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Cubs' notable season finales, Part 2

Second in a series of post 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. ....

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Cubs safe on dropped fly balls, Part 1

A previous post, prompted by an untimely error by Ian Happ, examined fly balls dropped by Cubs in the outfield.
Prominent in that post was an account of the ball muffed by Brant Brown at Milwaukee. ....

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Batters' first homers as a Cub, Part 2

Second of 2 posts
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768 players have hit a home run as a Cub since 1901, first season of the Modern Era.
On average, their first homer came in their 23rd game.
It took position players. ....

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Cubs historical sleuthing: 1947 edition

This actually wound up being a significant date in franchise history, for all the wrong reasons. ....

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Cubs batters' longest futility streaks

A previous post looked at some of the longest batting streaks by Cubs other than hits and home runs, including Hank Sauer scoring runs in 15 games in a row, Stan Hack making singles in 22 straight. ....

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