Beginning with a 14-8 win at home over National Association rival Hartford in 1871, the Cubs have played 219 games on Memorial Day in previous seasons.
Their first on the road was a 5-1 win at.
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The Cubs are just 7 home runs away from becoming only the third Major League team hit 15,000.
The Yankees are only 12 away from 17,000, followed by the Giants, with 15,347.
5 teams behind the.
These were the batting lines for Julio Rodriguez, Mariners center fielder, on Aug. 16-17 at Kansas City, then Aug. 18-19 at Houston:
6 AB, 1 R, 4 H, 2 RBI
5 AB, 1 R, 5 H, 5 RBI
5 AB, 1 R, 4 H, 1.
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.