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768 players have hit a home run as a Cub since 1901, first season of the Modern Era.
On average, their first homer came in their 23rd game.
It took position players.
Last season, for the first time in franchise history, no Cubs starting pitcher completed a game.
They weren't alone; 12 other teams had no complete games in 2022, but only 3 of them were in the.
A previous post described some of the hidden ball tricks pulled off by and against the Cubs in the 19th Century and the Dead Ball Era of the 20th.
In the course of researching that topic, I came.