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Chicago Cubs second baseman Ken Hubbs dies in plane crashe

Feb 13, 1964 | death |

On February 13 1964 — Chicago Cubs second baseman Ken Hubbs, named National League Rookie of the Year in 1962, dies in Provo, Utah at age 22, when the plane that he is piloting crashes.

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