By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Jul 14th, 2023
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~Steve Stone 1947– (Cubs 1974-1976) Of course we all remember Steve Stone’s long run as the TV color man for the Cubs, but he also pitched for them three seasons in the mid-70s (‘74-‘76). The Cubs acquired him from the White Sox (along with catcher Steve Swisher) for Ron Santo, who toiled away ...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Feature
Oct 14th, 2019
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Only one Cub player was ever born in Italy. Seems like a good day to feature him… ~Julio Bonetti 1911 (Cubs 1940) Julio was one of the rare big leaguers who was born in Italy. He pitched briefly for the Browns before coming to the Cubs, and didn’t get much of a shot with Chicago. [&hellip...
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