Home runs hit by Cubs pitchers By JohnW53 on Feb 5, 2021, 6:34am CST + With the National League adopting the designated hitter for 2020, Cubs pitchers hit no home runs. They had hit at least 1 in each of the previous 19 seasons, the second-longest such streak in team history, surpassed only by 25 straight seasons, 1918-42. ... The first pitcher to hit a homer for the Cubs was Larry Corcoran, on June 20, 1882. The right hander was 22 years old, in his third season with the team then known as the White Stockings, when he hit an inside-the-park grand slam in the ninth inning of a 13-3 victory over the Worcester Ruby Legs.