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A wild first series in 1888, Part 2


A wild first series in 1888, Part 2
By JohnW53
on May 14, 2021, 3:49am CDT
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The Cubs, then known as the White Stockings, had won on Opening Day, Friday, April 21, thanks to Jimmy Ryan s walk-off hit in the bottom of the ninth.
Although the game was played at Seventh Street Park in Indianapolis, the Hoosiers had batted last, having won the coin flip held before each game and choosing to bat first.
The dramatic victory had featured a fifth-inning brawl in which, as the Chicago Tribune put it, [Whites catcher Dell] Darling scored a single with his right duke on [Indianapolis center fielder] Paul Hines neck and [Hoosiers first baseman Dude] Esterbrook got in his right for three singles on [Whites left fielder Marty] Sullivan s face. ....

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Some things never change (short and funny!)


Some things never change (short and funny!)
By JohnW53
on May 14, 2021, 3:46am CDT
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This appeared in the Chicago Tribune, under REMARKS, on
June 25, 1875, following a lengthy account of the White Stockings 5-2, 12-inning loss at home to the Philadelphia Whites.
Change the names of the players, modernize the language, shorten it, maybe add an expletive or two, and it could be a comment posted at Bleed Cubbie Blue in almost any game thread or in response to almost any of Al Yellon s wrap-ups of games in 2021:
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The management would consult the best interests of the club if they should at once discharge two of the present players Warren White and Scott Hastings. ....

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Previous anniversaries of Cubs' first league game


Previous anniversaries of Cubs first league game
By JohnW53
on May 7, 2021, 4:43am CDT
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The Cubs are scheduled to host the Pirates today, May 7 the
150th anniversary of their first league game, also played at home: their National Association debut, a victory over the Cleveland Forest Citys.
After 3 innings at the Union Grounds, the White Stockings, as they were known then, led, 14-1. But they barely hung on to win, 14-12.
I described that game in detail in a previous post.
Then I wondered how the Cubs had fared on other significant anniversaries of that historic win.
Here is what I found: ....

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