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Andy MacPhail

Andy MacPhailBorn: Apr. 5, 1953Baseball Chicago Cubs president/CEO who was GM of 2 World Series champions in Minnesota (1987,91); won first title at age 34; son of Lee, grandson of Larry.…

Tinker to Evers to Chance

Tinker to Evers to Chance Chicago Cubs double play combination from 1903-10; immortalized in poem by New York sportswriter Franklin P. Adams—SS Joe Tinker (1880-1948), 2B Johnny Evers (1883-…

Dick Bertell 2000 Deaths

Dick BertellAge: 64 catcher for the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants from 1960-66; played in 1962 All-Star Game; of influenza and pneumonia-related causesDied: South Bend, Ind., Jan…

Dick Bertell Biography

Dick BertellAge: 64 catcher for the Chicago Cubs and San Francisco Giants from 1960-66; played in 1962 All-Star Game. He died of influenza and pneumonia-related causes.Died: Mission Viejo,…

Percy McRae 2000 Deaths

Percy McRaeAge: 65 retired New York letter carrier who sang the national anthem at the Chicago Cubs game on July 31. He suffered a heart attack during the first inning and later died.Died:…

Sammy Sosa

Sammy SosaBorn: Nov. 12, 1968Baseball OF slugging Chicago Cub who surpassed Roger Maris’ season home run record (61), just after Mark McGwire did in 1998 and finished the year with 66;…

Sandy Koufax Biography

Sandy KoufaxBorn: Dec. 30, 1935Baseball LHP led NL in strikeouts 4 times and ERA 5 straight years; won 3 Cy Young Awards (1963,65,66) with LA Dodgers; MVP in 1963; 2-time World Series MVP (…

Mordecai (Three-Finger) Brown

Mordecai (Three-Finger) BrownBorn: Oct. 18, 1876Baseball nickname derived from injury in a childhood accident that left him with three digits on right hand; injury gave him a particularly…

Sandy Koufax

Sandy KoufaxBorn: Dec. 30, 1935Baseball LHP led NL in strikeouts 4 times and ERA 5 straight years; won 3 Cy Young Awards (1963,65,66) with LA Dodgers; MVP in 1963; 2-time World Series MVP (…

Hack Wilson

Hack WilsonBorn: Apr. 26, 1900Baseball as a Chicago Cub, he produced one of baseball's most outstanding seasons in 1930 with 56 home runs, .356 batting average, 105 walks and, most amazingly…