Jigger Statz
Mandy Brooks
Earl Webb
Riggs Stephenson
Andre Dawson
Those are the only 5 Cubs outfielders since 1903 who caught a fly ball, then threw out a runner at home to end a game.
The.
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.
Previous posts documented the Cubs' wins and losses in games that ended with:
1. A strikeout/throwout doubleplay
2. A runner attempting a straight steal
3. A pickoff
Today's topic: wins that.
Willson Contreras already had homered and doubled against the Reds last Wednesday when he smacked a pitch to deep left center in the eighth inning with nobody on base.
Contreras may have thought.
Back-to-back home runs are relatively rare.
The Cubs have played 21,809 regular-season games since 1876, first year of the National League.
They have hit back-to-back homers 363 times, including.