A previous post revealed that the Cubs' loss at Philadelphia on Sunday was only their second by 1-2 in which the opposing team's runs came on a 2-run homer by a pinch hitter.
The only earlier such.
Since 1876, the Cubs have lost 10,635 games.
They have lost 3,236 of them, about one third, by 1 run, an average of just under 22 per year.
Sunday's loss at Philadelphia was their 487th by a.