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Beginning with a 14-8 win at home over National Association rival Hartford in 1871, the Cubs have played 219 games on Memorial Day in previous seasons. Their first on the road was a 5-1 win at...

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...

Second in a series of posts about milestone players in the 152-season history of the Cubs, since they began play in 1870. .......... 750TH: BILLY MYERS, APRIL 18, 1941 On April 15, Opening Day,...

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...

Fourth and last in a series of posts about home runs hit by Cubs that are not to be found in baseball's official records. .......... Since 1876, Cubs hitters have had 17 homers wiped out in 12 g...

Third in a series of posts about home runs hit by Cubs that are not to be found in baseball's official records. .......... From 1876 through 1909, Cubs hitters lost only 1 home run when a game...

A week ago today, Kyle Tucker of the Astros walked on a 3-2 pitch leading off the fourth inning at home against the Astros. On the next 2 pitches, he stole second and third. In the sixth, with 1...

With 2 out and nobody on base in the top of the sixth inning on Sunday at Texas, Rubicio Dubon of the Astros hit a home run, tying the score at 4 Jose Altuve, up next, also homered, breaking the...

Second of 2 posts about the record for most consecutive games by a Cubs batter with at least 1 strikeout. .......... During much of Major League Baseball's history, strikeouts by batters were...

Very soon, Major League Baseball will have its 23,000th player. Baseball-reference.com showed a count at 22,987 as of Friday morning. 49 of those players, a mere 2/10ths of 1 percent, were born...