We begin this series with a man who was a Chicago-area native (Marengo) and pitched for the Cubs more than a century ago. Carl Lundgren, a right-hander, pitched for the Cubs for only eight seasons, 1902-09, but as you surely…
Bleed Cubbie Blue's Al Yellon ranks Deadball Era pitcher Carl Lundgren at No. 100 in a series on the top 100 Chicago Cubs of all time. Lundgren pitched eight seasons for the Cubs from 1902 to 1909, accumulating 13.3 bWAR during a historic era that included back-to-back World Series championships in 1907 and 1908.
Lundgren posted a 1.17 ERA across 207 innings in 1907 and did not surrender a single home run that season, though manager Frank Chance did not use him in the World Series. Following his playing career, Lundgren coached college baseball at Michigan and Illinois, where he won five Big Ten titles before passing away in 1934.
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