He was a four time all-star, three time strikeout king, and world famous for throwing back-to-back no-hitters. (The last out in that second no-hitter? Leo Durocher). His record of 21 straight hitless innings will probably never be beaten. Johnny also struck out six batters in the 1943 All-Star Game. As you might have guessed, all of that happened before he arrived in Chicago.

By the time he joined the Cubs in 1950, he was toast. The Cubs tried him as a starter, and he couldn't do it anymore, so they used him as a closer—asking him to finish 17 games. Unfortunately, he walked more men than he struck out, gave up ten home runs in only 73 innings, and managed to record only one save.

The Cubs released him in April of 1951.