By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Feb 7th, 2024
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Burt Hooton 1950 (Cubs 1971-1975) Hooton got off to an incredible start in his big league career. He came up at the end of the 1971 season and had three tremendous starts (2-0, two complete games, one shutout, 22 Ks in 21 innings). In fact, he was so good, the Cubs felt they could afford […]...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Cub Birthday
Jun 13th, 2023
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~Carroll Yerkes 1903–1950 (Cubs 1932-1933) The lefty pitcher (nicknamed “Lefty” of course) was a member of the 1929 A’s team that beat the Cubs in the World Series, but fell on hard times after that season, and didn’t reemerge until the 1932 Cubs pennant-winning season. He only appeared in two ...
By Rick Kaempfer
In Today's Feature
Oct 8th, 2019
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On this Yom Kippur we salute the Jewish ballplayers. The following Jewish players played or coached at one time or another with the Cubs… ~Cy Block 1919 (Cubs 1942-1946) Cy played briefly for the Cubs during the 1942 season, but Uncle Sam stole him before the 1943 season began. Block returned t...
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