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Cubs' 1-0 games featuring bases-loaded walks By JohnW53 on Apr 28, 2021, 6:34am CDT + Until the their bullpen imploded in the ninth inning on Sunday, the Cubs were on the verge of an incredibly rare defeat: 1-0, with the run scoring on a bases-loaded walk. During the game, I determined that the last time the Cubs suffered such a loss was April 24, 1974, at Cincinnati. That game was scoreless until the bottom of the ninth, when Bill Bonham surrendered a leadoff double to Dave Concepcion. After an intentional walk, Bonham fielded a bunt and threw to third for a forceout, then got Pe...

share-square-1339328 Just a week-plus into the season, suffice it to say, no one is celebrating their impending World Series title or already looking toward the offseason. In a way, with this season so new, everything feels like a surprise. But certain surprises are already standing out. Every team has one player who has been a pleasant, positive contributor. Maybe the player didn’t come out of nowhere, but it’s fair to say his team wasn’t exactly expecting this. This week at the Thirty, we look at every team’s early surprise. AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST Blue Jays: Julian Merryweather, RHP

Evolution of Cubs' career hits record, Part 3 By JohnW53 on Mar 12, 2021, 4:23am CST + .......... 3,012 hits during his 22 seasons with the team, 1876-97. Jimmy Ryan, a longtime teammate of Anson's, left the team after 1900 with 2,084 hits. That ranked him second, a position he maintained until 1946, when Stan Hack raised his total to 2,128. A year earlier, Hack had become the leader among players whose careers began in or after 1901, the start of the Modern Era. After 1946, Hack led Gabby Harnett, runnerup among the "moderns" by 261 hits. Only 15 Cubs had produced at least 1,0...

25 For 25: Chicago Cubs 1920-1944 By Solanus on Mar 12, 2021, 8:27am CST 1 I am back with another set of 25 For 25 teams, this time for the years 1920-1944. This is the fourth set that I have published this cycle, starting with 1995-2019 and continuing through 1970-1994 & 1945-1969 (I will post squads for 1895-1919 after I get done with these); if you are interested in those, you can view them here. Basically the same rules as before: 25 players, 25 seasons, one player from each season, no more or less; each player can be chosen for a team once (not multiple times in a single era ...

Evolution of Cubs' career homer record, Part 2 By JohnW53 on Mar 9, 2021, 6:29am CST + ......... 474 home runs, more than double Gabby Hartnett's second-best 231. During the 1969 season, Hartnett dropped to fourth, in a span of fewer than 24 hours. On Friday, night, May 23, Billy Williams hit his 232nd, a 2-run shot at San Diego that gave the Cubs a 5-0 lead in the fifth inning. They went on to win, 6-0, as Dick Selma pitched a 2-hit shutout. The next afternoon, Ron Santo tied Williams with a 2-run shot of his own that put the Cubs ahead, 2-1. Banks blasted a grand slam in the fi...