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• In memoriam: Royals that died in 2024Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Rest in peace. With the year concluding, it is time to reflect on those we lost this year. The baseball world lost greats like Willie “The Say Hey Kid” Mays, Hit King Pete Rose, and stolen base champ Rickey Henderson, as well as greats like Rico Carty, Ed Krranepool, Bud Harrrelson, Ferrnando Valenzuela, Luis Tiant, Ken Holtzman, Rudy May, Don Gullett, ...2024Check it out Pete Rose breaking news -
• Baseball history unpacked, November 29Rick Monday | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Rick Monday* and Ken Holtzman change addresses, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various nar...2024Read about Walter Johnson breaking news -
• Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: Don Drysdale editionDrysdale played second banana to Sandy Koufax for years, but was a legitimately great pitcher himself. Here we have future Hall of Famer Don Drysdale, who spent his entire 14-year MLB career with the Dodgers, at Wrigley Field. After I tell you the date this was taken, there’s something interesting about it beyond just the date. First, here’s the entire photo as I received it, which pretty much giv...2024See also Wrigley Field breaking news today -
• The 1975 Topps countdown, worst to best (No. 20-1)This is it. The final episode of the 1975 Topps worst-to-best countdown.This series lasted a little longer than I had intended. Those who wanted me to finish it within a week back when I started in April of last year probably gave up a long time ago. I had planned to wrap it up by September or early October of this year all along. Per usual, life had to butt in.But we're here. Let's ju...2024See more Boog Powell -
• The 1972 Cubs: Another failed potential contenderBilly Williams bats for the Cubs at Shea Stadium in August 1972, showing off the unusual road uniforms worn only in that year | Photo by Walter Leporati/Getty Images The Cubs wound up a distant second. The beginning of the 1972 season was marred by a players’ strike, the first such labor stoppage in MLB history. It lasted only a week or so, and it was decided that the games missed would no...2024See more Billy Williams news today -
• The 1970 Cubs were better than the 1969 Cubs. Why didn’t they win?Jim Hickman scores for the Cubs against the Mets on May 23, 1970 | Photo by James Drake /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images It was another failure, in some ways more frustrating than the fabled ‘69 team. Yesterday, I posted this article about how some players who the Cubs let go for almost nothing in the late 1950s and early 1960s might have helped the 1969 team get over the hump and make...2024See more Oscar Gamble breaking news today
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Ken Holtzman injury and suspension
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 29
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• Baseball history unpacked, October 16Happy birthday, Rodney Scott! | Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Rodney Scott! And other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various na...2024See more Red Sox injury report -
• Baseball history unpacked, September 25Happy birthday, Kyle Ryan! | Photo by Rob Leiter/MLB Photos via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Kyle Ryan! No-hitters, Sammy homers, and more. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty ...2024See more articles Kyle Ryan -
• Baseball history unpacked, August 19Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Hack Wilson, Norman Rockwell, and the short story of Eddie Gaedel. But wait, there’s more! Holtzman throws a gem, Fergie goes deep, and Jim Hendry joins the ranks of the unemployed. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-cent...2024Read about Hack Wilson injury update -
• Baseball history unpacked, July 24Happy birthday, Miguel Socolovich! | Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Miguel Socolovich! The Pine-Tar Incident, Vince Coleman blows up his career, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look...2024Check it out Mitchell Layton injury -
• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits the final home run of his careerBraves Franchise History 1965 - The Braves score seven runs in the seventh inning to beat the Mets 7-1. A two-run shot by Hank Aaron caps off the inning. 1970 - Chicago’s Ken Holtzman walks Hank Aaron and Tommie Aaron makes him pay with a two-run shot in the ninth to give the Braves a 3-1 win. 1976 - Hank Aaron hits the final home run of his career, No. 755, off of the Angels’ Dick Drago. 2012 ...2024Check it out Hank Aaron injury status -
• Baseball history unpacked, July 17Happy birthday. Don Kessinger! | Photo by: 1970 SPX/Diamond Images via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday. Don Kessinger! The first pay-per-view game and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful p...2024 -
