Chicago Cubs and Related Topics

Gabby Hartnett

American professional baseball player and manager.

Hartnett's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame

He played almost his entire career in Major League Baseball as a catcher with the Chicago Cubs, from 1922 to 1940.

Chicago Whales

The Chicago Whales were a professional baseball team based in Chicago.

Chicago Federals playing at Weeghman Park in April 1914

They originally lacked a formal nickname, and were known simply as the "Chicago Federals" (or "Chi-Feds") to distinguish them from the Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox.

Greg Maddux

American college baseball coach and former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher.

Maddux is best known for his accomplishments while playing for the Atlanta Braves and the Chicago Cubs.

Mookie Betts hits a pitch by swinging his bat

Baseball

Bat-and-ball game played between two opposing teams, of nine players each, that take turns batting and fielding.

Diagram of a baseball field Diamond may refer to the square area defined by the four bases or to the entire playing field. The dimensions given are for professional and professional-style games. Children often play on smaller fields.

David Ortiz, the batter, awaiting a pitch, with the catcher and umpire

A shortstop tries to tag out a runner who is sliding head first, attempting to reach second base.

Defensive positions on a baseball field, with abbreviations and scorekeeper's position numbers (not uniform numbers)

A first baseman receives a pickoff throw, as the runner dives back to first base.

Jackie Robinson in 1945, with the era's Kansas City Royals, a barnstorming squad associated with the Negro American League's Kansas City Monarchs

Sadaharu Oh managing the Japan national team in the 2006 World Baseball Classic. Playing for the Central League's Yomiuri Giants (1959–80), Oh set the professional world record for home runs.

Pesäpallo, a Finnish variation of baseball, was invented by Lauri "Tahko" Pihkala in the 1920s, and after that, it has changed with the times and grown in popularity. Picture of Pesäpallo match in 1958 in Jyväskylä, Finland.

Babe Ruth in 1920, the year he joined the New York Yankees

Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox. The Green Monster is visible beyond the playing field on the left.

A New York Yankees batter and a Boston Red Sox catcher at Fenway Park

Rickey Henderson—the major leagues' all-time leader in runs and stolen bases—stealing third base in a 1988 game

Cy Young—the holder of many major league career marks, including wins and innings pitched, as well as losses—in 1908. MLB's annual awards for the best pitcher in each league are named for Young.

Two players on the baseball team of Tokyo, Japan's Waseda University in 1921

The Tampere Tigers celebrating the 2017 title in Turku, Finland

An Afghan girl playing baseball in August 2002

The American Tobacco Company's line of baseball cards featured shortstop Honus Wagner of the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1909 to 1911. In 2007, the card shown here sold for $2.8 million.

Chicago Cubs owner Philip K. Wrigley led the formation of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League to help keep the game in the public eye.

William Wrigley Jr.

For other people by this name, see William Wrigley.

July 4th ad in 1920 for Wrigley's chewing gum in The Saturday Evening Post

In 1916, Wrigley bought a minority stake in the Chicago Cubs baseball team as part of a group headed by Charles Weeghman, former owner of the Federal League's Chicago Whales.

Sammy Sosa

Dominican-American former professional baseball right fielder.

Sosa wore #21 with the Cubs in honor of his childhood idol Roberto Clemente.

Sosa in spring training with the Orioles in 2005

Sosa played his final MLB season with the Rangers in 2007 before retiring two years later.

He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Chicago Cubs.

Caray in the Wrigley Field booth in 1988

Harry Caray

American radio and television sportscaster.

Caray in 1951, when he was with the St. Louis Cardinals. The team's broadcasts were sponsored by the Griesedieck Brothers brewery prior to its purchase by Anheuser-Busch in 1953.

U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the press box with Caray during a 1988 game at Wrigley Field

Caray using his net to catch a foul ball in the Cardinals broadcast booth, 1957. He continued this practice when he worked for other teams.

Harry Caray's statue outside Wrigley Field

After a year working for the Oakland Athletics and eleven years with the Chicago White Sox, Caray spent the last sixteen years of his career as the announcer for the Chicago Cubs.

Billy Leo Williams (born June 15, 1938) is an American former professional baseball left fielder who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago Cubs and two seasons for the Oakland Athletics.

Rick Sutcliffe

Richard Lee Sutcliffe (born June 21, 1956), 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.

Ken Holtzman

American former professional baseball player and coach.

He played in Major League Baseball as a left-handed pitcher from through, most notably as a member of the Chicago Cubs for whom he pitched two no-hitters and, with the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 to 1974.