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Chicago Cubs - 1933

Riggs Stephenson
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The Chicago Cubs had a very good year but not as good as the New York Giants. The Cubs finished with a record of 86 wins and 68 losses. They ended up six games back of Pennant leading New York Giants and one game behind second place Pittsburgh Pirates. Woody English played in 105 games mostly at third base. In 398 at bats, Woody had 104 hits, 19 doubles, 2 triples and 3 home runs for a batting average of .261. He scored 54 runs and had 41 RBIs.

The starting batting order was:

Fielders:
    Billy Herman, 2B
    Woody English, 3B
    Babe Herman, RF
    Riggs Stephenson, LF
    Frank Demaree, CF
    Charlie Grimm, 1B
    Billy Jurges, SS
    Gabby Hartnett, C 		     Starting Pitchers:
    Charlie Root
    Pat Malone
    Guy Bush
    Bud Tinning
    Lon Warneke
Relievers:
    Roy Henshaw
    Lynn Nelson
    Burleigh Grimes

The highlight of the 1933 season for Woody was being selected to play in the very first Major League Baseball All Star Game. The Worlds Fair was in Chicago that year and Arch Ward, then sports editor for The Chicago Tribune, figured it would be a great draw to have the National League and the America League play one game with the most prominent stars of the time. They figured it would be a one-time affair, however, it was so popular, it has continued to this day. The game was highlighted by Babe Ruth hitting a home run in the third inning driving in Charlie Gehringer who was on first base. At that point, the American League was up 3-0. The National League fought back to score 2 runs in the sixth inning but the American League added a run of their own in the bottom of the sixth. Woody pinch-hit in the seventh as his only time at bat and flied out. The final score was 4-2 for the American League.

1933 National League All Stars
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Chicago Cubs - 1934

Billy Herman
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The Cubs again finished in third place eight games behind the St. Louis Cardinals and two games behind the New York Giants. Their record was 86 wins and 65 losses. Woody continued with very consistent numbers playing in 109 games. His batting average was .278 with 421 at bats with 117 hits, 26 doubles, 5 triples and 3 home runs. Woody scored 65 runs and had 31 RBIs. He split his defensive skills between third base with 56 games and 46 games at shortstop. He also played 7 games at second base.

The starting batting order was:

Fielders:
    Woody English, 3B
    Billy Herman, 2B
    Chuck Klein, LF
    Babe Herman, RF
    Tuck Stainbeck, CF
    Charlie Grimm, 1B
    Billy Jurges, SS
    Gabby Hartnett, C 		     Starting Pitchers:
    Bill Lee
    Pat Malone
    Guy Bush
    Jim Weaver
    Lon Warneke
Relievers:
    Bud Tinning
    Charlie Root
    Roy Joiner

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