What do Dizzy Dean, Catfish Metkovich, John Boccabella, Bill Buckner, Mark Prior, and Kevin Hart all have in common? They all wore number 22 for the Chicago Cubs, even though seven decades have passed between the last time Dizzy Dean buttoned up a Cubs uniform with that number and the first time reliever Kevin Hart performed the same routine. Since the Chicago Cubs first adopted uniform numbers in 1932, the team has handed out only 71 numbers to more than 1,100 players. That's a lot of overlap. It also makes for a lot of good stories.
Cubs by the Numbers tells those stories for every Cub since '32, from 1930s outfielder Ethan Allen to current ace Carlos Zambrano. This book lists the players alphabetically and by number, but the biographies help trace the history of baseball's most beloved team in a new way. For Cubs fans, anyone who ever wore the uniform is like family.
Cubs by the Numbers reintroduces readers to some of their long-lost ancestors, even ones they think they already know.
This book title, Cubs by the Numbers (A Complete Team History of the Cubbies by Uniform Number), ISBN: 9781602393721, by Al Yellon, Kasey Ignarski, Matthew Silverman, Pat Hughes, published by Skyhorse (March 26, 2009) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
Unlike Amazon and other retailers who may also offer Cubs by the Numbers (A Complete Team History of the Cubbies by Uniform Number) books on their website, we specialize in large quantities and provide personal service, from trusted, experienced, friendly people in Portland, Oregon. We offer a Price Match Guarantee, and QuickQuote form, to make purchasing quick and easy.
Prefer to work with a human being when you order Cubs by the Numbers (A Complete Team History of the Cubbies by Uniform Number) books in bulk? Our Book Specialists are standing by Monday-Friday 8-5 PST, ready to help!
