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25 For 25: Chicago Cubs 1920-1944 By Solanus on Mar 12, 2021, 8:27am CST 1 I am back with another set of 25 For 25 teams, this time for the years 1920-1944. This is the fourth set that I have published this cycle, starting with 1995-2019 and continuing through 1970-1994 & 1945-1969 (I will post squads for 1895-1919 after I get done with these); if you are interested in those, you can view them here. Basically the same rules as before: 25 players, 25 seasons, one player from each season, no more or less; each player can be chosen for a team once (not multiple times in a single era or multiple eras as listed above); the player will be chosen at the position that he played the most that season (outfielders use combined outfield games; starting pitchers have as many or more starts as relief appearances); two players each for C/1B/2B/3B/SS, six outfielders, six starters, & three relievers (pitcher distribution is a departure from later eras (5S/4R), as it was less common for staffs to have multiple (or even one) dedicated relievers and pitchers were moved to the rotation quickly when they showed signs of quality). I use Fangraphs fWAR and Baseball-Reference s bWAR & Win-Loss% w/avg team (waaWL%, basically bWAR as a rate stat, centered around a .500 W%). I have included pitcher s hitting WAR contributions if they are positive; I also included rate, counting stats, & accolades where appropriate. Finally, I added in a quick blurb about the player, whether it is biographical information, historical context, or just a fun fact.