Last Friday, Sept. 2, was the 50th anniversary of Milt Pappas' no-hitter against the Padres a no-hitter that has been called "The Perfect Game That Wasn't."
Pappas retired 26 batters in a row.
After reading my post about how the Cubs have fared in doubleheaders, frequent commenter Ernaga wrote, in part:
"I'm just guessing here, but it seems the Cubs' record has been especially bad in.
The Mets erased a 7-1 deficit in the bottom of the ninth Thursday night and shocked the Phillies, 8-7.
It was the first time in 398 games that a team prevailed after trailing by 6 runs in the.
The Cubs are 62-57-2 on Opening Days since the Modern Era began in 1901.
In 39 of their wins, they did not trail including 16 in which they took the lead for good in the first inning.
In 13 o.