Page 11 - Cap Anson News Today

On Aug. 17 and 19, 2020, in Game 2 of a pair of doubleheaders against the Cardinals, the Cubs came to bat first, even though the games were played at Wrigley Field. That happened because of...

Second of 2 posts about the Cubs' back-to-back home runs before 1901. .......... Based on my research, the Cubs -- as the White Stockings, Colts and Orphans -- hit back-to-back homers 19 times in...

Much of Major League Baseball's record-keeping is restricted to the game's Modern Era. The first season of that era, 1901, was the first in which the American League was a second Major League. B...

Based on my extensive research, the Cubs have hit 340 grand slams in their regular-season games since 1876, the first year of the National League. Those 340 slams were hit by 197 different...

At last, Cleveland will be rebranding their baseball club as the Cleveland Guardians next season. When the club decided to change their name, many offered creative suggestions such as the Naps or...

Oct. 3 1897 — Cap Anson closed a remarkable 27-year career, which started in the National Association in 1871. He hit two home runs against St. Louis. He was 46, the oldest player to homer in the majors.

The Cubs will start tonight's game against the Brewers needing to score only 8 more runs to become the first team to reach 100,000 since the start of the National League in 1876. Their 99,992 are 1...

CR Rae, More Content Now, USA TODAY NETWORK This beautiful Arkansas city of more than 35,000 residents is known for a multitude of things to do, from peaceful soaking in the mineral waters of the hot springs to taking a quiet hike in the nearby national park. However, the city boasts a not-so-quiet past with a deep history, including Babe Ruth and Al Capone. Hot Springs is the birthplace of spring baseball, with a historic presence of America’s favorite pastime. Visitors can stand at home pla...

Cubs extra-inning games, 1876-1900, Part 1 By JohnW53 on May 16, 2021, 3:56am CDT + On Sept. 28, 1900, the Cubs, then known as the Orphans, and the Cardinals squared off at St. Louis. "For ten and a half innings the ball teams of St. Louis and Chicago strove mightily for victory until the ground was a quagmire," the Chicago Tribune said the next day. "Then rain came, while the score was tied, and left the question of supremacy and the relative standing of the clubs to be fought out ...

Third and last in a series of post about the Cubs' contentious, fight-filled opening series of 1888 at Indianapolis. .......... In 1888, baseball was prohibited on Sundays in Indianapolis, as it...