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Second in a series of posts about baseball in Chicago in 1872 and 1873, after the White Stockings (today's Cubs) had halted operations following the Great Fire of 1871. .......... HAVE GROUNDS,...

Second of 2 posts about the life of Charles Kuhn, celebrated groundskeeper for the Cubs during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. .......... On Wednesday, April 22, 1908, Kuhn was involved...

Say the name "Kuhn" to a baseball fan and he likely will be reminded of Bowie Kuhn, the sport's commissioner in 1969-84. Add the name "Charlie" and the fan may think of Charlie Finley, owner of...

Note: This is my new favorite among all the historical posts that I have published, both because of the topic and because of what was required to write it! Enjoy! .......... The Cubs have had a...

A previous post described some of the hidden ball tricks pulled off by and against the Cubs in the 19th Century and the Dead Ball Era of the 20th. In the course of researching that topic, I came...

Second of 2 posts. .......... Charles Comiskey had come to Chicago in 1890 to manage the Pirates, the city's entry in the new Players League. When the league folded after 1 season, he returned...

"Ladies' Day," when women were admitted to games for free, was a regular feature of the Cubs' schedule for many years -- and a wildly popular one. In 1929, Glenn Stout wrote "The Cubs," his...

During a broadcast of a Cubs game on Marquee Network last week, Boog Sciambi, Ryan Dempster and Taylor McGregor discussed whether 1 of the Cubs' final 6 games against the Reds should be played...

Last Thusrday was the 100th anniversary of the highest-scoring game in Major League Baseball's Modern Era: Cubs 26, Phillies 23. Today is the anniversary of an even older record: the 120th of...

The Cubs have played an enormous number of games. Their July 1 win at home over the Red Sox was their 22,000th in regular-season league games, including their 3 years in the National Association...