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Oct. 3 1897 — Cap Anson closed a remarkable 27-year career, which started in the National Association in 1871. He hit two home runs against St. Louis. He was 46, the oldest player to homer in the majors.

The Cubs will start tonight's game against the Brewers needing to score only 8 more runs to become the first team to reach 100,000 since the start of the National League in 1876. Their 99,992 are 1...

CR Rae, More Content Now, USA TODAY NETWORK This beautiful Arkansas city of more than 35,000 residents is known for a multitude of things to do, from peaceful soaking in the mineral waters of the hot springs to taking a quiet hike in the nearby national park. However, the city boasts a not-so-quiet past with a deep history, including Babe Ruth and Al Capone. Hot Springs is the birthplace of spring baseball, with a historic presence of America’s favorite pastime. Visitors can stand at home plate where Ruth hit his historic home run of 573 feet. The ball landed inside the Arkansas Alligator F...

Cubs' extra-inning games, 1876-1900, Part 1 By JohnW53 on May 16, 2021, 3:56am CDT + On Sept. 28, 1900, the Cubs, then known as the Orphans, and the Cardinals squared off at St. Louis. "For ten and a half innings the ball teams of St. Louis and Chicago strove mightily for victory until the ground was a quagmire," the Chicago Tribune said the next day. "Then rain came, while the score was tied, and left the question of supremacy and the relative standing of the clubs to be fought out in Chicago tomorrow and Sunday. "Two games were planned, but rain threatened all day, and the field...

Third and last in a series of post about the Cubs' contentious, fight-filled opening series of 1888 at Indianapolis. .......... In 1888, baseball was prohibited on Sundays in Indianapolis, as it...