June 25 was the 105th anniversary of a peculiar achievement.
On that Thursday afternoon, the Cubs demolished the Cardinals, 14-0, to the delight of 3,000 fans at Weeghman Park, today's Wrigley.
In his last 10 games, through Friday, Cody Bellinger is batting .500, with 19 hits in 38 at bats, among them 2 doubles and 2 homers.
That is very impressive but far from the highest average by.
The Cubs have played 19,054 games since the start of the Modern Era in 1901.
1,831 of them have gone into extra innings, a little less than 10 percent.
The Cubs tied 352 of those 1,831 games in.
100 years ago today, on April 20, 1923, the Cubs played a remarkable game, a game that heralded the emergency of one of their greatest stars.
The site was Cubs Park, as the team's North Side home.
I've always enjoyed stories about anniversaries of events.
With that in mind, as the Cubs prepare for their 2023 season, here is a look at each of their previous seasons in years that ended in a.