Mulholland was a key contributor out of the bullpen during their wild card season of 1998. He was the main lefty setup man, and when Rod Beck was resting his tired arm, Terry filled in for him....
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Mar 8th, 2024
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~George Gerberman 1942– (Cubs 1962) George got exactly one big league start, and it came for the Cubs on September 23rd. The location was the Polo Grounds, and the opponent was the worst team in big league history, the 1962 New York Mets. Gerberman lasted into the sixth inning and got a no-deci...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Mar 7th, 2024
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~Joe Carter 1960 (Cubs 1983) The Cubs had the second pick in the 1981 draft, and for once, they didn’t blow it. They chose Joe Carter. Carter would go on to be a five-time All-Star, hit nearly 400 career homers, steal more 200 career bases, and hit a walk-off home run to win the World […...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Mar 6th, 2024
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~Ted Abernathy 1933–2004 (Cubs 1965-1966, 1969-1970) Abernathy’s delivery was memorable–he was a submariner who nearly hit the ground with his arm on every pitch. The reliever pitched for seven teams during his fourteen year career, but probably had his best season in 1965 with the ...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Mar 5th, 2024
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~Doug Bird 1950– (Cubs 1981-1982) Bird was an important part of the Kansas City bullpen throughout most of the 1970s, but when he was acquired by the Cubs (from the Yankees) in 1981, they thought he would make a better starter. They were wrong. He started 45 games for the Cubs in 1981 and 1982,...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Mar 4th, 2024
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~Clyde McCullough 1917–1982 (Cubs 1940-1948, 1953-1956) Clyde actually had three different stints with the Cubs. The pre-war stint (1940-1943) when he was a young gun catcher with a great arm, the post war years after his military service (1945-1948) which began with one at bat in the World Ser...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Mar 3rd, 2024
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~Art Bues 1888 (Cubs 1914) Art may have had a slight advantage when he made it up to the big leagues in 1913 to play for Boston. The manager of the team was his uncle, Gentleman George Stallings. But he made it on his own in Chicago the following year. On a team that featured […]...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Mar 2nd, 2024
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~Pete Broberg 1950 (Cubs 1977) Pete was a first round pick of the Washington Senators in 1971, but could never quite harness his control. He led the American league in hit batsmen in two different seasons before the Cubs acquired him. Broberg pitched only 36 innings for the Cubs in 1977. He was a lit...
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