 |
 |
2006
National Baseball Hall of Fame Inductee BRUCE SUTTER
played for the Class-A Quincy Cubs of the Midwest League
in 1973.
Sutter
appeared in 40 games, all in relief, compiling a 3-3
record, five saves, a 4.13 ERA, and 76 strikeouts with
only 27 walks in 85 innings pitched.
|
| |
|
|
Baseball
Hall of Famer & Minnesota Twins great KIRBY PUCKETT
passed away on March 6, 2006. Puckett played for the
Quincy Rivermen of the Central Illinois Collegiate
League.
During
the Rivermen's 1981 season, Kirby Puckett was a CICL All-Star,
and lead the league in hitting. |
| |
|
|
 |
|
Quincy
University (QU) Stadium was built under the Works Progress
Administration (WPA) for the Quincy Public Schools in
1939, which was obtained from quarries located along the
Mississippi River bluff.
- Home
to the Quincy Gems, Three-I League (1946-56); Quincy
Giants (1960-61), Jets (1962-63), Gems (1964), Cubs
(1965-73), Midwest League;
- Quincy
University Hawks, Great Lakes Valley Conference
- Quincy
Gems, Central Illinois Collegiate League
|
Learn
more about the history of baseball in Quincy, QU Stadium,
and the Quincy Gems at www.quincygems.com |
 ...
|
|
|
While
on a barnstorming tour two weeks before the
1907 World Series, the Chicago Cubs made a stop
in Quincy. The Buds were part of the I-I League
(the "Illinois-Iowa" League),
and were a .500 team. The Cubs were just coming
off a 116-36 season in 1906, and a 107-45 season
in 1907. The 116 wins in the 1906 season was
only matched by the 2001 Seattle Mariners (116-46).
The '07 Cubs were considered one of the greatest
baseball clubs ever assembled, with the legendary
Tinkers-to-Evers-to-Chance combo patrolling
the infield, and the most dominating pitching
staff in the league with multiple 20 game winners.
They would go on to sweep the Detroit Tigers
in the World Series two weeks after the game
in Quincy. That same Cubs team would also repeat
as World Champs in 1908. As for this game against
the Buds, on that September day in Quincy, the
mighty Chicago Cubs lost, 5-2. Had
it not been for 2 costly Quincy errors, the
Cubs could have been shut out.
Read
two 1907 articles from the Quincy Daily Herald
Quincy vs. Chicago, at Sportsman's
Park, 1907
Sportsman's Park was betweeen 17th and 18th,
Cherry and Cedar.
|
|
1907 Chicago Cubs |
1907 Quincy Buds
|
Quincy Daily Herald
|
| |
CLICK
A PHOTO FOR THE
LARGE VERSION |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
