Eighth in a series of posts about how the identity of the Cubs' greatest rival has changed over the years.
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The 2 most recent posts in this series described, in detail, the Cubs'.
Cubs longest streaks of scoring 0-2 runs By JohnW53 on Mar 4, 2021, 6:46am CST +
You probably remember the 5 consecutive games in 2018 in which they scored exactly 1 run.
In 2015, they scored 10 runs during
8 straight games while tallying
,
7 different 0-2 droughts that lasted
4 games.
19 total stretches of at
least
2 runs.
They have had
90 such stretches since 1901, the first year of the Modern Era, which is an average of 3 during every 4 seasons.
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Their longest run of futility came in May of 1988.
On Sunday, the 8th, the Cubs outslugged the visiting Giants, 13-7. It was the second time in just 6 games they had chalked up 13 runs.
PITTSBURGH – What’s in a team nickname?
For some sports franchises, the origin is obvious and needs no explaining. “Phillies” is short for “Philadelphians,” an easily understood name for the baseball team on the other side of Pennsylvania. Other names, like the Pittsburgh Penguins, were the result of a selection committee sifting through suggestions made by local fans.
What about the Pittsburgh Pirates?
There was professional baseball in the area as long ago as April 15, 1876, when the Pittsburgh Alleghenys first played at Union Park. That club was named for Allegheny City, the former municipality across the Allegheny River from downtown Pittsburgh that’s now known as the city’s North Side. They joined the International Association, a minor league, in 1877 but disbanded a year later.