After perusing my recent post about games that the Cubs won a strikeout/throwout doubleplay, constant reader Ernaga commented, in part, "how many Cubs losses have ended either by a pick-off at.
From Fred Pfeffer's 3-run blast against Detroit in 1884, through Gabby Hartnett's solo "Homer in the Gloamin' " against the Pirates in 1938, to Jason Heyward's drive with 2 aboard against the Reds.
On Friday, the Cubs allowed 4 unearned runs while losing at San Francisco and those were the only runs scored by the Giants.
That was a long way from the most runs that the Cubs have.
From 1876 through last night, the Cubs have hit 14,747 home runs in regular-season games.
That is the third-highest total in big league history, behind only the Yankees (16,681) and Giants.