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Pete Crow-Armstrong tripled in the eighth inning on May 15 at Atlanta. Three innings earlier, in his previous trip to the plate, he had singled. That is notable, but not exactly uncommon. Nico...

The Cubs righthander has been a revelation this year. And some home runs were hit!

Ian Happ was hit by a pitch thrown by Bryan Abreu of the Astros in the seventh inning Wednesday afternoon. It was the 5th time a Cub was plunked at home this season -- and the 2,000th in the team's...

The weather was frightful, but the Cubs didn’t seem to mind.

Just when was this play against the Giants?

Ever hear of Tarrik Brock? How about Dick Manville? Allen Elliot? Charles George? Herb Hunter? Kris Krug? Those obscure players are 6 of just 9 who played for the Cubs and were born on Christmas...

No doubt about it: Players' salaries today are astronomical. But for many years, they were absurdly low. Ernie Banks never made more than $60,000 in a season; Hack Wilson, $33,000; or Gabby...

The famed Dodger star is scoring a run. But when?

Cody Bellinger batted .307 in 2023. That was the highest average among the 8 Cubs who had at least 324 plate appearances, 2 per game. Bellinger led all Cubs in runs batted in, with 97. He tied...

Cap Anson is the Cubs' all-time leader in hits. He is credited with 3,012 during his 22 seasons with the team, 1876-97. Ernie Banks is a distant second, with 2,583 in 19 seasons. But Anson...