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Chicago Cubs third baseman Patrick Wisdom just keeps hammering the baseball. After hitting home runs number 24 and 25 on the 2021 season on Saturday night against the White Sox, Wisdom is now just one home run shy of the team’s all-time rookie record of 26 held by Kris Bryant in 2015.
So, with about a month left to go in the season, where does Wisdom’s stats rank among Cubs rookies? Let’s take a look at some of the other great Cubs rookie campaigns.
Chicago Cubs Greatest Rookie Seasons of All-Time – #10: Dwight Smith (1989)
In 1989, the Cubs won their first division title in five years, largely due to the success of two rookies who finished one and two in the NL Rookie of the Year voting that year.