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Cubs - Notable Historical Events

Honus WagnerMay 2, 1909

Ernie BanksSep 17, 1953

Stan MusialJun 29, 1969

Greg MadduxSep 29, 1986

Andre DawsonNov 18, 1987

Sammy SosaMay 26, 1997

Moises AlouOct 14, 2003

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Cubs - Historical Events
Date Event
1876-04-25

Chicago Cubs 1st NL game, beats Louisville 4-0 (1st NL shutout)

1881-09-27

Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12

1883-05-22

Cubs' Billy Sunday's 1st at bat, begins 14 consecutive strikes out

1887-02-14

Cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,000

1903-07-02

Pitcher Jack Doscher, 1 son of a major leaguer debuts with Cubs

1903-09-18

Phillies' Chick Fraser no-hits Chicago Cubs, 10-0

1904-06-11

Cubs' Bob Wicker no-hits NY Giants, wins in 12th on 1 hitter, 1-0

1905-04-26

Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play

1905-06-13

NY Giant Christy Mathewson 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0

1905-08-24

Chicago Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 20 innings

1906-03-06

Cubs sign 3rd baseman Harry Steinfeldt to complete Tinker-Evers-Chance

1906-06-07

Chicago Cubs score 11 in 1st inning, beating NY Giants 19-0

1906-10-04

Chicago Cubs win their 116th game (116-36 .763) of year

1906-10-14

All Chicago World Series, 1st AL victory, White Sox win 4 games to 2 Cubs losers share of $439.50 is lowest for World Series

1907-10-12

Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 0 with 1 tie in 4th World Series

1908-09-23

Giant Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch 2nd, causes 3rd out in 9th & disallows winning run (game ends tied, Cubs win replay & pennant)

1908-09-25

Cubs' Ed Reulbach becomes only pitcher to throw doubleheader shutout

1908-10-14

Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 1 in 5th World Series, 1st rematch

1908-10-14

Smallest crowd at World Series, 6,210 fans see Cubs beat Tigers

1909-05-02

Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in 1st inning against Cubs

1909-10-08

Chicago Cubs beat NY Giants 4-2 in a playoff to win NL pennant

1910-10-23

Phila A's beat Chicago Cubs 4 games to 1 in 7th World Series

1912-07-18

Chicago Cubs get 21 hits but lose to Philadelphia Phillies in 11 innings

1913-09-14

Cubs Larry Cheney hurls record 14-hit shutout against Giants (7-0)

1915-05-17

Cubs George "Zip" Zabel relieves with 2 outs in 1st & winds up with 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in longest relief job ever

1916-02-09

NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, & Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20)

1916-04-20

Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Cubs beat Cin Reds 7-6

1916-04-30

Chicago Cubs play 1st game at Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) beat Reds

1918-07-17

Longest errorless game, Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 21 innings

1918-08-24

Chicago Cubs, win earliest pennent ever (season ended Sept 2)

1918-09-11

Boston Red Sox beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 15th World Series

1919-07-06

William Veeck, sportswriter, replaces Fred Mitchell as Cubs president

1920-05-20

Policemen raid the Cubs' bleachers & arrest 24 fans for gambling

1922-05-30

Cubs swap Max Flack for Cards Cliff Heathcote during middle of doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day

1922-08-25

Cubs beat Phillies 26-23 in highest scoring major-league game

1923-07-21

Phillies score 12 in 6th & beat Cubs 17-4

1925-04-14

1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN)

1926-06-22

Cardinals pick up 39-year-old Grover Alexander on waivers from Cubs

1927-05-17

Chicago Cubs beat Boston Braves, 4-3, in 22 innings

1929-09-18

Pirates loss to Braves & clinch NL pennant for the Cubs

1929-10-08

A's Howard Ehmke (7-2) sets World Series record striking out 13 Cubs

1929-10-12

Cubs blow 8-0 World Series lead, A's score 10 in 1 inning

1929-10-14

Phila A's beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 in 26th World Series

1930-06-23

Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia Phillies 21-8

1930-09-25

Roger Hornsby replaces Joe McCarthy as Cubs manager

1931-07-01

Phillies Chuck Klein hits for cycle vs Chicago Cubs

1932-06-07

Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) & bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2

1932-07-06

Cubs shortstop Bill Jurges is shot twice in Chicago hotel room by a spurned girlfriend, Violet Popovich Valli

1932-08-02

Charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chicago Cubs

1932-09-20

Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant

1932-09-28

1932 Baseball World Series opens with the Chicago Cubs vs. NY Yankees (6-12)

1932-10-02

NY Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series

1933-06-30

Card's Dizzy Dean strikes out 17 Cubs to win 8-2

1935-07-05

Chicago Cubs are 10½ games back in NL, & go on to win the pennant

1935-09-27

Chicago Cubs win 21st consecutive game & clinch NL pennant

1935-10-07

Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 32nd World Series

1935-10-24

Judge Landis fines ump George Moriarty, Cubs mgr Charlie Grimm & Chic players W English, B Jurges & B Herman for actions in World Series

