May 14 will be the 130th anniversary of a major event in the history of the Cubs: their first game at the West Side Grounds, which would be their home for nearly a quarter of a century.
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The Cubs have been affected by more than a few real-life tragedies over the year.
In 1893, members of the team then known as the Colts were aboard a train headed from Cleveland to Chicago. Near.
Fourth in a series of posts
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Significant records in sports rarely advance in a steady fashion.
Often, they are not just broken, but demolished.
Take baseball’s record for most wins in.
A previous post described in detail the Cubs' team-record winning streak at home against any opponent: 19 in a row against the Braves.
It began with a win on Sept. 23, 1921, and continued through.
Winning on the road is hard in Major League Baseball.
In 2022, only 10 of the 30 teams 6 in the American League and 4 in the National won more often than they lost when playing at foreign.