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A previous post told the story of Phil Cavarretta, who was just 33 days past his 18th birthday when he went 5 for 6 in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Philadelphia on Aug. 21, 1935. Cavarreta remains...
Cubs' short starts, then scoreless relief By JohnW53 on May 3, 2021, 4:15am CDT + After Saturday's game at Cincinnati, the Cubs' bullpen was roundly praised -- and deservedly so. Five relievers combined to shut out the Reds for 5 innings, during which the Cubs turned a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 victory. Davies has pitched no more than 4 innings in 5 of his 6 starts this year. Kyle Hendricks has done so 3 times; Jake Arrieta, Alec Mills and Trevor Williams once each, leaving the Cubs' total at 11 such games. They have had 25 per season. 434 of those games -- 14.2 percent, or 1 of ev...