• Modern baseball, the ‘old days,’ and how starting pitching and the game have changedFergie Jenkins prepares during Spring Training in the 1960s | Getty Images For pitching, it’s as simple as velocity, spin rate and much better hitters. And, a thought exercise about players of old and players of today and how they differ. The All-Star break isn’t just a few days to celebrate the sport by playing an exhibition game and having a home-run contest. It’s also a few days in the ...2024Check it out Fergie Jenkins availability report -
• Baseball history unpacked, June 10Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The return of Cyle and many other tales on a busy day in Cubs history. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and va...2024Visit the page Lachlan Cunningham injury update -
• Baseball history unpacked, June 3A tale of 2 Sammy Sosas: The best and worst of the Chicago Cubs slugger | Charles Cherney/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Josh Gibson, Holtzman’s second no-no, CorkGate, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-he...2024Visit the page Chicago Cubs injury
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• The 1975 Topps countdown, worst to best (No. 120-101)Well, three out of the four posts I've made this week have some sort of mention of 1975 Topps, so why not make it 4-for-5, that always sound better than 3-for-4 in the baseball realm.Once I get through this episode of the countdown, there will be just 100 cards left, which means nothing but greatness ahead.So let's get to it, no fancy intro this time. 120: Ed Kranepool (card 324)S...2024Read about Tom Seaver
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"Ken Holtzman, three-time World Series champion with Oakland A's in the 1970s, dies at 78" - 2023
"1969: At Wrigley Field, Ken Holtzman no-hits the Braves, 3-0, with Ron Santo’s first inning homer providing all the Cubs’ runs 1982: Scheduled to pitch against the Expos in a home game, Braves rookie Pascual Perez misses the start of the game when he can’t find his way to the ballpark." - 2022
"From May 12, 1955 through September 1, 1972, Cubs pitchers threw five no-hitters (Sam Jones, Don Cardwell, Ken Holtzman — twice — and Burt Hooton)." - 2016
"He broke the 45 year old record which was held by Ken Holtzman."
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Ken Holtzman trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• In memoriam: Royals that died in 2024
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• A look at Cubs no-hitters through historyPhoto by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The Cubs threw their second-ever combined no-no Wednesday. Here are all the other Cubs no-hitters. The combined no-hitter Wednesday evening by Shōta Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge against the Pirates is the 18th in Cubs franchise history. That statement has to be looked at with a small grain of salt. The first four no-hitters thrown by the Chicago ...2024Check it out Nate Pearson contract rumors -
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• Modern baseball, the ‘old days,’ and how starting pitching and the game have changed
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 10
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 16Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images Erasing 2023? The Cubs swipe one in Arizona. I was watching this game and thinking what a great time it has been to be a Cubs fan over these last 10 years. Even before the Cubs pulled off this win, just seeing this team playing really good baseball yet again. It’s really been fun to watch. Those of you who are under 30 probably don’t have much memory of the...2024See more Seiya Suzuki salary rumors -
• Royals Rumblings - News for April 16, 2024Photo by Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images Salvy is A-OK! Salvy will avoid the Injured List, writes Anne Rogers. Indeed, Perez’s MRI scan taken Monday in Chicago “was the best result we could have hoped for,” Quatraro said. Imaging showed a mild left groin strain that is not expected to require an injured list stint. Catcher Logan Porter traveled to Chicago on Monday to be a one-man taxi squad...2024See also Anne Rogers salary rumors -
• Former Cub Ken Holtzman has diedPhoto by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images The lefthander threw two no-hitters with the Cubs. Ken Holtzman burst onto the Cubs scene at age 19, barely three months after he was selected out of the University of Illinois in the very first amateur draft in 1965. A full-time member of the Cubs rotation by the following year, he tantalized Cubs fans with near no-hitters a couple of times, inc...2024Click for news about Louis Requena
Ken Holtzman stats and results
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• The 1972 Cubs: Another failed potential contender
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• The 1970 Cubs were better than the 1969 Cubs. Why didn’t they win?
