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1939 - Cap Anson - 1B
1939 - Al Spalding - Executive
1945 - King Kelly - RF
1946 - Frank Chance - 1B
1946 - Johnny Evers - 2B
1946 - Joe Tinker - SS
1949 - Mordecai Brown - Pitcher
1955 - Gabby Hartnett - Catcher
1968 - Kiki Cuyler - LF
1975 - Billy Herman - 2B
1977 - Ernie Banks - SS
1979 - Hack Wilson - CF
1987 - Billy Williams - LF
1991 - Fergie Jenkins - Pitcher
2005 - Ryne Sandberg - 2B
2006 - Bruce Sutter - Pitcher
2012 - Ron Santo - 3B

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Most Team Wins In Season: 116 (1906)

Most Team Losses In Season: 59 (1962 & 1966)

Batting Average: Ross Barnes - .429 - 1876

Hits: Rogers Hornsby - 229 - 1929

Singles: Bill Everitt - 169 - 1898

Doubles: Billy Herman - 57 - 1935 & 1936

Triples: Frank Schulte & Vic Saier - 21 - 1913 & 1911

Home Runs: Sammy Sosa - 66 - 1998

Extra Base Hits: Sammy Sosa - 103 - 2001

Grand Slams: Ernie Banks - 5 - 1955

RBIs: Hack Wilson - 191 - 1930

Runs: Rogers Hornsby - 156 - 1929

Walks: Jimmy Sheckard - 147 - 1911

Total Bases: Sammy Sosa - 425 - 2001

Stolen Bases: Bill Lange - 154 - 1896

Strikeouts: Sammy Sosa - 174 - 1997

OBP: King Kelly - .483 - 1886

Hitting Streak: Bill Dahlen - 42 - 1894

Wins: John Clarkson - 53 - 1885

ERA: Mordecai Brown - 1.04 - 1906

Saves: Randy Myers - 53 - 1993

Strikeouts: Bill Hutchinson - 314 - 1892

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1. SS Javier Baez
2. OF Jorge Soler
3. OF Albert Almora
4. RHP Arodys Vizcaino
5. 3B Christian Villanueva
6. 1B Dan Vogelbach
7. OF Brett Jackson
8. RHP Pierce Johnson
9. SS Arismendy Alcantara
10. RHP Dillon Maples
11. RHP Duane Underwood
12. SS Junior Lake
13. 3B Jeimer Candelario
14. SS Luis Acosta
15. SS Marco Hernandez

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Depth Chart - 2013

• Catcher
• Wellington Castillo
• Dioner Navarro

• First Base
• Luis Valbuena

• Second Base
• Darwin Barney

• Third Base
• Ian Stewart

• Shortstop
• Starlin Castro

• Left Field
• Alfonso Soriano
• Brent Lillibridge

• Center Field
• David DeJesus
• Dave Sapplet

• Right Field
• Nate Schierholtz
• Scott Harriston

• Starting Pitcher
• Jeff Samardzija
• Matt Garza
• Scott Baker
• Travis Wood
• Edwin Jackson

• Relief Pitcher
• Carlos Villanuva
• Scott Feldman
• Hisanori Takahashi
• Shawn Camp
• James Russell
• Carlos Marmol

• Closer
• Kyuji Fujikawa

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I was originally going to just play and not post it, but after making some banners for Krul I kinda got the itch to do this. I had already played 12 games into the season at this point, so instead of doing boxscores from them im just going to post a quick blurb.

Pittsburgh Series: Won Game 1, Lost Game 2, Won Game 3
Atlanta Series: Atlanta Swept all 3 games
Milwaukee Series: Won Games 1 and 2, Lost Game 3
San Francisco Series: Won Games 1, 2 and 3, Lost Game 4.

Team Record: 7-6

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Texas Rangers at Chicago Cubs
Apr 16, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas (7-6)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	6	0
Chicago (7-6)	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	x	3	10	0
W: Travis Wood (1-2) L: Jokim Soria (0-1) S: Kyuji Fujikawa (4)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TEX	CHC
CHC	3rd	Soriano Grounded to Left For a Single. Castro Scores	0	1
TEX	8th	Soto Homered to Center.	1	1
CHC	8th	Rizzo Homered to Left.	1	2
CHC	8th	Soriano Homered to Left.	1	3
TEX	9th	Beltre Homered to Left.	2	3

Texas Rangers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Andrus, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.345
Gentry, CF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.200
Beltre, 3B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.321
Cruz, RF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.264
Kinsler, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.173
Soto, C	3	1	1	1	0	1	1	.176
Murphy, LF	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.191
Baker, PH-LF	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.227
Berkman, 1B	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.225
Pierzynski, PH-1B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.194
Holland	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	.500
Moreland, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.231
TEAM TOTALS	32	2	6	2	0	2	2
BATTING: HR: Beltre (4), Soto (1) RBI: Beltre (10), Soto (1) GIDP: Andrus

