Cubs' cycles in an inning, Part 1
When a baseball fan hears the term "cycle," he thinks first of a batter who makes at least 1 of each kind of hit -- single, double, triple and home run -- in the same. It has been done 339 times...
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When a baseball fan hears the term "cycle," he thinks first of a batter who makes at least 1 of each kind of hit -- single, double, triple and home run -- in the same. It has been done 339 times...
Second of 3 posts about notable season-ending games that the Cubs have played during their long history. .......... THWARTING THE CARDINALS Sept. 29, 1946 at St. Louis The Cardinals took a half...
A series of previous posts documented unusual game-ending plays involving the Cubs, including by outfielders, pitchers and catchers. This final entry looks at rare plays by infielders. .......... ...
After perusing my recent post about games that the Cubs won a strikeout/throwout doubleplay, constant reader Ernaga commented, in part, "how many Cubs losses have ended either by a pick-off at...
Wednesday will be the 75th anniversary of Jackie Robinson's first game at Wrigley Field. May 18, 1947. was 5 weeks after Robinson had made his historic Major League debut for the Brooklyn Dodgers...