Ferguson Arthur "Fergie" Jenkins CM is a Canadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach. He played Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1965 to 1983 for the Philadelphia Phillies,Chicago Cubs,Texas Rangers and Boston Red Sox.
Richard Lee Sutcliffe,nicknamed "the Red Baron",is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher with the Los Angeles Dodgers,Cleveland Indians,Chicago Cubs,Baltimore Orioles,and St. Louis Cardinals between 1976 and 1994. Sutcliffe is currently a broadcaster for ESPN and Marquee Sports Network.
The Iowa Cubs are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League and the Triple-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs. They are located in Des Moines,Iowa,and are named for their Major League Baseball (MLB) affiliate. The Cubs have played their home games at Principal Park since 1992,which was named Sec Taylor Stadium from 1969 to 1991.
Andre Nolan Dawson,nicknamed "the Hawk" and "Awesome Dawson",is an American former professional baseball player and inductee into the Baseball Hall of Fame. During a 21-year baseball career,he played for four different teams as a center and right fielder,spending most of his career with the Montreal Expos (1976–1986) and Chicago Cubs (1987–1992).
John Wesley Callison was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 16 seasons and is best known for the 10 years he spent with the Philadelphia Phillies as a right fielder,from 1960 through 1969. He was an All-Star for three seasons and four All-Star games. He led the National League (NL) in triples twice and doubles once,and gained his greatest prominence in the 1964 season in which he was named the MVP of the All-Star Game and he was the runner-up for the NL Most Valuable Player Award. He also led the NL in outfield assists four consecutive times and in double plays once,and ended his career among the top five Phillies in home runs (185) and triples (84).
Ronald Charles Cey,nicknamed "the Penguin",is an American former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1971 through 1987,most notably as an integral member of the Los Angeles Dodgers teams that won four National League pennants and one World Series championship. A six-time All-Star,Cey was named the World Series MVP after leading the Dodgers to victory during the 1981 World Series. He ended his career playing for the Chicago Cubs and the Oakland Athletics. Cey was nicknamed "The Penguin" for his slow waddling running gait by his college coach,Chuck "Bobo" Brayton.
Philip Joseph Cavarretta was an American professional baseball first baseman,outfielder,and manager. He was known to friends and family as "Phil" and was also called "Philibuck",a nickname bestowed by Cubs manager Charlie Grimm.
Donald Eulon Kessinger is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a shortstop from 1964 to 1979,most prominently as a member of the Chicago Cubs where,he was a six-time All-Star player and a two-time Gold Glove Award winner. He ended his career playing for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago White Sox.
James Gottfried Frey was an American professional baseball manager,coach,general manager,and Minor League Baseball (MiLB) outfielder. In 1980,Frey led the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball (MLB) to their first American League (AL) championship,in his first year with the team. In the World Series,they lost to the Philadelphia Phillies,who won their first World Series championship.
Bill "Mad Dog" Madlock,Jr. is an American former professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1973 to 1987. Madlock is notable for being a four-time National League batting champion. His four batting titles as a third baseman was a record until Wade Boggs attained his fifth in 1988. Since 1970,only Tony Gwynn has won more National League batting titles (eight). Madlock is also one of only three right-handed hitters to have won multiple National League batting titles since 1960,Roberto Clemente having also won four and Tommy Davis having won back-to-back titles in 1962 and 1963.
Benjamin Thomas Zobrist is an American former professional baseball second baseman and outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Tampa Bay Devil Rays/Rays,Oakland Athletics,Kansas City Royals,and Chicago Cubs. Zobrist played in three World Series and won the last two,becoming a two-time World Series champion in consecutive seasons of 2015 with the Royals and 2016 with the Cubs,and was the World Series MVP in the latter.
Jerry Wayne Mumphrey is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball for the St. Louis Cardinals (1974–79),San Diego Padres (1980),New York Yankees (1981–83),Houston Astros (1983–85) and Chicago Cubs (1986–88). Mumphrey was an All-Star in 1984.
Michael Jonathan Pagel is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Baltimore Colts in the fourth round of the 1982 NFL Draft. A 6'2",206 lb (93 kg) quarterback from Arizona State,Pagel played in 12 NFL seasons from 1982 to 1993.
John Albert Schmitz was an American Major League Baseball pitcher who worked in 366 games over 13 seasons as a member of the Chicago Cubs,Brooklyn Dodgers,New York Yankees,Cincinnati Reds,Washington Senators,Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles between 1941 and 1956. His career was interrupted from 1943 through 1945 by United States Navy service in the Pacific theatre of World War II.
Patrick Daniel Bourque is an American former American professional baseball player,a first baseman in Major League Baseball who played for three teams in a four-year MLB career. A left-handed batter and thrower,he stood 6 feet (1.8 m) tall and weighed 210 pounds (95 kg). Bourque hit a home run in his first at-bat against the Expos in Montreal while playing for the Cubs.
Carlos Eduardo González,nicknamed "CarGo",is a Venezuelan former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a outfielder from 2008 to 2019,most prominently as a member of the Colorado Rockies where,he was a three-time All-Star player and the 2010 National League (NL) batting champion. González also won three Gold Glove Awards and a two Silver Slugger Awards during his tenure with the Rockies.
Solomon Louis Drake was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Chicago Cubs,Los Angeles Dodgers,and Philadelphia Phillies during the 1956 and 1959 baseball seasons,totaling 141 games played. Drake and his brother,Sammy,were the first African-American siblings to play in the big leagues.
The 1979 Major League Baseball season. None of the post-season teams of 1977 or 1978 returned to this year's postseason. In a rematch of the 1971 World Series,the Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Baltimore Orioles in seven games in the 1979 World Series.
Brennen Davis is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was selected by the Cubs in the 2018 Major League Baseball draft.
