During their long history, the Cubs have lost games in many hard-to-believe ways.
Once, more than a century ago, they lost a game because of a bottle thrown by a fan a bottle that had been.
Ninth in a series of posts about how the identity of the Cubs' greatest rival has changed over the years.
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The rivalry between the Cubs and Pirates intensified in 1907.
The Cubs won a.
Sixth in a series of posts about how the identity of the Cubs' greatest rival has changed over the years.
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FIFTH GREAT RIVAL:
NEW YORK GIANTS (1888-1938)
The commercial and cultural.
Second of 2 posts.
The previous post described the celebrated game between the Cubs and Giants at New York on Sept. 23, 1908, that was declared "no contest" after Fred Merkle was called out for.
Dec. 20 is the birthday of one of the most unfairly maligned players in the history of Major League Baseball: Fred Merkle.
Born in 1888, he made his big league debut 3 months before he turned 19,.