• EveryCubEver

    Speed Martin

    By Rick Kaempfer
    In Today's Cub Birthday
    Sep 15th, 2023
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    ~Speed Martin 1893–1983 (Cubs 1918-1922) His real name was Elwood, but they called him Speed because he could get the ball up to the plate in a hurry. He was a member of the pennant-winning 1918 Cubs team, but only appeared in nine games for them that year, and didn’t appear in the World Series...