1938-05-05

Phillies Harold Kelleher faces 16 batters in 6th, as Cubs score 12 runs, both marks are NL records off one hurler in a single inning

1938-10-01

Cubs clinch NL pennant

1938-10-09

NY Yankees sweep Cubs in 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win

1940-04-16

1st televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (White Sox vs Cubs exhibition)

1941-04-26

A tradition begins, 1st organ at a baseball stadium (Chicago Cubs)

1942-01-15

Cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II

1942-09-13

Cubs shortstop Leonard Merullo makes 4 errors in 1 inning

1943-02-02

Cubs return to original uniform after experimenting with a vest

1944-07-23

Chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader

1945-07-12

Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games

1945-07-27

Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from NY Yankees

1945-09-29

Cubs clinch NL pennant

1945-10-03

Tigers & Cubs meet in World Series for 4th time

1945-10-06

Tavern owner "Billy Goat" Sianis buys seat for his goat for Game 4 of World Series & is escorted out, he casts goat curse on Cubs

1945-10-10

Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series

1946-04-20

1st baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs

1946-05-20

Cubs Claude Passeau makes his 1st error since September 21, 1941, ending pitcher's fielding record of 273 consecutive errorless chances

1946-09-15

Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats

1946-09-24

Yanks set season attendance record of 2,309,029 besting 1929 Cubs

1948-01-29

Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs, & Phillies $500 each for signing high school players

1950-12-14

Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees), & Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner

1951-11-18

Former Cubs 1st baseman & future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft

1952-06-14

Boston Brave Warren Spahn strikes out 18 Cubs in 15 innings

1952-06-14

Braves Warren Spahn ties NL record of Jim Whitney with 18 strikeouts against the Cubs in 15-inning, 3-1 loss

1952-06-19

Bkln Dodger Carl Erskine no-hits Chicago Cubs, 5-0

1952-11-20

Cubs slugger Hank Sauer wins NL MVP

1953-09-17

Ernie Banks becomes Chicago Cubs 1st black player

1953-09-20

Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR

1955-06-19

Phils beat Cubs 1-0 in 15, ties longest shut out in Phillies history

1955-09-19

Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits record 5th grand slam of season

1956-08-18

Cin Reds (8) & Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 HRs in a 9 inning game

1957-02-21

Dodgers (Fort Worth) & Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises

1958-04-24

Lee Walls hits 3 HRS, as Cubs beat Dodgers 15-2

1958-08-20

Cubs use 1st baseman Dale Long as their 1st lefty catcher since 1906

1959-11-04

Ernie Banks, Cubs shortstop, wins 2nd consecutive NL MVP

1961-06-23

Cubs Ernie Banks ends his 717 consecutive-games-played streak

1961-08-11

Warren Spahn records victory #300, beats Cubs 2-1

1961-11-30

Billy Williams of the Cubs is voted NL Rookie of Year

1962-04-10

1st major league game in Houston, Colt .45s beat Chicago Cubs, 11-2

1962-09-05

Cubs Ken Hubbs sets 2nd base record for consecutive errorless games at 78 & consecutive errorless chances (418), he errors in the 4th

1962-09-30

NY Mets lose record 120th game as Cubs turn triple play & beat NY 5-1

1963-09-24

Idle Dodgers clinch their 2nd LA pennant as Cubs beat Cards

1964-04-21

Pirates & Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates win 8-5

1965-08-19

Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 2nd no-hitter of year beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0

1965-09-02

Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits his 400th HR (off Curt Simmons)

1965-09-09

Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0)

1965-10-03

Cubs tie major league record of 3 triple plays in a season

1967-04-20

NY Met Tom Seaver's 1st victory, beats Cubs, 6-1

1967-06-11

Chicago Cubs (7) & NY Mets (4) tie record of 11 HRs in a game

1968-05-21

Cubs Billy Williams sets outfielder record of 695 straight game

1969-06-29

On Billy Williams Day in Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive games played (896)

1969-07-09

Tom Seaver's no-hit bid against Cubs ends with 1 out in 9th

1969-08-10

Don Sutton breaks his 13-game losing streak to Cubs with a 4-2 win

1970-04-30

Cubs Billy Williams is 1st NLer to play in 1,000 consecutive games

1971-12-01

Cubs release Ernie Banks & sign him as a coach

1973-05-08

Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs mgr Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, technically becoming baseball's 1st African American manager

1973-10-25

Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock & Vic Harris

1973-12-05

Cubs' Ron Santo became 1st baseball player to veto his trade

1974-10-23

Cubs trade Billy Williams to A's for Manny Trillo, Knowles & Locker

1975-08-05

Phillies 1st 8 batters get hits for a record, beat Cubs 13-5

1975-09-16

Pirates beat Cubs 22-0, Rennie Stennett is 3rd to go 7 for 7

1977-01-11

Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner

1977-07-04

Cubs use fielder Larry Bittner as a pitcher

1979-05-17

Phillies beat Cubs, 23-22, on 50 hits with 11 HRs

1981-05-16

Houston Astro Craig Reynolds hits 3 triples beating Cubs 6-1

1982-01-27

Phila trades Larry Bowa & Ryne Sandberg to Cubs for Ivan DeJesus

1982-05-13

Chicago Cubs win their 8,000th (beat Astros)

