The Cubs lost by 1-0 Saturday night at Los Angeles on a 2-run, walk-off single.
They had never lost that way before, at least not since 1914, first season for which baseball-reference.com has.
The scoring rules clearly specify the criteria for a starting pitcher to be awarded a victory:
1. He must complete at least 5 full innings
2. He must exit with his team leading, or his team must.
A previous post presented a list of Cubs position players who had played between 75 and 100 games for the team from roughly half a pre-expansion season through a nice, round number and asked.
Cubs oldest, youngest debuts by pitchers By JohnW53 on Apr 6, 2021, 7:19am CDT +
Many baseball fans know that Satchel Paige was the oldest pitcher to make his Major League debut.
Paige is listed as having been 2 days past his 42nd birthday but almost certainly was older when he threw 2 innings for the Indians against the Browns on July 9, 1948.
He was
59 plus 80 days when he concluded his MLB career with 3 scoreless innings for the Athletics against the Red Sox on Sept. 25, 1965.
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Many fans also know that Joe Nuxhall was the youngest pitcher and youngest player, period.
The left hander is the only man whose debut came before his 16th birthday. He was