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June 23, 1930 

#OnThisDay in @chicagocubs history ▸ Hack Wilson thrills the @wrigleyfield crowd, hitting for the cycle and driving in 6 runs as Cubs route the Philadelphia @phillies 21-8.

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November 26, 1948

National League president Ford Frick steps in and pays $350 for funeral services, including the cost of a coffin, for the unclaimed body of Hack Wilson. The former slugger, who had died a few days earlier in a Baltimore hospital, most likely of alcohol abuse, is identified only as a white male.

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Hack Wilson – CF (Chicago Cubs) – elected in 1979 by the Veteran’s Committee.

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November 25, 1930

#OnThisDay in @chicagocubs history ▸ As their National League MVP, the Baseball Writers Association of America chooses a man standing at just 5'6" as their biggest slugger... His name was Lewis Robert Wilson. Better known by his nickname, Hack Wilson.

The Cubs’ outfielder knocked in 191 RBI a record that stands to this day. He also finished first in home runs, with 56; walks, drawing over 100; slugging percentage, and OPS, while also batting over .350. His 423 total bases logged in 1930 are the eighth most ever in a season in @mlb history.

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February 5, 1931

Hack Wilson, who set National League records last season when he drove in 191 runs and hit 56 home runs, a mark not surpassed until 1998, signs for $35,000. The 31-year-old Cub outfielder’s 1930 RBI total remains one of the game’s most enduring records.

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