The music business has one-hit wonders. On the baseball diamond, we have one-season wonders: players who put together a memorable year and then were either unable to build off that time or were essentially never heard from again.
Second of 2 posts about the Cubs' previous seasons in years that ended in 3, plus those that came 125, 75 and 25 years ago.
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40 YEARS AGO: 1983
The Cubs' late-season collapse in 1973.
The planned introduction next season of the pitch clock, a limit on pickoff attempts and bigger bases is expected to result in more stolen bases.
The Cubs have been one of the top teams in.