• EveryCubEver

    Charlie Wiedemeyer

    By Rick Kaempfer
    In Today's Cub Birthday
    Jan 31st, 2024
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    ~Ernie Banks 1931 (Cubs 1953-1971) Ernie is not only a Hall of Famer, he’s the first African American player to ever play for the Chicago Cubs. The way he became a Cub is almost a fluke. At the end of the 1953 season, Gene Baker was called up to be the first African-American Cubs player. [&hell...