A previous post documented games that the Cubs won when the final play was a hit by the opposing team, but the batter or a runner on the bases was retired.
The Cubs have recorded 16 such wins.
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.
A batter who has been hit by a pitch takes extra joy in later slugging a home run especially in his very next trip to the plate.
How often have Cubs batters enjoyed such immediate revenge?
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