Cubs by the Numbers : A Complete Team History of the Chicago Cubs by Uniform Number

• Autore: Yellon Al
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Sports Publishing, , 2016; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (381 pages)
• Disciplina: 796.3570977311
• Soggetto non controllato: Chicago Cubs (Baseball Team); Sports & Recreation
• Altri autori: IgnarskiKasey SilvermanMatthew HughesPat
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Foreword by Pat Hughes -- Introduction -- #1: Where Have You Gone, Jose Cardenal?-First Things -- #2: The Lip and The Riot-Number 2 Is Number 1: Managing Wins by Number -- #3: Kiki-Pitching Low -- #4: The Hermans-Cubs Unis, Part I: Dressed for Success -- #5: Take Five . . . Please!-Cubs Unis, Part II: Then Depression Set In -- #6: Smilin' Stan-Cubs Unis, Part III: Into the Now -- #7: Jo-Dee, Jo-Dee Davis-Bring 'Em Home: Most RBI by Number -- #8: The Hawk-Be Patient -- Take a Number: Walks by Number -- #9: The Rebel and The Mayor-Scorecard Envy: Just What Are Those Scoreboard Numbers? -- #10: The Ol' Third Baseman-Running It Up the Flagpole: Retiring Numbers at Wrigley -- #11: Kess- Active Wear -- #12: Shawon-Helmet Head -- #13: Lucky Star and All-Star Claude-Gassaway Got Away -- #14: Mr. Cub-The Number No One Knows About: Rose Breaks Cobb's Record at Wrigley -- #15: Fame Eluded Us-The Search for Santo -- #16: Bittersweet 16-Maybe They Shoulda Kept 'Em Blank -- #17: Gracie and Kris-Double Your Pleasure -- #18: Bruno, Mo, and Geo-Numbers Not Off Their Backs: Pre-Existing Cubs (1871-1932) -- #19: Manny and the Mad Russian-Numbers Not Off Their Backs: Since 1932 Edition -- #20: Now Disappointing In Center Field . . . Stolen -- #21: Sammy-Swing and a Drive . . . Swing and a Miss -- #22: What Might Have Been . . . and What Might Be-Streaking -- #23: Ryno!-Gold Standard -- #24: Fabian, LaCock, and a Guy Named Brock-More Streaking -- #25: Raffy, Candy, D-Lee, and Two Guys Named Moe-Numbers Game -- #26: Billy Williams Every Day-The Best-Hitting Cubs Number -- #27: The Vulture and the Toothpick-Numbers Off to the Triple -- #28: Closing Time-North Side, South Side -- #29: Jeff and the Generics-Scoring by the Number -- #30: Can You Pitch? Have We Got a Number For You!-The Chain. ; #31: Fergie and Maddog-Here's to the Winners -- #32: Almost Famous-Obscurity, Thy Name Is Leonette -- #33: A Wyse Man Once Said... -One From Column A, One From Column B... -- #34: We Got Wood-Popular -- #35: Hi, Hy, Buddy, Bo, and Turk-Strikeouts by the Bushel -- #36: Sarge-For Appearances' Sake -- #37: Erickson and Ellsworth-Loss Leaders -- #38: Z!-No-No Numbers -- #39: Abby, Kruke and Soup-How 'Bout Them Colts? -- #40: 16-1!-The "System" by Yosh -- #41: Weathers, Rain, and Dirt-Making Music in '41 -- #42: Game Over-Hall of Fame Cubs -- #43: What The Eck?-Tales from the Crypt: Ones That Almost Got Away -- #44: From Cavvy to Rizzo-Native Sons by the Numbers -- #45: Jug, Flash, and Nipper-Quantity, Not Quality -- #46: What Might Have Been, Part Deux-Save It -- #47: Shooter, Peanuts, and Spud-Oh, Those Bases on Balls -- #48: Big Daddy and Handy Andy-Boy, the Way Hank Sauer Played -- #49: Arrieta, Etcetera-Clown College -- #50-#59: The Not So Fabulous 50s-Put Me In, Coach -- #60-#99: Sixty And Beyond-Zero Zeroes -- All-Time Alphabetical Roster -- Acknowledgments.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Sports Publishing imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in sports--books about baseball, pro football, college football, pro and college basketball, hockey, or soccer, we have a book about your sport or your team. Whether you are a New York Yankees fan or hail from Red Sox nation; whether you are a die-hard Green Bay Packers or Dallas Cowboys fan; whether you root for the Kentucky Wildcats, Louisville Cardinals, UCLA Bruins, or Kansas Jayhawks; whether you route for the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, or Los Angeles Kings; we have a book for you. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes; overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
• Altri titoli varianti: Cubs by the Numbers
• Titolo autorizzato: Cubs by the Numbers
• ISBN: 1-61321-887-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910158967603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II