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His full name was William Frederick Schriver, but to baseball he was known as "Pop." A catcher and first baseman, he played for 7 teams between 1886 and 1901, stepping to the plate more than 3,000...
A previous post told the story of Bernie Friberg, who rarely played first base during 6 season as a Cub, yet in 1925 made the first 2 outs of a triple play moments after taking over at first for...
More tales about the 19th Century Cubs and superstitions. .......... AHEAD TO BEHIND, AND VICE VERSA The following extended commentary appeared in the Chicago Tribune way back on July 3, 1878,...
On Aug. 17 and 19, 2020, in Game 2 of a pair of doubleheaders against the Cardinals, the Cubs came to bat first, even though the games were played at Wrigley Field. That happened because of...
Unvaccinated not to blame for new cases As the head of a religious denomination that does not believe in invasive medical care, including vaccines…