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Ever hear of Tarrik Brock?
How about Dick Manville?
Allen Elliot? Charles George? Herb Hunter? Kris Krug?
Those obscure players are 6 of just 9 who played for the Cubs and were born on Christmas.
Cody Bellinger batted .307 in 2023.
That was the highest average among the 8 Cubs who had at least 324 plate appearances, 2 per game.
Bellinger led all Cubs in runs batted in, with 97.
He tied.
Cap Anson is the Cubs' all-time leader in hits.
He is credited with 3,012 during his 22 seasons with the team, 1876-97. Ernie Banks is a distant second, with 2,583 in 19 seasons.
But Anson.
Fourth and last in a series of posts about home runs hit by Cubs that are not to be found in baseball's official records.
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Since 1876, Cubs hitters have had 17 homers wiped out in 12 g.