Chicago Cubs
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On September 10th, 1974, Lou Brock tied Maury Wills’ single-season stolen base record with a steal in the first inning against the Philadelphia Phillies. He broke the record with steal No. 105 in the seventh inning. In baseball there are good trades and there are bad trades. The Chicago Cubs trading a young Lou Brock to their division Read more
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Yesterday I “reviewed” my recent trip to the South Side to see a Chicago White Sox game. Today I will “review” my Wrigleyville experience. I put “review” in quotes because I am uncertain that in either case I am truly providing a review so much as a few thoughts and feelings about the experiences. As Read more
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On May 27th, St. Louis Cardinals Rookie Leon Durham went 1 for 5 with 1 RBI in first Major League game, as the Cards lost to the New York Mets 5-9. When I first moved to Chicago and started to regularly attend Cubs games, Leon “Bull” Durham was a fixture. In his 10-year career with Read more
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On May 17th, 1979, with the wind really blowing out at Wrigley, the Phillies defeat the Cubs in a wild ten-inning slugfest 23-22. Dave Kingman had three home runs and six RBI for the Cubs while teammate Bill Buckner had a grand slam and seven RBI. Mike Schmidt’s two home runs included the game-winner in the tenth inning. The eleven home Read more
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On May 3rd, 1986, Cubs third baseman Ron Cey hit his 300th and 301st home runs and Chicago scores four times in the top of the ninth to beat San Francisco 6-5. Ron Cey played for three teams that are close to my heart: He also played for one team that I have always been ambivalent about: Read more
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On September 22, 2002, Chicago first baseman Fred McGriff became the first player to hit 30 home runs in a season for five different teams (Blue Jays, Braves, Cubs, Devil Rays, and Cubs). The ‘Crime Dog’s’ first inning homer at PNC park also set a record for being hit in the 42nd major league park, Read more
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On August 28th, 1990, Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs becomes the first second baseman in history to notch consecutive 30-home run seasons. I had a chance in 2006 to spend a little time talking to Ryne Sandberg. He joined Paul Molitor, Harmon Killebrew, and a bunch of retired Twins at the opening night of Read more
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On July 31st, 1897, John Grimes, who appeared in only three games during his one-year career with the St. Louis Brown Stockings, established a major league record by hitting six batters in a nine-inning game. The post-1900 record is four hit batsmen in nine innings, a dubious mark shared by many pitchers. According to Baseball Read more
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