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Can you imagine a team positioning a player on defense to deliberately allow its opponent to score runs? That's what happened way back in 1886, in a game between the Cubs, then known as the White...
Seventh in a series of posts about attendance at Cubs' home games in 1876-1900, the 25 seasons of the National League before the Modern Era began in 1901. ......... From 1887-91, their last 3...
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...
Cubs' first game with 2 umpires, 1888 By JohnW53 on Apr 19, 2021, 6:43am CDT + When 5,000 spectators gathered at Chicago's West Side Park on Tuesday, July 17, 1888, they saw something they never had seen before: 2 umpires on the field at the same time. The 4-umpire "crew" that we take for granted today did not become standard for all regular-season games until 1953. Even a second umpire was not mandated until 1911, although one often was assigned for important game between contending teams. In the 1870s and 1880s, the lone umpire stood behind the pitcher's box, which was on flat g...