More Cubs vs. American League pitchers By JohnW53 on Jan 29, 2021, 6:38am CST +
The previous posts in this series looked at the success or lack thereof against American League pitchers in All-Star Games of Cubs greats who never batted in the World Series, and only 1 of whom batted in a handful of interleague games.
Five players were featured: Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Billy Williams, Ryne Sandberg and Andre Dawson.
Each post detailed the player s performance through the lens of the pitchers ranking among all AL hurlers in total Wins Above Replacement from the first through the last season in which the player appeared in the All-Star Game.
Editor s note:
An earlier version of this story included incorrect venue information and did not make clear the Jimmie Dyess Symposium is an online-only event. The Chronicle regrets the error.
The 11th annual Jimmie Dyess Symposium begins at 5 p.m. Thursday, but instead of drawing it s usual crowd at the Augusta Museum of History, this year s celebration will be a virtual one, available on the museum s website, Facebook page and YouTube channel.
Honorees will be Doug Hastings, Terry Elam and Medal of Honor recipient Mike Rose. Those honored at the annual symposium receive the Distinguished American Award.
Museum Executive Director Nancy Glaser said the virtual celebration will include interviews with each honoree, which were filmed separately with retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Perry Smith, who assists in organizing the event and acts as the master of ceremonies.