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Second in a series of post about notable season-ending games that the Cubs have played during their long history. .......... THWARTING THE CARDINALS Sept. 29, 1946 at St. Louis The Cardinals...

A previous post, prompted by an untimely error by Ian Happ, examined fly balls dropped by Cubs in the outfield. Prominent in that post was an account of the ball muffed by Brant Brown at Milwaukee...

Second of 2 posts .......... 768 players have hit a home run as a Cub since 1901, first season of the Modern Era. On average, their first homer came in their 23rd game. It took position players...

This actually wound up being a significant date in franchise history, for all the wrong reasons.

A previous post looked at some of the longest batting streaks by Cubs other than hits and home runs, including Hank Sauer scoring runs in 15 games in a row, Stan Hack making singles in 22 straight...

Second of 3 posts about notable season-ending games that the Cubs have played during their long history. .......... THWARTING THE CARDINALS Sept. 29, 1946 at St. Louis The Cardinals took a half...

The Cubs' 1-0 victory over the Braves on Friday was their 251st by that smallest possible score since the Modern Era began in 1901. They won twice by 1-0 in the post season, in Game 4 of the 1906...

Before this season is over, somebody likely will become the 1,500th player in the Modern Era to make a hit as a member of the Cubs. From the start of 1901 through the end of 2021, the count stood...

Jorge Soler made history in this year's World Series. The Atlanta Braves outfielder became the first player to hit 3 go-ahead home runs in one Series. He hit a homer leading off a game and as a...

Second of 3 posts about notable season-ending games that the Cubs have played during their long history. .......... THWARTING THE CARDINALS Sept. 29, 1946 at St. Louis The Cardinals took a half...