High school students from more than 200 NAACP chapters nationwide will compete in nearly three dozen categories across a range of disciplines for the preeminent civil rights organization’s annual ACT-SO achievement program.
Fourth and last in a series of posts
First post by me at age 70!
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During the first 6 seasons of the Modern Era, Jack Taylor established a pitching record that never has been seriously.
Second in a series of posts about the most consecutive complete games by a pitcher in the Modern Era: 186, by Jack Taylor, in 1901-06. The first 88 and the last 8 came as a Cub.
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How many games have the Cubs won in the Modern Era after not scoring before the ninth inning?
After extensive research, the answer appears to be 164, equivalent to about 1 full season of the 121.
Nearly every week, while doing baseball research, I come across something that is every bit as interesting or funny as what I was working on.
Many times, it is just how a story is written..