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100 years ago today, on April 20, 1923, the Cubs played a remarkable game, a game that heralded the emergency of one of their greatest stars. The site was Cubs Park, as the team's North Side home...

When Nelson Velazquez hit his grand slam against the Mariners on Tuesday, he became the 200th different Cub to clear the bases with a homer since 1876. It turns out that Velazquez made another bit...

Sammy Sosa hit the most home runs, 545, of any Cub. But he never hit the team's first of the season, something that 106 other Cubs have done since 1876, first year of the National League. Sosa...

During their 147 seasons in the National League, 1876-2022, the Cubs used exactly 2,200 different players. 853, or 38.8 percent, hit at least 1 home run as a Cub: 753 position players and 100...

I've always enjoyed stories about anniversaries of events. With that in mind, as the Cubs prepare for their 2023 season, here is a look at each of their previous seasons in years that ended in a...

Based on my research, presented in previous posts, about Cubs who were born on Christmas and New Year's Day, I expected to find more than I did who were born on Valentine's Day. Of the Cubs' 2,200...

Every new fan of the Cubs inevitably learns these 8 lines of doggerel: These are the saddest of possible words: "Tinker to Evers to Chance" Trio of bear cubs, and fleeter than birds, "Tinker...

Years ago, a photographer visited our house to take pictures of our dogs for some purpose Ive completely forgotten.

Thanks are also due to the SABR Grave Marker Project. And, there’s something new at Ernie Banks’ gravesite.

It's not every winter a 42-year-old draws significant interest on the free-agent market. Can Cruz bounce back from a disappointing 2022, or has age finally…