Chicago Cubs Firsts

<P><a id=_Hlk149809700>In the more than 140-year-history of the Chicago Cubs fans have been treated to countless firsts — well-known things such as the first Cubs Black player (Ernie Banks) the first night game at Wrigley (August 9 1988 vs. the Mets) the first to win a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger in the same year (Ryne Sandberg) and the first Cubs pitcher to win the Cy Young Award (Ferguson Jenkins). The list goes on.<BR /><BR /></a><a id=_Hlk149809729>In <I>Chicago Cubs Firsts</I> Al Yellon presents the stories behind those and other firsts in Cubs history in question-and-answer format. More than a mere trivia book Yellon’s collection includes substantive answers to the question of “Who (or when) was the first…?” on a variety of topics many of which will surprise even seasoned fans of the North Siders.</a></P>