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Stan Hack

 Stan Hack


 Stan played third base for Sacramento High School, graduating in 1926. After gaining recognition for his stellar winter league play, Stan signed with the hometown Sacramento Solons in 1931 and went on to hit .351. Later that year his contract was sold to the Chicago Cubs, and he would call Wrigley Field home for the next 16 years.


His Hall of Fame worthy career included 2,193 hits, 5 All-Star appearances, and a lifetime batting average of .301. With Stan manning the third sack, the Cubs appeared in 4 World Series contests where he would have a career postseason average of .348. He was also one of the finest defensive third basemen in history and he played the game with such unbridled joy that he was known as “Smilin’ Stan!”

 Stan Hack finished his baseball career in the dugout, managing the Cubs and later the St. Louis Cardinals. Stan was just as popular in Chicago as he was in Sacramento. Upon retirement in 1947 he was voted the “All-time favorite Cub” by the fans.

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