2007-07-02 22:47:24 · 10 answers · asked by lolo21tweety 2 in Sports ➔ Baseball
In the modern day you have to go with Ernie Banks. He was such a great player and person and was respected by everyone. All 19 years of his career with the Cubs, 521 homeruns and an eleven time all-star. He loved baseball and every day he came to the ballpark early and you would hear him say, "Let's play two today".
2007-07-03 00:06:56 · answer #1 · answered by Frizzer 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I know this is the answer that nobody wants to hear, but the best Cub ever was Sammy Sosa. Sure, he corked his bat, MAY have taken the juice, and left on a bad note, but his numbers in Chicago were off the charts. In addition, he almost lead the Cubs to the promised land before that idiot stole the ball from Alou. I AM NOT A HUGE SAMMY SOSA FAN AT ALL, but I think the numbers speak volumes. Sometimes the truth hurts.
Banks Versus Sosa (as a Cub)
Games Banks 2528 Sosa 1811
HR Banks 512 Sosa 545
SLUG% Banks .500 Sosa .569
Average Banks .274 Sosa .284
Sosa has more walks, more stolen bases, and a higher on-base percentage as well. Sosa has fewer hits, runs, and RBIs, but he only had 6,990 at-bats for the Cubs, while Ernie had 9,421. The only problem with this logic is the fact that Sammy had WAY more strikeouts, but, then again, did Ernie ever face a 100 MPH pitch?
2007-07-03 11:08:27 · answer #2 · answered by REX 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cap Anson, although people have trouble relating to players who played over 100 years ago. lol
Post World War II, either Sandberg or Banks. Santo was pretty good too, Hall of Fame worthy actually.
While Rogers Hornsby was obviously a great player, he played for the Cubs for one full season, one half season, and two very partial seasons towards the end of his career. He accumulated at most two full seasons worth of stats for them. Calling him the greatest Cub ever is kinda like calling Willie Mays the greatest Met ever.
2007-07-03 09:24:24 · answer #3 · answered by blueyeznj 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ernie Banks
2007-07-03 12:42:10 · answer #4 · answered by spalffy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rogers Hornsby. 1929-1932 Cubs.
1929: BA-.380, R-156, RBI-149, HR-39, 2B-47, 3B-8, SLG-.679.
Life time BA-.358. He hit over .400 three times, including .424 in 1924.
2007-07-03 08:32:41 · answer #5 · answered by Lionheart ® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ernie "Mr. Cub" Banks
2007-07-03 09:10:30 · answer #6 · answered by nas88car300 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Im a cardinals fan, so i dont know much about the cubs history. But i do know that Ferguson Jenkins was a great pitcher, and that hes in the hall of fame, so i'd go with him.
2007-07-03 06:57:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ernie Banks when you look at the records.
2007-07-03 08:55:40 · answer #8 · answered by Michael M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either Ernie Banks or "Ryno" Ryne Sandberg
2007-07-03 08:39:45 · answer #9 · answered by deadhead (Who Dat Nation) 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
dave kingman
2007-07-03 08:22:05 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