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Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
The first All Star Game
It was played on this date in 1933 at Comiskey Park in Chicago.There were several Cubs on that first all-star team: Lon Warneke (who pitched 4 innings of one-run ball against the likes of Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig & Jimmie Foxx), Gabby Hartnett (who struck out in his only at-bat) & Woody English (who didn't get to play in the game).
Babe Ruth hit a two run homer in the bottom of the third, but it wasn't against Warneke. Cardinals pitcher Wild Bill Hallahan served up the dinger to the Babe.
The American League won 4-2.
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Goose & Cashman
Goose Gossage is celebrating a birthday today. The former Cubs hurler (and Hall of Famer) is 58 years old.
Terry Cashman, the writer/performer of this baseball song about the Cubs, is also celebrating a birthday. He's exactly ten years older than Goose.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Niekro vs. Niekro
On this date in 1967, it was brother versus brother as Niekro faced Niekro in Atlanta. Joe Niekro was the pitcher for the Chicago Cubs. Phil Niekro pitched for the Atlanta Braves.Mack Jones and Rico Carty both hit homers against Joe, chasing him from the game in the 4th inning. Phil pitched a complete game and the Braves won 8-3.
A sidenote to this game: Bob Uecker was the catcher for the Braves. He went 0 for 3.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Santo & Sandberg
Today was a big day in the careers of Cub favorites Ron Santo & Ryne Sandberg.
On this day in 1960, Ron Santo hit the first home run of his career. It came off Cincinnati Reds lefthander Jim O'Toole at Wrigley Field. It was a three run shot in the first inning that knocked in Ernie Banks and Frank Thomas. He hit eight more homers in his rookie season and by the time his Cubs career was over he had hit a total of 337.
On this day in 1993, Ryne Sandberg got the 2000th hit of his Hall of Fame career. He hit a single off Curtis Leskanic of the Colorado Rockies in front of more 60,000 fans in Mile High Stadium. Ryno ended his career with 2386 hits. All but one of those (his first one) were hit wearing a Chicago Cubs uniform.
On this day in 1960, Ron Santo hit the first home run of his career. It came off Cincinnati Reds lefthander Jim O'Toole at Wrigley Field. It was a three run shot in the first inning that knocked in Ernie Banks and Frank Thomas. He hit eight more homers in his rookie season and by the time his Cubs career was over he had hit a total of 337.
On this day in 1993, Ryne Sandberg got the 2000th hit of his Hall of Fame career. He hit a single off Curtis Leskanic of the Colorado Rockies in front of more 60,000 fans in Mile High Stadium. Ryno ended his career with 2386 hits. All but one of those (his first one) were hit wearing a Chicago Cubs uniform.
Thursday, July 2, 2009
Momentous day in Wrigley history
On this day in 1917, three future NFL Hall of Famers played at Cubs Park (now known as Wrigley Field).
Paddy Driscoll played 2B for the Cubs. That was his only year in baseball, but he went on to a great football career with the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cardinals.
Jim Thorpe & Greasy Neal both played in the outfield for the Reds.
Thorpe's biggest baseball claim to fame was knocking in the winning run in the double no-hitter between Hippo Vaughn & Fred Toney, but he was one of the greatest players in the NFL during the 1920s, and was named to the all-decade team.
Neal was a member of the 1919 World Champion Reds (that beat the cheating White Sox), but he went on to become an NFL head coach, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to two championships (1948 & 1949).
On this day in 1917, Thorpe & Neal came out victorious as the Reds beat the Cubs 8-5.
Paddy Driscoll played 2B for the Cubs. That was his only year in baseball, but he went on to a great football career with the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Cardinals.Jim Thorpe & Greasy Neal both played in the outfield for the Reds.
Thorpe's biggest baseball claim to fame was knocking in the winning run in the double no-hitter between Hippo Vaughn & Fred Toney, but he was one of the greatest players in the NFL during the 1920s, and was named to the all-decade team.
Neal was a member of the 1919 World Champion Reds (that beat the cheating White Sox), but he went on to become an NFL head coach, leading the Philadelphia Eagles to two championships (1948 & 1949).On this day in 1917, Thorpe & Neal came out victorious as the Reds beat the Cubs 8-5.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Buster & the Princess
Two notable birthdays today, although both of them are sadly no longer with us.
Former Cub Buster Freeman was born on this day in 1928, and Princess Diana was born on this day in 1961.
(What does she have to do with the Cubs? Click here.)
Former Cub Buster Freeman was born on this day in 1928, and Princess Diana was born on this day in 1961. (What does she have to do with the Cubs? Click here.)
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