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The end of the West Side Grounds, Part 1 By JohnW53 on Feb 15, 2021, 2:36am CST +
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Everyone loves shiny, new ballparks especially shiny, new Major League parks.
But every new park leaves an old one behind, an old one that more often than not is demolished.
Baseball fans mourn the loss of Ebbets Field who weren t even alive when it was torn down.
Tiger fans still cherish Tiger Stadium. Yankee fans miss the original Yankee Stadium. Pirates fans wax nostalgic about Forbes Field.
The list goes on and on.
Some people even have have fond memories of the first Comiskey Park.
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.