Can you imagine a team positioning a player on defense to deliberately allow its opponent to score runs?
That's what happened way back in 1886, in a game between the Cubs, then known as the White.
In the Modern Era, only 1 pitcher has walked 12 Cubs in a game: Wiley Platt, of the Beaneaters (today's Braves), way back on June 10, 1903.
Two others walked 11, in 1902 and 1906.
Seven walked.
The Cubs' 21-0 victory over the Pirates on Saturday was heralded as the most lopsided shutout win in franchise history, surpassing 19-0 routs of the Giants in 1906 and the Padres in 1969.
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Home runs hit by Cubs pitchers By JohnW53 on Feb 5, 2021, 6:34am CST +
With the National League adopting the designated hitter for 2020, Cubs pitchers hit no home runs.
They had hit at least 1 in each of the previous 19 seasons, the second-longest such streak in team history, surpassed only by 25 straight seasons, 1918-42.
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The first pitcher to hit a homer for the Cubs was Larry Corcoran, on June 20, 1882. The right hander was 22 years old, in his third season with the team then known as the White Stockings, when he hit an inside-the-park grand slam in the ninth inning of a 13-3 victory over the Worcester Ruby Legs.