Tuesday, August 23, 2016

Greatest Cubs Baseball Team Ever-- Part 3: Right Field

The winner of best Cubs center fielder ever was Hack Wilson.

Nominated for best Cubs right fielder ever:

KIKI CUYLER---  Hall of Famer played eight seasons with Cubs, batted .325 with 79 honers and 602 RBIs.

ANDRE DAWSON--  Signed with Cubs as a free agent in 1987 and had best year of his career, leading majors in home runs with 49 and RBIs with 137 and named NL MVP  Played six seasons and hit 20 or more homers each year.

KEITH MORELAND--  Six seasons with the Cubs.  "Zonk" reached double digits in home runs in all, including a career-high 27 in 1987.  drove in 80 or more runs three times.

BILL NICHOLSON--  Four-time NL All-Star, hit 20 or more home runs in five consecutive seasons 1940-1944.  Led majors in RBIs twice.  Played ten seasons.

SAMMY SOSA--  Cubs franchise leader with 545 home runs and third all-time in RBIs and extra-base hits.  Three seasons with 60 or more home runs.  Seven time All-Star and drove in 100+ runs in nine straight seasons.  You'd think with these stats, he'd be a shoo-in.

--Cooter

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