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The Cubs have a long history of meltdowns in September. But 140 years ago, they put together a remarkable final month that earned them their third consecutive National League pennant. They went 1...

Tomorrow night's "Field of Dreams" game against the Reds at Dyersville will be the Cubs' first game in Iowa that counts in the standings. But it will by far from the first time they have played in...

From 1876 through last night, the Cubs have hit 14,747 home runs in regular-season games. That is the third-highest total in big league history, behind only the Yankees (16,681) and Giants...

1876 was the centennial of the United States. It also was the first season of the National League. On Tuesday, July 4, the Chicago White Stockings, as the Cubs then were known, celebrated the...

Joc Pederson was not a Cub for very long last year. The outfielder signed as a free agent on Feb. 5 and was traded to the Braves on July 15. He played in only 73 games, starting with the Cubs'...

A previous post told the story of Bernie Friberg, who rarely played first base during 6 season as a Cub, yet in 1925 made the first 2 outs of a triple play moments after taking over at first for...

I began to follow baseball regularly in 1961, attracted by the race between teammates Roger Maris and Mickey Mantle of the Yankees to break Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in a season. I...

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...

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...

Evolution of Cubs career homer record, Part 2 By JohnW53 on Mar 9, 2021, 6:29am CST + ......... 474 home runs, more than double Gabby Hartnetts second-best 231. During the 1969 season, Hartnett dropped to fourth, in a span of fewer than 24 hours. On Friday, night, May 23, Billy Williams hit his 232nd, a 2-run shot at San Diego that gave the Cubs a 5-0 lead in the fifth inning. They went on to win, 6-0, as Dick Selma pitched a 2-hit shutout. The next afternoon, Ron Santo tied Willia...