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Barney, 2B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.245
Castro, SS	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.236
Rizzo, 1B	4	1	1	1	0	1	1	.255
Soriano, LF	4	1	3	2	0	0	1	.180
Hariston, RF	3	0	1	0	1	0	0	.258
DeJesus, CF	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.271
Castillo, C	4	0	1	0	0	2	0	.226
Stewart, 3B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.295
Wood, P	3	0	1	0	0	1	0	.400
Lillibridge, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250
TEAM TOTALS	34	3	10	3	1	9	3
BATTING: 2B: Castro (2), Barney (4) HR: Rizzo (3), Soriano (2) RBI: Rizzo (8), Soriano 2 (7) HBP: Stewart

Texas Rangers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
D.Holland	7.0	8	1	1	0	7	0	8.78
J.Soria (L, 0-1)	0.0	1	1	1	0	0	1	5.87
R.Ross	0.0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1.80
M.Kirkman	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	9.00

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
T.Wood (W, 1-2)	8.0	5	1	1	0	1	1	3.32
K.Fujikawa (S, 4)	1.0	1	1	1	0	1	1	2.25
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	6	2	2	0	2	1

It Was Over When: 1B Anthony Rizzo, and LF Alfonso Soriano hit back to back HRs in the Cubs half of the 8th. The two Home Runs followed Ranger Catcher and Ex-Cub Geovany Soto's Solo Homer in the top half that tied the game.

Turner Point: The Cubs were able to get Ranger starter Derrick Holland out of the game following the 7th inning. The Ranger bullpen gave up 2 runs and a walk in an innings worth of work.

Player of the Game: LF Alfonso Soriano....3-4 with a HR and 2 RBIs. Coming into the game Soriano had been struggling at the plate, hopefully this a sign of things to come.

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SS Javier Baez is one of many Cub Prospects that are currently blocked by a current Big Leaguer, but he may be one of the few who forces the teams front office into a difficult decision. Baez has all the tools that scouts look for; a good bat, a quick glove, and a strong arm, and while playing with the AA Tennessee Smokies he is hoping to show the team that he can compete at any level. After starting the year in Single A Daytona, he was quickly promoted to AA where he is slowly trying to catch. With only 19 At Bats Baez only has 3 hits, but the bright side to that is 2 of those hits were a double and a HR. The only knock on Javier right now is his patience, he currently has a knack for the strikeout while only drawing a few walks. Cub officials are banking on Baez to pick things up fast, and call him up in September when the rosters expand.

Current Stats:
5 Games
19 AB
.167 AVG
3 H
5 R
1 2B
1 HR
4 RBI
4 K
2 BB

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Atta boy! Lets revive this franchise section... Following

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Following of course

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Thanks fellas, updated the first post with a sexy banner Al made for me, thanks bro....Should have game 2 of the series up in an hour

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Texas Rangers at Chicago Cubs
Apr 17, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas (7-7)	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	11	0
Chicago (8-6)	0	1	1	2	4	2	1	0	x	11	16	1
W: Edwin Jackson (2-1) L: Colby Lewis (1-2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TEX	CHC
CHC	2nd	Stewart Hit a Sacrafice Fly to Cruz (SF9). DeJesus Scores	0	1
CHC	3rd	Rizzo Doubled to Right. Barney Scores	0	2
CHC	4th	Navarro Hit a Sacrafice Fly to Cruz (SF9). Schierholtz Scores	0	3
CHC	4th	Barney Lined to Left For a Single. Stewart Scores	0	4
CHC	5th	Schierholtz Doubled to Left. Rizzo Scores. Soriano Scores	0	6
CHC	5th	Stewart Reached on Fielder's Choice (3-6 FC). DeJesus Scores	0	7
CHC	5trh	Jackson Hit a Sacrafice Fly to Gentry (SF8). Schierholtz Scores	0	8
TEX	6th	Murphy Homered to Center.	1	8
CHC	6th	Soriano Homered to Left. Castro Scores	1	10
TEX	7th	Gentry Chopped to Pitcher For a Single. Pierzyski Scores	2	10
TEX	7th	Barney Doubled to Center. Stewart Scores	2	11

Texas Rangers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Andrus, SS	5	0	3	0	0	2	0	.367
Gentry, CF	5	0	2	1	0	0	0	.218
Beltre, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.298
Cruz, RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.246
Murphy, LF	4	1	2	1	0	0	1	.216
Berkman, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.227
Pierzynski, C	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.200
Profar, 2B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0	.100
Lewis, P	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Moreland, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250
Martin, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.364
Kinsler, PH	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.170
TEAM TOTALS	38	2	11	2	0	10	1
BATTING: 2B: Andrus (7) HR: Murphy (2) RBI: Murphy (5), Gentry (6) GIDP: Gentry

