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Lincoln Park was a small oasis among the dense housing and factories of Cincinnati’s West End, but was lost to build Union Terminal.

Today's game will be the Cubs' 150th season opener in league play. Their first was on May 8, 1871: a 14-12 victory over the visiting Cleveland Forest Citys at the Union Grounds in their National...

From enclosing the ballfield so that they can charge admission to lucrative streaming deals with modern tech companies, organized baseball has regularly sought new — and lucrative — ways to make money.

The Cubs are scheduled to play the Reds on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022 at the Field of Dreams ballpark in Dyersville, Iowa. If they do, according to my research, that will be the 118th different park...

During the 152 years since their creation in 1869, the Cubs have been no stranger to lawsuits. They have sued, been sued, or both, by players, fans, neighbors, stockholders, the City of Chicago...

On this date, 150 years ago, the Cubs played the latest regular-season game in their history. Their final game of 1871 wasn't supposed to have been played on Monday, Oct. 30. Nor was it supposed...

Previous anniversaries of Cubs first league game By JohnW53 on May 7, 2021, 4:43am CDT + The Cubs are scheduled to host the Pirates today, May 7 -- the 150th anniversary of their first "league" game, also played at home: their National Association debut, a victory over the Cleveland Forest Citys. After 3 innings at the Union Grounds, the White Stockings, as they were known then, led, 14-1. But they barely hung on to win, 14-12. I described that game in detail in a previous post. Th...

share-square-1295079 CINCINNATI -- The Reds were baseball’s first professional franchise, but their name has had multiple variations over the past century and a half. In 1869, Harry Wright formed the Cincinnati Red Stockings and the team played its home games at Union Grounds, which was located just west of downtown. The team name originated from the high red socks or stockings the team wore with its knee-length pants. The barnstorming Red Stockings were 57-0 in their first season, but the te...