Complete Chicago Cubs: The Total Encyclopedia of the Team
by By Gentile, Derek
Category: Sports & Recreation , Baseball , Statistics

The definitive sourcebook for Cubs fans everywhere, this lavish encyclopedia contains information on every player who ever stepped up to the plate for the Cubs, every statistic, and every important moment in Cubs history.More than just an incredible collection of statistics, this Cubs tribute reminds fans of blockbuster trades, great players who got away, notable accomplishments by some un-notable Cubs players, and more. All the vital numbers that baseball obsessives covet are here, from the number of strike-outs Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown threw in 1909 (172), to the Slugging Average of Rogers Hornsby in 1929 (.679), to the number of balls Sammy Sosa hit out of the park in 1998 (66).