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Barney, 2B	5	1	3	2	0	0	0	.278
Castro, SS	5	1	2	0	0	0	0	.250
Rizzo, 1B	5	1	2	1	0	1	0	.268
Soriano, LF	5	2	2	2	0	3	1	.200
DeJesus, CF	5	2	2	0	0	1	0	.283
Schierholtz, RF	4	2	2	2	0	0	0	.471
Navarro, C	2	0	1	1	0	0	0	.300
Stewart, 3B	3	2	2	2	0	0	0	.319
Jackson, P	1	0	0	1	0	1	0	.429
Valbuena, PH	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	.158
TEAM TOTALS	36	11	16	11	0	7	1
BATTING: 2B: DeJesus (5), Schierholtz (3), Rizzo (3), Barney 2 (6) 3B: Schierholtz (1) HR: Soriano (3) RBI: Jackson (1), Schierholtz 2 (7), Rizzo (9), Soriano 2 (9), Navarro (3), Barney 2 (5), Stewart 2 (7) HBP: Navarro SF: Jackson, Navarro, Stewart SAC: Jackson
FIELDING: E: Soriano (1)

Texas Rangers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
C.Lewis (L, 1-2)	4.0	8	4	4	0	4	0	6.19
D.Lowe	2.0	6	6	6	0	1	1	7.11
J.Soria	2.0	2	1	1	0	2	0	5.59
TEAM TOTALS	8.0	16	11	11	0	7	1

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
E.Jackson (W, 2-1)	7.0	10	2	2	0	9	1	2.45
H.Takahashi	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
S.Camp	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1.13
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	11	2	2	0	10	1

It Was Over When: RF Nate Schierholtz took a Derek Lowe pitch to the Ivy for a double in the 5th Inning with the bases loaded, brining in two Chicago Cub baserunners. The Cubs would tack on two more runs that inning, putting the dagger in the Rangers hopes at a comeback.

Turning Point: Cubs Pitcher Edwin Jackson managed to escape a bases loaded 1 out situation in the 2nd innning. With Rangers at every base, Jackson managed to strike out Rangers Pitcher Colby Lewis, and SS Elvis Andrus to end the inning. The Cubs would take the lead in the bottom half and never look back.

Player of The Game: Nate Schierholtz: 2-4, 2 RBI, 3B, 2B, 2R

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Texas Rangers at Chicago Cubs
Apr 18, 2013	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Texas (7-8)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	0
Chicago (9-6)	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	6	x	9	16	0
W: Jeff Samardzija (1-2) L: Yu Darvish (2-2)

Scoring Summary
SCORING DETAILS			TEX	CHC
TEX	2nd	Murphy Grounded Out to Rizzo (3U)., Cruz Scores	1	0
CHC	2nd	Navarro Grounded to Right For a Single. Soriano Scores.	1	1
CHC	2nd	Barney Grounded to Left For a Single. Schierholtz Scores. Navarro Scores	1	3
CHC	8th	Navarro Lined to Center For a Single. Rizzo Scores. DeJesus Scores	1	5
CHC	8th	Lillibridge Homered to Left. Schierholtz Scores. Stewart Scores	1	8
CHC	8th	Barney Homered to Left.	1	9

Texas Rangers
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Andrus, SS	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.359
Gentry, CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.220
Beltre, 3B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0	.279
Cruz, RF	4	1	1	0	0	1	0	.246
Berkman, 1B	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	.229
Murphy, LF	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	.222
Pierzynski, C	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.186
Kinsler, 2B	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	.161
Darvish, P	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000
Profar, 2B	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.091
TEAM TOTALS	32	1	5	1	0	6	0
BATTING: 2B: Berkman (2), Cruz (2) RBI: Murphy (6)

Chicago Cubs
HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR	AVG
Barney, 2B	5	1	3	3	0	1	1	.305
Castro, SS	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	.231
Rizzo, 1B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.283
Soriano, LF	4	1	2	0	0	1	0	.220
DeJesus, CF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.281
Schierholtz, RF	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	.474
Navarro, C	4	1	2	3	0	0	0	.324
Stewart, 3B	4	1	2	0	0	0	0	.333
Samardzija, P	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000
Hairston, PH	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	.281
Lillibridge, PH	1	1	1	3	0	0	1	.291
TEAM TOTALS	38	9	16	9	0	3	2
BATTING: 2B: Soriano (2) HR: Lillibridge (2), Barney (1) RBI: Lillibridge 3 (7), Navarro 3 (6), Barney 3 (8) GIDP: Rizzo, Barney

Texas Rangers
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
Y,Darvish (L, 2-2)	5.0	7	3	3	0	3	0	1.93
R.Ross	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1.50
N.Feliz	1.1	4	2	2	0	0	0	2.70
M.Kirkman	0.2	4	4	4	0	0	0	20.25

Chicago Cubs
PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA
J.Samardzija (W, 1-2)	7.0	5	1	1	0	6	0	2.49
C.Marmol (H, 2)	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00
J.Russell	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2.45
TEAM TOTALS	9.0	5	1	1	0	6	0

It Was Over When: Pinch Hitter Brent Lillibridge hit a 3 run HR to Left Field to put the Cubs up 9-1.

Turning Point: The Chicago Cubs 8th Inning. Going into the inning the Cubs were up 3-1 and clining on for the win. A Dioner Navarro 2 run Single, and back to back HRs by Brent Lillibridge and Darwin Barney managed to sink the Rangers.

Player of The Game: Jeff Samardzija - 7.0 IP, 5H, 1R, 1ER, 6K