June 25 was the 105th anniversary of a peculiar achievement.
On that Thursday afternoon, the Cubs demolished the Cardinals, 14-0, to the delight of 3,000 fans at Weeghman Park, today's Wrigley.
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22-year-old Solly Hofman was among 17 Cubs players who left Chicago by train on Feb. 25, 1905, bound for Santa Monica, Calif., where the team would train.