Second in a series of posts about uncommon suspended games involving the Cubs.
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After their first suspended game in 1934, described in the previous post, the Cubs did not have another.
The Cubs have played 22,077 regular-season games since Opening Day of 1876, first year of the National League.
According to data at baseball-reference.com and my research, they have hit at least 3.
How often does a pinch runner score?
For the Cubs, in the Modern Era, the answer is 29.3 percent of the time, according to my analysis of data and play-by-play at baseball-reference.com, plus.
Here's a prediction:
No matter how the Cubs' 2023 season turns out, it will not be similar to their season of 70 years earlier.
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If the 1953 season is remembered at all, it is for debut of.
After researching and writing about the all-time and Cubs records for most consecutive complete games by a pitcher, I was curious about other streaks by starters, good and bad.
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