Second in a series of posts about Cubs coaches. The previous post described Otto Knabe, their first coach.
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When Manager Fred Mitchell hired Otto Knabe before the 1918 season, coaches.
Second of 2 posts about the Cubs' back-to-back home runs before 1901.
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Based on my research, the Cubs as the White Stockings, Colts and Orphans hit back-to-back homers 19 times in.
A previous post described a game unlike any other the Cubs have played since 1901.
On May 26, 1950, they won at Pittsburgh, 4-0, with all their runs coming on a fourth-inning grand slam by Roy.
Third and last in a series of post about the Cubs' contentious, fight-filled opening series of 1888 at Indianapolis.
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In 1888, baseball was prohibited on Sundays in Indianapolis, as it.
A wild first series in 1888, Part 2 By JohnW53 on May 14, 2021, 3:49am CDT +
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The Cubs, then known as the White Stockings, had won on Opening Day, Friday, April 21, thanks to Jimmy Ryan s walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth.
Although the game was played at Seventh Street Park in Indianapolis, the Hoosiers had batted last, having won the coin flip held before each game and choosing to bat first.
The dramatic victory had featured a fifth-inning brawl in which, as the Chicago Tribune put it, [Whites catcher Dell] Darling scored a single with his right duke on [Indianapolis center fielder] Paul Hines neck and [Hoosiers first baseman Dude] Esterbrook got in his right for three singles on [Whites left fielder Marty] Sullivan s face.