Eighth and last in a series of posts about the Cubs, then known as the White Stockings, in 1875, last season before the birth of the National League.
All newspaper excerpts are from the Chicago.
In 1870, first season after their formation, the Cubs, then known as the White Stockings, achieved their goal of defeating the Cincinnati Red Stockings and went on to win the national championship.
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Unrecognized no-hitter vs. Cubs in 19th Century By JohnW53 on May 26, 2021, 4:56am CDT +
During each game thread, when the Cubs make their first hit, moderator The Deputy Mayor of Rush Street sends a tweet, copied to the thread, extolling the latest addition to the The Streak the number of games since the Cubs last were no-hit. The Streak is comfortably past 800 games, but that is barely 10 percent of the Major League-record
7,920 games that the Cubs went without being held hitless until Cole Hamels of the Phillies did it at Wrigley Field on July 25, 2015.
That was just 46 days short of the
Second of 2 posts about the Cubs' extra-inning games while playing in the National Association.
The first post described their 3 overtime games in 1874. This post will cover their 7 in 1875, the.