Third and last in a series of posts
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Two previous posts described the best and worst individual games and career totals by Cubs batters when playing on their birthdays.
Pitchers have.
If you are old enough to have had your 34th birthday, do you remember what you did that day?
Hall of Famer Billy Williams probably does.
On June 15, 1972, Williams ignited a 6-run fourth inning.
Cubs oldest position players, pitchers By JohnW53 on Apr 12, 2021, 6:22am CDT +
Who was the oldest in the Modern Era?
Who was their oldest pitcher?
Who was their oldest pitcher in his final season?
Each of those questions has a different answer.
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Nearly 125 years after his final game,
Cap Anson remains the oldest player in franchise history to appear anywhere other than on the mound.
The last game of his remarkable, 27-season career No. 2,524 overall and No. 2,277 for Chicago came on Oct. 3, 1897. That day, Anson was
45 years, 169 days old.
He had been 19 days past his 19th birthday when he played his first game, for the Rockford Forest Citys, on May 6, 1871.
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