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Hall of Fame year-by-year inductees
The Associated Press(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Red Faber, Mike Schmidt, George Brett, Bob Gibson, Enos Slaughter
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Scoreboard
TV SPORTS Women's College Basketball-Michigan at Purdue, 5:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Penn State at Northwestern, 7:30 p.m. (Big 10 Network); Idaho at Nevada, 10 p.m. (ESPNU) Men's College Basketball-Xavier at Cincinnati, 6 p.m. (ESPN2); Villanova at...Tags: Red Faber, TNT (tv network), Mike Schmidt, Enos Slaughter, Atlantic Division (NHL)
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Remembering 'Tinker to Evers to Chance'
They are, arguably, the best-known Chicago Cubs of all time.
And though Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and Frank Chance last played together in 1912 – indeed, all have been dead more than 60 years -- their names live on among baseball fans.
All...Tags: Joe Girardi, Dorothy Parker, Julianne Moore, Poetry, Nicole Kidman
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Infield of dreams
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterThe kid wasn't playing every day, and he wasn't even a kid anymore. The Dodgers didn't trust him in the field, so they stuck him on the bench. He had heard the Montreal Expos might play him every day, if only the Dodgers would trade him. So Steve...Tags: Bill Russell, History, Cincinnati Reds, World Series, Walter Alston
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99 things every real Cubs fan should know
What's the Curse of the Billy Goat?
It started during the 1945 World Series, which pitted the Cubs against the Detroit Tigers. The Cubs refused to let Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis bring his lucky goat inside Wrigley Field for Game 4. An angry...Tags: WGN, Mike Schmidt, Detroit Tigers, Sandy Koufax, Defense
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The 1906 World Series featuring the Cubs and Sox
Chicago TribuneThe Cubs had been incredible in the 1906 season, winning 116 games and losing only 36, a record that has remained intact nine decades later. The Sox, on the other hand, had started off in sixth place. But they won 19 in a row late in the season, and...Tags: World Series, Chicago Tribune, Chicago White Sox, American League, Joe Tinker
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Evers and Slagle first to report
Both in good condition Comiskey announces that Sox are all signed with exception of Callahan March 2, 1906 Johnny Evers and Jimmy Slagle won the long distance race for the Chicago Nationals, being the first to report for spring practice. They made it a...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, American League, Lyndon B. Johnson
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Cubs took a Chance, won title
Tribune staff reporterChicago's sports scene hasn't always been this bleak. This week, as a reminder, we take a look back at happier days for the home teams. -------------------- There was a time when the Cubs actually had a dynasty. You have to go back to a time when cars...Tags: World Series, Mother's Day, William Howard Taft, Franklin Pierce, Baseball
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Cubs-Sox World Series: 100 years later
Cubs Then: Second baseman Johnny Evers and center fielder Jimmy Slagle are the first to report for spring practices, meeting with club president Charles Murphy. Now: SLUG White Sox Then: Club president Charles Comiskey announces that he has every...Tags: Bars and Clubs, Chicago White Sox, Dining and Drinking, American League, Death
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Love that glove
Tribune staff reporterMoises Alou reached into his locker stall in the Wrigley Field clubhouse, rummaging among caps, Cubs uniform pants, game jerseys and pairs of cleats. Then he hauled out a well-worn glove. Once shiny, the black outfielder's mitt resembled a house sorely...Tags: Ken Griffey Jr., Multi-Sport Events, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, Texas Rangers, U.S. Cellular Field
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Mar 29, 2008
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Oct 1, 2007
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Dec 19, 2007
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Feb 15, 2006
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Oct 12, 2004
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Jul 12, 2003
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