Former pitching prospect Stan Musial throws his only pitch in his 22 year career
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Former pitching prospect Stan Musial throws his only pitch in his 22 year career

Ā  At Sportsmanā€™s Park on Sept. 28, 1952, In was scheme to add some life to the last game of the season, Eddie Stanky puts starter Harvey Haddix in right field and brings in Stan Musial to pitch to Cubs Frankie Baumholtz who is chasing Stan for the batting title. Stan threw one pitch andā€¦

The Cubs nickname is abodted
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The nicknameĀ CubsĀ is coined by theĀ Chicago Daily News

1902Ā ā€“ The nicknameĀ CubsĀ is coined by theĀ Chicago Daily News, when an unbylined column notes thatĀ managerĀ Frank SeleeĀ will devote his strongest efforts on the team work of the new ā€œCubsā€ this year. In time, the Cubs will replace theĀ ColtsĀ as the nickname for theĀ ChicagoĀ National LeagueĀ club.

1888 Chicago White Stockings baseball team
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1888 Chicago White Stockings baseball team

1888 Chicago White Stockings baseball team Top row, left to right: Fred Pfeffer, Cap Anson, George Van Haltren Bottom row, left to right: Jimmy Ryan, Ned Williamson, Duke Farrell, Digby Bell (in white bowler with black band), Clarence Duval (mascot), DeWolf Hopper (in dark bowler), George Borchers, Tom Burns, Tom Daly DeWolfe Hopper is theā€¦

1888 Chicago White Stockings
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1888 Chicago White Stockings

1888 Chicago White Stockings baseball team Fred Pfeffer, Cap Anson, George Van Haltren, Jimmy Ryan, Ned Williamson, Duke Farrell, George Borchers, Tom Burns, Tom Daly Baseball HOT ON EBAYCard Collections ENDING SOON ON EBAYMOST WANTED ROOKIE CARDSVINTAGE SPORTS TICKETSBaseball Hall of Famers @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiTGVhcm4gTW9yZSBhYm91dCB0aGUgdGVhbXMsIHBsYXllcnMsIGJhbGwgcGFya3MgYW5kIGV2ZW50cyB0aGF0IGhhcHBlbmVkIG9uIHRoaXMgZGF0ZSBpbiBoaXN0b3J5IC0gLSAtIC0gLSAtIC0gIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@ Play by Play, Box Scores, News Paper Reports and other links Otherā€¦