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
Dec 12th, 2023
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Bob Carpenter 1917 (Cubs 1947) He was a local Chicago boy (Parker High School) who pitched for the Giants before and after the war, and finally got his shot at pitching for his hometown Cubs as a 29-year-old in 1947. Carpenter appeared in only four games, and posted an ERA of 4.91. It was the [&helli...
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