In bygone eras, Major League managers regularly wrote down the same batting order, game after game.
Cubs fans of a certain age, like me, can immediately rattle off the top 6 in the Cubs' order.
Second of 2 posts about the life of Charles Kuhn, celebrated groundskeeper for the Cubs during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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On Wednesday, April 22, 1908, Kuhn was involved.
Twice this season, the Cubs have made 8 hits in a game, all singles.
They beat the Red Sox, 3-1, and lost to the Mets, 0-8.
Last year, the Cubs finished with 9 singles and nothing else while.