A report on Chicago Cubs and Greg Maddux
Maddux is best known for his accomplishments while playing for the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs.
- Greg MadduxIn 1989, the first full season with night baseball at Wrigley Field, Don Zimmer's Cubs were led by a core group of veterans in Ryne Sandberg, Rick Sutcliffe and Andre Dawson, who were boosted by a crop of youngsters such as Mark Grace, Shawon Dunston, Greg Maddux, Rookie of the Year Jerome Walton, and Rookie of the Year Runner-Up Dwight Smith.
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1998 Atlanta Braves season
0 linksThe 1998 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 33rd season in Atlanta and 128th overall.
The 1998 Atlanta Braves season marked the franchise's 33rd season in Atlanta and 128th overall.
The team featured six all stars: shortstop Walt Weiss and third baseman Chipper Jones were voted as starters, while first baseman Andrés Galarraga, catcher Javy López, and pitchers Tom Glavine and Greg Maddux were selected as reserves.
The 1998 Braves beat the Chicago Cubs three games to none in the National League Division Series.
1989 National League Championship Series
0 linksPlayed between the National League West champion San Francisco Giants and the National League East champion Chicago Cubs.
Played between the National League West champion San Francisco Giants and the National League East champion Chicago Cubs.
The Cubs also had three pitchers with 16 or more victories, Rick Sutcliffe, Mike Bielecki, and Greg Maddux, coming off his third full season in the majors.
1989 NLCS (4–1): San Francisco Giants over Chicago Cubs
1998 National League Division Series
0 linksThe Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres went on to meet in the NL Championship Series (NLCS).
The Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres went on to meet in the NL Championship Series (NLCS).
(1) Atlanta Braves (Eastern Division champion, 106–56) vs. (4) Chicago Cubs (Wild Card, 90–73): Braves win series, 3–0.
Greg Maddux faced Rookie of the Year Kerry Wood, hoping to keep the ship afloat for the Cubs.
Jim Hendry
0 linksAmerican baseball coach and executive.
American baseball coach and executive.
He is a special assistant for New York Yankees general manager Brian Cashman, and is a former general manager of the Chicago Cubs.
After failing to close out the 2003 NLCS against the Florida Marlins, Hendry made several acquisitions, picking up first baseman Derrek Lee for Hee-seop Choi in a trade with the Marlins, acquiring catcher Michael Barrett in a three-way trade with the Oakland Athletics, giving up Damian Miller in the process and Montreal Expos, signing free agents LaTroy Hawkins, Todd Walker and Greg Maddux.
Ferguson Jenkins
0 linksCanadian former professional baseball pitcher and coach.
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.
Jenkins, fellow Cub Greg Maddux, Curt Schilling, and Pedro Martínez are the only major league pitchers to ever record more than 3,000 strikeouts with fewer than 1,000 walks.
National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
0 linksHistory museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests.
History museum and hall of fame in Cooperstown, New York, operated by private interests.
Andre Dawson: Dawson's cap depicts him as a member of the Expos, his team for eleven years, despite his expressed preference to be shown as a member of the Chicago Cubs. While Dawson played only six years with the Cubs, five of his eight All-Star appearances were as a Cub, and his only MVP award came in his first year with the team in 1987.
Greg Maddux: Although Maddux had his greatest success while with the Atlanta Braves for 11 seasons, he had two stints with the Chicago Cubs for a total of 10 seasons, including the first seven of his MLB career. Maddux believed that both fanbases were equally important in his career, and so the cap on his plaque does not feature any logo. His biography on the Hall's website lists his primary team as the Braves.
No-hitter
0 linksGame in which a team was not able to record a single hit through conventional means.
Game in which a team was not able to record a single hit through conventional means.
the first came on September 13, 2020, with the Chicago Cubs, and the second on April 9, 2021, with the San Diego Padres.
At the other end of the spectrum, there are nine 300-game winners—Grover Cleveland Alexander, Kid Nichols, Lefty Grove, Early Wynn, Steve Carlton, Don Sutton, Greg Maddux, Roger Clemens and Tom Glavine—who failed to pitch a no-hitter.