Page 6 - Stan Hack News Today

As each new season begins, every batter hopes to get off to a strong start. Some achieve their goal. Others are bitterly disappointed. Using tools at baseball-reference.com, I developed lists of...

GAMES PLAYED 69th game will be their 22,000th during the regular season in the National League. No. 69 on schedule is on Thursday, June 15, at home vs. Pirates. 145th game will be 19,000th of...

Second of 2 posts .......... During the 122 regular seasons of the Modern Era, the Cubs employed a pinch runner 3,074 times. The first was Frank Chance, at Brooklyn, on June 6, 1902; the most...

This photo isn’t from when its source claimed it was.

Third and last in a series of posts .......... On Sept. 19, 1950, Frank Hiller of the Cubs became the 33rd pitcher to face the minimum of 27 batters in a 9-inning complete game without pitching a...

The third baseman was a cornerstone of the A's dynasty that won three straight championships from 1972–74.

Garagiola played for the Cubs, but this one’s from his Cardinals days.

A previous post described in detail the Cubs' team-record winning streak at home against any opponent: 19 in a row against the Braves. It began with a win on Sept. 23, 1921, and continued through...

Records are made to be broken, it often is said. Most are. But some seem unbreakable. Sept. 27 marked the 87th anniversary of the Cubs' 21st consecutive victory in 1935. That not only is the...

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...