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Previous anniversaries of Cubs first league game By JohnW53 on May 7, 2021, 4:43am CDT +
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:
Post-season exhibition games, Part 7: A 57-minute game to benefit Women s Trade Union League By JohnW53 on Jan 16, 2021, 3:38am CST +
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In 1911, the White Sox had defeated the Cubs in the City Series in 4 games, then the teams had met in additional game for charity at Comiskey Park.
The story was the same in 1912, except the City Series took 9 games, due to a pair of ties.
The 1912 rematch following the South Siders seventh-game victory was for a different charity. Instead of a hospital, proceeds were earmarked for the Women s Trade Union League. Most of the players who competed in the city championship battles will appear in the charity game, the Chicago Tribune wrote on Saturday, Oct. 19, a day before the contest at Comiskey Park. Reulbach, Leifield, and Cheney will pitch for the Cubs; Benz, Lamline, and Lange for the Sox. Archer and Cotter will catch for the west siders and Sullivan and Schalk will receive for the Callahans.