1958 Chicago Cubs season

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	Amazon.com: Ron Santo: For Love of Ivy: Books: Ron Santo
		Ron Santo was signed by the Cubs in 1958 at the age of 18.
		However, Santo's contention that the 1969 Cubs, who lost the pennant to the Mets in the last few weeks of the season, were the best Cubs team of the modern era is arguable.
		Santo, an outstanding third baseman, played for 15 years with the Chicago Cubs and one season with the White Sox.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1566250056?v=glance (1298 words)

	ProSportsDaily Forums - Woo Woo stuck by car
		In a 2002 interview with the Tribune, Wickers said he attended his first Cubs game in 1955 — about the same time he started saying "woo" — and had been to out to Wrigley nearly every day since the 1958-59 season.
		Longtime Cubs bleacher mainstay Ronnie "Woo Woo" Wickers was in a Chicago hospital Monday after he was struck by a car outside Wrigley Field, CLTV reported, according to the CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
		04-19-2005 11:52 AM Well the Cubs won't be back at Wrigley until Friday, so in all likelihood, Cub fans won't miss Ronny's Woo Woos!
	www.prosportsdaily.com /forums/printthread.php?t=16105 (588 words)

	Wrigley Field (Los Angeles) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Los Angeles Wrigley Field was built to resemble a Spanish-architecture and somewhat scaled-down version of the Chicago ballpark, known at the time as Cubs Park.
		Wrigley Field was a ballpark in Los Angeles which served host to minor league baseball teams in the region for over 30 years, and was the home park for the Los Angeles Angels in their expansion season of 1961.
		It was also the first to bear Wrigley's name, as the Chicago park was named for Wrigley several months after the L.A. park's opening.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wrigley_Field_(Los_Angeles) (588 words)

	Atlanta Braves Baseball
		In 2002 and 2003, the Braves won their division again, but lost the NLCS both years 3 games to 2, to the San Francisco Giants and Chicago Cubs, respectively.
		In the 1992 season, the Braves would reach the NLCS again and defeat, once again, in seven games, the Pirates, only to lose in the World Series to a dominating Toronto Blue Jays team.
		The following season, these three pitchers would be recognized as the best young pitchers in the league, winning 52 games between them.
	www.baseball-fanatics.com /mlb/braves.php (588 words)

	1951 Playoff - Shot Heard Round The World
		Thomson enjoyed his final productive season in 1958 with the Chicago Cubs when he belted 20 homers.
		1951 was Thomson's best offensive season, as he hit 32 homers and drove in 101 runs (the final three on his famous blast).
		Thomson was traded from Milwaukee to the Giants in June of 1957 for future Hall of Famer Red Schoendienst.
	baseballhalloffame.org /exhibits/online_exhibits/1951/thomson_bio.htm (449 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports -- Moises Alou finalizes deal with Giants
		Alou hit a career-high 39 homers for the Chicago Cubs last season and drove in 106 runs.
		Moises played mostly left field for the Cubs, but at the GM meetings in November, Felipe said his son could also play right field.
		Moises becomes the fourth Alou to play for the Giants, joining Felipe (1958-63) and uncles Jesus (1963-68) and Matty (1960-65).
	signonsandiego.com /sports/baseball/20041227-1423-bbn-giants-alou.html (449 words)

	Dick Ellsworth Baseball Stats by Baseball Almanac
		Ellsworth was 18 years old when he broke into the big leagues on June 22, 1958, with the Chicago Cubs, and his Major League Baseball stats for every season he played, along with his career totals are on this page.
		Dick Ellsworth's biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable) career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this Dick Ellsworth baseball statistics page.
		Dick Ellsworth was born on Friday, March 22, 1940, in Lusk, Wyoming.
	www.baseball-almanac.com /players/player.php?p=ellswdi01 (449 words)

	Dave Righetti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Righetti retained the single-season record for left-handers until 1993, when Randy Myers saved 53 games for the Chicago Cubs; Righetti still owns the AL record for left-handers.
		David Allan Righetti (born November 28, 1958 in San Jose, California), nicknamed "Rags", is an American former left-handed pitcher, and current pitching coach, in Major League Baseball.
		In 1984, Righetti was moved to the Yankees' bullpen due to an excess of starters, and replaced Goose Gossage as the team's closer.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dave_Righetti (609 words)

	Bobby Thomson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robert Brown "Bobby" Thomson (born October 25, 1923 in Glasgow, Scotland), nicknamed The Staten Island Scot, is a Scottish-American former Major League Baseball outfielder and right-handed batter who played for the New York Giants (1946-53, 1957), Milwaukee Braves (1954-57), Chicago Cubs (1958-59), Boston Red Sox (1960) and Baltimore Orioles (1960).
		The Braves traded Thomson back to the Giants during the 1957 season, and he was in the lineup for the club's final game at the Polo Grounds.
		Bobby Thomson was a.270 career hitter with 264 home runs and 1026 RBI in 1779 games.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bobby_Thomson (545 words)

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