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