Ian Happ was hit by a pitch thrown by Bryan Abreu of the Astros in the seventh inning Wednesday afternoon. It was the 5th time a Cub was plunked at home this season and the 2,000th in the team's.
In the quarter century between 1876, first year of the National League, and 1900, the Cubs hit 998 home runs about 40 per year.
142 of them, 1 in 7, came in a single season, 1884, when they.
Second of 2 posts about Cubs who reached base on dropped fly balls
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Since Opening Day of 1914, first season for which baseball-reference.com has searchable play-level data, the Cubs.
A week ago today, Kyle Tucker of the Astros walked on a 3-2 pitch leading off the fourth inning at home against the Astros.
On the next 2 pitches, he stole second and third.
In the sixth, with 1.
"They also serve who only stand and wait." Last line of "On His Blindness," by John Milton
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Dansby Swanson fouled off a 3-2 pitch with 2 outs and the bases loaded in the third inning.