Bibliograph

Cubs by the numbers, a complete team history of the Chicago Cubs by uniform number

Type

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Cubs by the numbers, a complete team history of the Chicago Cubs by uniform number

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Cubs by the numbers

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

a complete team history of the Chicago Cubs by uniform number

Summary

What do Dizzy Dean, Catfish Metkovich, John Boccabella, Bill Buckner, Mark Prior, and Jason Heyward all have in common? They all wore number 22 for the Chicago Cubs, even though eight decades have passed between the last time Dizzy Dean buttoned up a Cubs uniform with that number and the first time outfielder Jason Heyward performed the same routine. Since the Chicago Cubs first adopted uniform numbers in 1932, the team has handed out only 77 numbers to more than 1,500 players. That's a lot of overlap. It also makes for a lot of good stories. Newly updated, Cubs by the Numbers tells those stories for every Cub since '32, from current staff ace Jake Arrieta to former third baseman turned division-winning manager Don Zimmer. This book lists the players alphabetically and by number; these biographies help trace the history of baseball's most beloved team in a new way. For Cubs fans, anyone who ever wore the uniform is like family. Cubs by the Numbers reintroduces readers to some of their long-lost ancestors, even those they think they already know

Target audience

adult

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Complete team history of the Chicago Cubs by uniform number

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