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He personified the Chicago Cubs for more than 50 years as a player, a broadcaster and an icon. His legend remains vibrant, a living monument to his love for the game.
Ron Santo played 14 years for the Cubs and one for the White Sox, defining third base play in the 1960s.
Born in Seattle, Wash., Santo grew up to be a talented multi-sport amateur athlete. He began to attract the attention of big league scouts in 1958 as a catcher, and he signed with the Cubs in 1959.
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“You can’t hit ’em if you can’t see ’em.” – John McGraw, about hitting against Amos Rusie’s pitching
In his short but brilliant career, Amos Rusie helped revolutionize the game of baseball with his velocity. Perhaps the fastest pitcher of the 1890s, the right-handed Rusie won five National League strikeout titles in six seasons with the New York Giants from 1890-95, both before and after baseball moved the pitching mound in 1893 from 50 feet to its present 60 feet, 6 inches.
