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Jim Holt played for the Twins from 1968-1974 and was a personal favorite of mine as a good hitter. This was my memory and I discovered from looking at Baseball Reference that impression was very likely formed from the fact that 1973 was the season that I discovered, very much surprisingly while s...

Snow has always been *polar*-izing in Maryland. That didn't change Tuesday, as kids broke in their sleds and adults dragged out their shovels.

It was a year of great change for the team.

On July 22, the Cubs trailed, 3-1, after the Cardinals scored twice in the top of the third inning. With 1 out in the bottom, 3 consecutive Cubs singled. The third hit, by Cody Bellinger, drove...

A previous post looked at games in which the Cubs gave up the most runs, all unearned (7, three times), and most unearned runs, period (12, once). Of course, the Cubs have been the beneficiaries...

I recently wrote that the Cubs have hit back-to-back home runs to win a game only twice in the entire Modern Era. The first time was on April 16, 2004, when Sammy Sosa and Moises Alou homered to...

Cubs historical sleuthing: Leo Durocher edition Share this story Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images Leo Durocher made a career out of arguing with umpires. Per baseball-reference, he was ejected 100 times during his managing career, third-most among all managers. (Bobby Cox and John McGraw lead the list.) Now, what we are looking at here is not necessarily an ejection, but after going through a number of possibilities, that’s where I looked, and found the answer. First, though, let’s esta...