Second in a series of post about players who made the most hits during the first game in which they batted for the Cubs.
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Jack Doyle made 4 hits in 5 at bats in his debut with the Cubs.
Cubs oldest, youngest debuts by pitchers By JohnW53 on Apr 6, 2021, 7:19am CDT +
Many baseball fans know that Satchel Paige was the oldest pitcher to make his Major League debut.
Paige is listed as having been 2 days past his 42nd birthday but almost certainly was older when he threw 2 innings for the Indians against the Browns on July 9, 1948.
He was
59 plus 80 days when he concluded his MLB career with 3 scoreless innings for the Athletics against the Red Sox on Sept. 25, 1965.
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Many fans also know that Joe Nuxhall was the youngest pitcher and youngest player, period.
The left hander is the only man whose debut came before his 16th birthday. He was