• EveryCubEver

    The Dixie Thrush

    By Rick Kaempfer
    In Today's Cub Birthday
    Dec 16th, 2023
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    ~Adolfo Phillips 1941 (Cubs 1966-1969) His nickname was the Panamanian Flash. The Cubs thought they were acquiring their next superstar when they got Panamanian outfielder Adolpho Phillips from the Phillies in 1966. That turned out to be true…but it was the pitcher that was thrown in on the dea...