By Rick Kaempfer
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 This Week In Wrigley History
Oct 1st, 2023
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October 1, 1932 The most famous moment in Wrigley Field history occurred. Or did it? It was Game 3 of the World Series. The Yankees had won the first two at Yankee Stadium. Soon-to-be President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (sitting next to Chicago mayor Anton Cermak) threw out the first pitch. In the st...
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