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• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 140Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images It doesn’t get much better than this. The Cubs win 12-0 and no-hit the Pirates. Historically, this would be a morning where I tell you that I was watching an entertaining Rays game while you guys were watching what the Cubs passed off for a baseball game. I get to point and laugh a little. Historically. I will say this, if you have a few spare minutes, so...2024Click for news about Quinn Harris scores -
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• Baseball history unpacked, May 24Jon Lieber | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Jon Lieber throws a shutout and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the cou...2024Check it out Clark Griffith -
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• Today in 1984 Cubs history: The Gary Matthews/Bob Dernier trade changed everythingGetty Images The Cubs struggled through a painful spring training, and then Dallas Green made a deal that defined the 1984 team. The Cubs lost 91 games in 1983, two more than they had in 1982, the first year of “Building A New Tradition” under Tribune Co. and general manager Dallas Green. In fact, they had hovered around .500 as late as June 19, when they were 30-32, but went 41-59 the res...2024Click for news about Fergie Jenkins -
• Baseball history unpacked, October 16Happy birthday, Rodney Scott! | Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Rodney Scott, and playoff stories galore. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and variou...2023Visit the page Ban Johnson stats
Ken Holtzman parents, kids, wife / husband, girlfriend / boyfriend
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• The 1975 Topps countdown, worst to best (No. 20-1)
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• The 1975 Topps countdown, worst to best (No. 120-101)
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 17
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• Three in 24 hours? Yeah, I'm oldI had another post planned for today, had the cards pulled and ready to scan, but death had other plans.You know the old superstition that notable deaths come in threes? Well how about finding out three well-known baseball figures of my younger days died within a 24-hour period? That's an unsettling ramp-up.It started yesterday afternoon and it's still going. Ken Holtzman. Gone. Whitey...2024Visit the page Whitey Herzog -
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• Cub Tracks’ the thrill of the ChasePhoto by Norm Hall/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. A pitcher’s duel created drama in the desert. The Cubs emerged victorious. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, ove...2024Click for news about Cub Tracks -
• Former Cub Ken Holtzman has died
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• Today in 1984 Cubs history: The Gary Matthews/Bob Dernier trade changed everything
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• Baseball history unpacked, November 29Photo credit should read JOHN RUTHROFF/AFP via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Howard Johnson and the Randy Myers defense club subdue an unruly fan. Happy birthday to Howard. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, ...2023Click for news about Randy Myers -
• Today in Cubs history: Milt Pappas’ perfect game is ruined in the ninth, but he throws a no-hitter
WGN-TV He came thisclose. I have noted this here previously, but for this article I think it’s appropriate to mention again. From May 12, 1955 through September 1, 1972, Cubs pitchers threw five no-hitters (Sam Jones, Don Cardwell, Ken Holtzman — twice — and Burt Hooton). In addition, the Cubs had two no-hitters thrown against them in that time frame (Jim Maloney and Sandy Koufax, both in ...2022See more Sandy Koufax
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• This Day in Braves History: John Smoltz becomes Atlanta’s all-time strikeouts leaderPhoto by Mike Zarrilli/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1902: Baltimore outfielder Kip Selbach sets the post-1900 mark in the American League by making four errors, a mark tied by Braves outfielder Fred Nicholson in 1922. 1914 - Lefty Tyler stops the Reds for a 3-2 Braves win. 1951: In Boston, the Braves score five in the sixth and roll over the Dodgers, 13-4. Warren Spahn picks up h...2023Click for news about John Smoltz -
• Ken Holtzman, three-time World Series champion with Oakland A's in the 1970s, dies at 78Holtzman also threw two no-hitters while pitching for the Cubs...2024Continue with World Series -
• Former Cub Ken Holtzman has died
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• Holtzman, who threw 2 no-hitters for Cubs, diesKen Holtzman, who tossed two no-hitters for the Cubs and won four World Series, died Sunday at 78....2024See more articles World Series -
• Baseball history unpacked, July 17
Happy birthday, Don Kessinger | Photo by: 1970 SPX/Diamond Images via Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthdays to Don Kessinger and Lou Boudreau. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of ...2023See also George Davis
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• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron hits home run No. 755
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• Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: Marching band edition
This isn’t something we see at Wrigley anymore. So I’ve been searching far and wide for new photos to sleuth, and you never know what you’ll find on the internet (as you surely know). Before I go on to this photo, since I’m running out of pics to sleuth, I’m going to ask again for your help. If you, the BCB reader, have any old photos of Cubs games at Wrigley (or even on the road) and you don’t kn...2023Visit the page Wrigley Field
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• Today in Cubs history: Milt Pappas’ perfect game is ruined in the ninth, but he throws a no-hitter
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• In memoriam: Royals that died in 2024
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• The 1975 Topps countdown, worst to best (No. 20-1)
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• The 1970 Cubs were better than the 1969 Cubs. Why didn’t they win?
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Photo by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. One of the biggest of the Cubs’ early stars. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow ...2022Read about Christy Mathewson rumors
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