Ebook: Cubs by the Numbers: a Complete History of the Chicago Cubs by Uniform Number

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 stor.;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