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Cubs early walk-offs, Part 2 By JohnW53 on Feb 10, 2021, 3:52am CST +
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FOURTH TIME S THE CHARM
In the ninth inning of a 2-2 game at New York on July 9, 1890, a 1-out double and an infield error put runners on the corners for the Colts, as the team now was known. The next batter fanned, bringing up Walt Wilmot.
The Chicago Tribune explained what happened next: Wilmot, who had previously struck out three times, then sent a safe hit to left and the game was won.
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The Cubs won 9 walk-offs at Cleveland, more than anywhere else on the road.
On June 19, 1891, Cap Anson was on second with 1 out in the ninth and the score even at 2. Cliff Carroll then drove the ball against that part of [pitcher Cy] Young s front elevation known as his shins, and died out at first for his pains, with Anson moving to third.
Cubs catcher s fiery farewell, Part 1 By JohnW53 on Dec 16, 2020, 7:07am CST +
Many players, upon leaving the Cubs or other Major League teams, have written letters to their teammates and fans, often paying significant amount for them to appear as full-page advertisements in newspapers.
More than 120 years ago, catcher Tim Donahue of the Orphans, as the Cubs then were known, wrote a farewell letter of a distinctly different kind, a letter that the Chicago Tribune printed in full, for free:
. Former Comrades: Ye called me knocker, and ye did well to call me such. Upon the West Side grounds I made you look like soiled deuces in a clean deck.