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He had one truly outstanding season on the North Side.

A previous post examined Cubs who drove home the team's only 2 runs in wins. Today's topic: those who drove home all 3 runs in wins. ... As you might expect, there have been significantly fewer...

According to the database at baseball-reference.com, 215 men have played catcher for the Cubs since the Modern Era began in 1901. One was different from all the rest. Dale Long was left handed. ....

This home movie has some great detail.

Second in a series of posts about how Cubs have performed on their birthdays. .......... People typically look forward to their birthdays. Eddie Miksis may have done so more than most, at least...

Frank Schwindel's fly ball to the left field wall that ended Tuesday night's 5-4 loss at San Diego barely missed being just the second grand slam of its kind in the Cubs' long history. They have 3...

The Cubs are 62-57-2 on Opening Days since the Modern Era began in 1901. In 39 of their wins, they did not trail -- including 16 in which they took the lead for good in the first inning. In 13 o...

Twelfth in a series of posts about Cubs coaches. .......... The Chicago Tribune is silent on the specific duties of half a dozen Cubs coaches in the late 1940s who are identified at...

Ninth in a series of posts about Cubs coaches. .......... The previous post in this series described the long and colorful career of Red Smith, who in 1945 became the Cubs' first official...

... and once again, pitching was their downfall.