Have you ever wondered what the average batting numbers were among all Cubs during their years with team?
Maybe not.
OK, probably not!
But I have. So I decided to figure it out.
Read on to find.
Second of 3 posts about notable season-ending games that the Cubs have played during their long history.
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THWARTING THE CARDINALS
Sept. 29, 1946 at St. Louis
The Cardinals took a half.
It's never too early to set batting records.
Here are marks that the Cubs can shoot for on Opening Day, based on analysis of box scores from each of their first games of the Modern Era, 1901-2021.
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I recently wrote that the Cubs have hit back-to-back home runs to win a game only twice in the entire Modern Era.
The first time was on April 16, 2004, when Sammy Sosa and Moises Alou homered to.