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Second of 2 posts about the Cubs' 164 wins since 1901 in which they did not score until the ninth inning or later. .......... BIGGEST FINAL SCORES The visiting Cardinals scored single runs in...

A previous post reported on the biggest differences between hits made and runs scored in a 9-inning loss. For the Cubs, it was 13, nearly a century ago, when they made 15 hits but tallied only...

On Oct. 1, Trayce Thompson became the 2,150th player to hit a home run for the Cubs in a regular-season game during their 146 years in the National League. Only 295 players have hit as many as 10. ...

Last week, Randy Arozarena of the Rays hit a home run and stole home against the Red Sox. He became the first player in Major League history to perform both feats in a post-season game. I...

Second of 2 posts. .......... Steals of home are among the rarest plays in baseball. They also can be among the most dramatic. Since 1916, the first year for which play-level data is available...

Randy Arozarena of the Rays electrified the baseball world last Thursday when he stole home in Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the Red Sox. It was the first steal of home in...

On June 30, Jason Heyward was the second Cub due up in the top of the ninth inning at Milwaukee. But after the first batter flied out, Heyward did not come to the plate. Alec Mills pinch hit for...

In the History Watch, posted as a comment in each Game Preview, I have been documenting where the 2021 Cubs rank in team history in total hits to that point in the season. For a long stretch, they...

Cubs who led NL in offensive categories By JohnW53 on May 9, 2021, 5:52am CDT + 45 different offensive categories. A Cub has led or tied for the National League lead in at least 1 category in 101 of Hack Wilson led in 17 in 1930; Heinie Zimmerman (1912) and Rogers Hornsby (1929), in 16; Derrek Lee (2005), in 14; and Billy Williams (1972) in 13. At the other extreme, Walt "Moose" Moryn and Lee Walls led the NL only once each while with the Cubs -- tying for most times hit by pitch...

Billy Williams unique 4-hit game By JohnW53 on Feb 19, 2021, 4:40am CST + While batting .290/.361/.492, Williams made 2,510 hits. Thirty times, he had 4 in a game, including 8 in which he went 4 for 4. Twice, both in 1969, all 4 of his hits were for extra bases. On Wednesday, April 9, in the second game of the season, Williams smacked 2 doubles, walked, then smacked 2 more doubles, as the Cubs thumped the visiting Phillies, 11-3. It was a different story when he did it again, on Fr...