By Rick Kaempfer
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Feb 19th, 2024
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~Jim Cosman 1943–2013 (Cubs 1970) Though Cosman is listed as a “Rookie Star” on this Topps baseball card, he pitched briefly for the Cardinals in 1966 and 1967 before coming to the Cubs. The big right-hander (6’5″) had control problems throughout his pitching career. Wit...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Feb 18th, 2024
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~Jerry Morales 1949– (Cubs 1974-1977, 1981-1983) Jerry was acquired in the trade with the Padres that cost the Cubs fan favorite Glenn Beckert, but Morales would have a very respectable Cubs career. For parts of two decades his reliable glove patrolled all three outfield positions for the Cubs...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Feb 17th, 2024
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~Doyle Lade 1921–2000 (Cubs 1946-1950) The Cubs got him from the White Sox during the 1946 season, and Doyle stayed with the Cubs the rest of the decade. His best season was 1947. He won 11 games and posted a 3.94 ERA pitching for a less-than-stellar Cubs team. After that season, he was mostly ...
By Rick Kaempfer
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Feb 16th, 2024
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~Carl Lundgren 1880–1934 (Cubs 1902-1909) Lundgren pitched for three Cubs pennant winners (1906, 1907, & 1908). Even though he was a great pitcher, he never pitched in the World Series during those pennant winning seasons because there were even better pitchers on the team (like Mordecai Br...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Feb 15th, 2024
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~Nate Schierholtz 1984– (Cubs 2013-2014) Nate was one of the budget free agent signings by the Epstein/Hoyer regime. He won a ring with the 2010 Giants, but he was never really given a chance to be a fulltime player until he arrived in Chicago. In his first season with the Cubs he hit more than...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Feb 14th, 2024
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~Ace Stewart 1869–1912 (Colts 1895) Ace wasn’t given that nickname because of his stellar play, his real first name was Asa, and Ace was just a shortened way of saying that. The Indiana native (Terre Haute) was a second baseman for Chicago in his only big league season, and was a bit of a...
By Rick Kaempfer
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Feb 13th, 2024
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~Bill Bradley 1878–1954 (Orphans 1899-1900) Chicago signed him as a shortstop, but he made eight errors in his first five games, so they moved him over to 3B. When his career ended 14 years later, he was considered one of the top third basemen in baseball history. He jumped to the American Leag...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Feb 12th, 2024
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~Sweetbread Bailey 1895–1939 (Cubs 1919-1921) His real name is Abraham Lincoln Bailey because he shares a birthday with the famous president. What is the origin of his nickname? Well, “sweetbreads” is defined as “the thymus or, sometimes, the pancreas of a young animal (usuall...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Feb 11th, 2024
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~Willie Smith 1939–2006 (Cubs 1968-1970) Willie’s greatest day as a Cub happened on April 8, 1969. He hit a pinch-hit 2-run walk off home run to win the game on Opening Day. That began a year long love affair between the Cubs and their fans. On September 4, 1969, with the Cubs still holdi...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Feb 10th, 2024
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–Randy Jackson 1926–2019 (Cubs 1950-1955, 1959) His real first name was Ransom, and gosh darnit, he was kind of handsome, so his teammates began calling him Handsome Ransom (His teammates thought he looked like Gregory Peck). “Handsome Ransom” Jackson was one of the best playe...
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