This weekend, the greens of Las Colinas Country Club in suburban Dallas will not only host the swings of seasoned PGA Tour Champions but also the competitive spirits of some of Chicago's own baseball icons at The Invited Celebrity Classic.
Boston red sox starter Tanner Houck pitched a three-hitter with nine strikeouts for Boston’s first complete-game shutout at Fenway Park in nearly seven years as they beat the Cleveland Guardians 2-0 on Wednesday night.
Chicago White Sox legend Frank Thomas has a hand in several business ventures, and another one came to light on Opening Day of the 2024 MLB season. The Big Hurt was in Las Vegas, Nevada promoting “Take Me Out to Vegas” alongside Cubs legend Greg Maddux to help ring in the baseball new year on Thursday.
1916 - James Gaffney sells the Boston Braves to Harvard University football coach Percy Haughton for a reported $500,000. Gaffney purchased the Braves in 1913 for $187,000.
1976 - The Braves acquire Jeff Burroughs from the Rangers. 1992 - The Braves sign free agent Cy Young Award and Gold Glove winner Greg Maddux to a five-year contract, and then trade pitchers Charlie Leibrandt and Pat Gomez to the Rangers in exchange for 3B Jose Oliva.
It was a quiet trade year, largely because of the labor dispute. Despite losing Greg Maddux and making some other bad moves, GM Larry Himes somehow got the Cubs to an 84-78 record in 1993.
Here’s another interesting slice of Cubs and Wrigley history. This nice color photo of the bleachers and scoreboard caught my eye and so I thought I’d do some sleuthing.
1995 - Greg Maddux wins his fourth straight Cy Young Award after going 19-2 with a 1.63 ERA. 2018 - Brian Snitker wins the Manager of the Year award in the National League after guiding Atlanta back to the playoffs.
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A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. Maddux’ 300th and other stories.
This was a day when a 22-year-old pitcher came of age. The 1988 season started off reasonably well for the Cubs. They were 16-15 when the Padres visited Wrigley Field on an overcast afternoon in May.
Fred McGriff unanimously voted into the Hall of Fame by the MLB Veterans Committee. Baseball Hall of Fame committee has elected former Chicago Cub and big league slugger Fred McGriff, Sunday, to Cooperstown.
Just when did the Cubs righthander make this baserunning play? Getty Images says: Robby Thompson #6 of the San Francisco Giants gets his throw off to complete the double-play over the top of Greg Maddux #31 of the Chicago Cubs during a Major League Baseball game circa 1987 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California.
Greg Maddux is remembered today for his time with the Atlanta Braves, winning four straight Cy Young awards, a World Series and three pennants. But often forgotten is Maddux's first Cy Young award which came in his final season with the Chicago Cubs in 1992.
The Chicago Cubs have retired the number 31 for two players. Fergie Jenkins spent ten of his nineteen years in the league on the North Side and went into the Hall of Fame as a Cub.
It’s one of those ‘what if’ moments that you can find littered throughout baseball history. On the heels of a 20-victory, NL Cy Young-winning 1992 campaign, contract talks between the Cubs and Greg Maddux imploded and the right-hander packed his bags for Atlanta on a five-year pact.
February 18, 2004. We learned Greg Maddux was signing with the Chicago Cubs after spending the previous 11 years with the Atlanta Braves. Maddux was returning to the team he began his Hall of Fame career with, and to a fanbase that was devastated to see him leave after the 1992 season.
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