The Milwaukee Brewers are off to a 5-1 start which includes a sweep of the New York Mets. Among the stars in the first week of the season are three rookies.
Second of 2 posts
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During the 122 regular seasons of the Modern Era, the Cubs employed a pinch runner 3,074 times.
The first was Frank Chance, at Brooklyn, on June 6, 1902; the most.
Second of 2 posts about the Cubs' previous seasons in years that ended in 3, plus those that came 125, 75 and 25 years ago.
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40 YEARS AGO: 1983
The Cubs' late-season collapse in 1973.