July 9 will mark the 99th anniversary of one of the most peculiar plays in the history of Major League Baseball.
On that date in 1924, the Reds and Phillies played a doubleheader at Redland Field.
A previous post looked at Cubs starters who relieved exactly once and described those one-of-a-kind appearances by the 6 who started at least 50 times, led by Kyle Hendricks, with 222 starts.
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Thirteenth in a series of posts about Cubs coaches.
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The day in October 1965 that Leo Durocher was introduced as new manager of the Cubs, he announced that his coaching staff in 1966.
Tenth in a series of posts about Cubs coaches.
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Even in the earliest years of professional baseball, some teams had a "top aide," "lieutenant" or "right-hand man" who collaborated with.
Here is an obscure bit of Cubs trivia:
On Friday, Sept. 24, Sergio Alcantara became the first player in team history to hit a home run as a position player, then pitch the same day.
In the sixth.