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Cubs pitchers who played other positions, Part 2
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Who s on first? For Cubs, often a star, Part 2
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Steals by Cubs first basemen and pitchers By JohnW53 on May 6, 2021, 7:20am CDT +
A previous post documented the 10 steals of home by Cubs catchers since 1920.
That post also noted that the Cubs have had exactly 500 steals of any base by their catchers during the entire Modern Era, which began in 1901.
That got me thinking about 2 other positions not usually associated with stolen bases: first base and pitcher.
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MISSING SPLITS
Finding the number of steals at a specific fielding position for players during the Dead Ball Era proved challenging
Baseball-reference.com does not have career splits by position for many of those, and incomplete splits for others.
What s in a (team) name?, Part 4 ( Microbes ?) By JohnW53 on Jan 6, 2021, 3:31am CST +
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From 1898 through the early years of the 20th Century, the team customarily was called the Orphans.
But at various times the Chicago Tribune featured several alternative names, none of which gained public favor.
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The Tribune actually introduced this name before the first appearance of Orphans.
The team began the 1898 on the road, winning 5 of 8 games, with 2 more rained out.
On April 29, the Tribune published this: Threatening skies and dull, dripping rain lasted long enough yesterday morning to scare the managers of the Chicago club into postponing the opening game of the local season until this afternoon. . . .