Stay updated with breaking news from Red Corriden. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
In the quarter century between 1876, first year of the National League, and 1900, the Cubs hit 998 home runs -- about 40 per year. 142 of them, 1 in 7, came in a single season, 1884, when they...
"They also serve who only stand and wait." -- Last line of "On His Blindness," by John Milton ... Dansby Swanson fouled off a 3-2 pitch with 2 outs and the bases loaded in the third inning...
It was a different time.
Eleventh in a series of posts about Cubs coaches. .......... The history of coaches for base runners is as long as the history of professional baseball. The Cincinnati Red Stockings became the...
Ninth in a series of posts about Cubs coaches. .......... The previous post in this series described the long and colorful career of Red Smith, who in 1945 became the Cubs' first official...