When Cubs only hits were home runs By JohnW53 on May 22, 2021, 8:29am CDT +
As you might imagine, it s a pretty short list.
In fact, since 1901, the Cubs have won exactly
1 game with multiple homers and no other hits.
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JUST GETTING STARTED
It happened on April 14, 1985, when the Cubs defeated the Expos, 4-2, in just their fifth game of the season, on a Sunday afternoon at Wrigley Field.
The Cubs scored a run without a hit in the first inning. Bob Dernier, leading off against David Palmer, reached first on a dropped third strike. One out later, he stole second. After Gary Matthews walked, Leon Durham grounded to the right side. The second baseman threw to the shortstop, forcing out Matthews, but the shortstop s throw to first was wild, allowing Dernier to score.
Cubs historical sleuthing: 1950s spring training edition
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I came across the photo above on Twitter:
Scottsdale, AZ, March 1956 - With Camelback Mountain looming in the distance, the Baltimore Oriole and Chicago Cub square off in spring training game at newly built 3,000-seat Scottsdale Stadium. Cub players in bullpen area are Bob Anderson on the left and Dick Drott on right pic.twitter.com/MdmOcOacGM Old-Time Baseball Photos (@OTBaseballPhoto) February 18, 2021
Neither the tweet nor the version of the photo I posted at the top of this post give you the full view of that long-ago Arizona afternoon, so here’s the full version of the photo: