As the Chicago Cubs celebrate their latest post-season appearance, the organization is looking for its first World Series title since 1908. Although the Cubs didn’t play in their current ballpark until 1916, that facility did celebrate a baseball championship a year earlier. The Chicago Whales of the Federal League edged the St Louis Terriers and […]
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The top performance in Major League Baseball this week was by Jake Arrieta of the Chicago Cubs. The 29-year old right-hander picked up a pair of wins over his last two starts including a no-hitter. Arrieta tossed his no-hitter on the road against the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 2-0 decision on Sunday, Aug. 30. […]
The last time the Chicago Cubs played in the World Series was 70 years ago. On July 27 during the 1945 season, the Cubs made an acquisition that helped in the cause. Hank Borowy was considered the ace of the New York Yankees pitching staff. He was 10-5 and was named to the all-star team […]
There should be a lot anticipation when a pair of National Baseball Hall of Fame members are the starting pitchers for both teams, but sometimes it just doesn’t meet the expectations. In the second game of a doubleheader on Sept. 4, 1916, two legends took the mound in what turned out to be the final […]
Relief pitchers coming out the bullpen for more than a couple of innings is certainly a rare occurrence in today’s game, but 100 years ago working on the mound was very different. Zip Zabel of the Chicago Cubs established a major league record in 1915 that will likely never be challenged as he ended up […]
According to a release by MLB on April 8, fans can visit MLB.com/FranchiseFour to select the four most impactful players for each franchise who best represent the history of each franchise out of eight choices from its lineage. There is also a space for a write-in selection. Voting is live now until May 8. The […]
Strat-o-matic is a baseball simulation that began as a cards and dice game in the early 1960s before entering the computer age. These featured games on Shoestring Catches are part of season replays or tournaments played with cards and dice. Today’s game matches the 1929 Chicago Cubs at the 1920 Cleveland Indians. Those players who […]