A previous post told the story of Bernie Friberg, who rarely played first base during 6 season as a Cub, yet in 1925 made the first 2 outs of a triple play moments after taking over at first for.
Since 1876, the Cubs have won 11,087 regular-season games.
Some of their victories have come in spectacular fashion, including 949 walk-off wins.
But on only 1 occasion, to my knowledge, have.
Yesterday's post described the Cubs' walk-off victories in which they were shut out until they scored all their runs in their final inning.
Based on my search, the Cubs have had 61 such victories.
Last of 4 posts about the long head-to-head rivalry of pitching greats Mordecai Brown of the Cubs and Christy Mathewson of the Giants.
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When the 1916 season began, Brown was with his.
Every once in a while, tempers flare, dugouts and bullpens empty, and players push and shove for a minute or two.
Such altercations are nothing compared to what happened in the Dead Ball Era, when.