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Pitcher Ricky Vanasco made his major league debut on Monday, outfielder Andy Pages debuted on Tuesday, and pitcher Landon Knack debuted on Wednesday. It was the first time the Dodgers had debuts in three straight games since 1995. ....
Many people consider July 4 to be our nation's most important holiday. However, it is the birthday of perhaps the most obscure group of Cubs imaginable. According to data at. ....
Cubs batters have hit 344 grand slams in regular-season games since 1876. Only 1 of them came on Opening Day. It happened in the 77th of their 147 season debuts, on Tuesday, April 15, 1952, in. ....
Wednesday will be the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first game at Wrigley Field. May 18, 1947. was 5 weeks after Robinson had made his historic Major League debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers. ....
Who is the oldest living Cub? By JohnW53 on Jan 8, 2021, 3:07am CST + In June of 2014, the last year before the Cubs current Renaissance, the seventh-inning stretch on WGN was sung by Lennie Merullo. Merullo was the last living member of the Cubs 1945 World Series. He was 97 at the time, and 98 when he died on May 30, 2015. Merullo, a shortstop, played his entire career with the Cubs: 639 games, over 7 seasons, from 1941 through 1947. He had a career WAR of 1.4 and an OPS+ of 69. .... When I came across Merullo s name again recently, I wondered: Who is the oldest living Cub today? The answer: 95 years and 195 days. ....