1982-08-17

LA Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 6-5, in 21 innings (game completed 8/18)

1982-08-18

LA Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 6-5, in 21 innings (game started 8/17)

1982-08-18

Longest baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago IL, ends after 22 innings - before LA Dodgers beat Cubs 2-1 (game started Aug 17th)

1984-05-25

Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner

1984-05-30

NL suspends Mario Soto 5 days for Reds-Cubs fight on May 27th

1984-09-20

Cubs break 2 million in home attendance for 1st time

1984-09-24

Cubs clinch NL East title

1984-10-02

In 1st LCS game played with replacement umps, Cubs cbeat Padres 13-0

1984-10-23

Cubs Rick Sutcliffe, selected as a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young

1986-05-03

Cubs 3rd baseman Ron Cey hits his 300th & 301st HR

1986-09-03

Astros & Cubs use a record 53 players in an 18 inning game

1986-09-29

Cubs Greg Maddux defeats Phillies Mike Maddux (1st rookie brothers)

1987-04-03

Cubs trade Dennis Eckersley to A's for 3 minor leaguers

1987-06-03

Cubs & Astro tie Oriole & Ranger record of 3 grand slams in a game

1987-08-16

NY Mets beat Chicago Cubs, 23-9

1987-11-18

Cubs Andre Dawson is 1st player from a last-place club to win an MVP

1988-02-23

Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights & play up to 18 night games

1988-08-08

Cubs & Phillies attempt to play 1st night game ever at Wrigley Field but are rained out in 4th inning with Chicago leading, 3-1

1988-08-09

Cubs beat Mets 6-4 in their 1st official night game at Wrigley Field

1989-06-06

Mets turn their 1st triple play in 7 years but lose to Cubs 8-4

1989-11-08

Cubs Jerome Walton wins the NL Rookie of Year

1990-05-18

Cubs Ryne Sandberg ends 2nd baseman record 123 errorless game streak

1990-06-12

NY Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field, Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning

1990-08-01

Stanton Cook becomes CEO of Chicago Cubs

1991-05-01

Milwaukee Brewers beat Chicago Cubs, 10-9, in 19 innings

1991-07-23

Rob Dibble back from 3-game suspension, is ejected for throwing at & hitting Cubs baserunner Doug Dascenzo Cubs win, 8-5

1991-07-29

1st Sunday Night game at Shea Stadium (Mets beat Cubs 6-0)

1991-08-25

Cubs Doug Dascenzo commits his 1st career error after 242 games

1993-09-26

Cubs bat out of order against Pirates in 2nd inning

1994-04-04

Cubs Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, hit 3 HRs in 1993 hits 3 HRs on opening

1995-05-23

47th time opposing pitchers hit HRS, K Foster (Cubs)/M Freeman (Rocks)

1997-04-04

Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs

1997-04-20

Cubs beat NY Mets ending NL worst opening, lost 14 straight games

1997-05-10

Chicago Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs SF Giants)

1997-05-26

Sammy Sosa (Cubs) & Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park HRs

1997-07-12

Cubs play in their 5,000th consecutive gane with out being no-hit

2003-10-14

Fan Steve Bartman deflects the ball away from Chicago Cubs outfielder Moises Alou. Cubs give up eight runs in the inning and lose to the Marlins 8-3, and the Bartman incident is seen as the turning point in the series

2004-02-18

Greg Maddux signs with the Chicago Cubs, the team he began his career with

2016-10-27

Cubs start fast, beat Indians in Game 2 to even up World Series

2016-10-29

Indians shut out Cubs again, take 2-1 World Series lead on Coco Crisp RBI

2016-10-31

Cubs stay alive with win over Indians

2016-11-02

Cubs crush Indians to send World Series to Game 7

2016-11-03

Cubs win World Series for first time since 1908

2016-11-05

Chicago River dyed Cubs' blue in honor of World Series celebration

2017-05-14

Cubs call up top prospect Ian Happ, who homers for first big league hit

2017-10-10

Rizzo comes through in 8th as Cubs edge Nationals

2017-10-20

Dodgers beat Cubs in Game Five to reach World Series

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Cubs - Notable Birthdays

Ernie BanksJan 31, 1931

Andre DawsonJul 10, 1954

Sammy SosaNov 12, 1968

Cubs - Birthdays
Date Event
1887-02-26

Grover Cleveland Alexander, HOF baseball pitcher (Phillies, Cubs)

1920-03-01

Harry Caray, baseball announcer (Chicago Cubs)

1921-02-25

Andy Pafko, Boyceville, Wisconsin, MLB player (Chicago Cubs), (d. 2013)

1921-02-25

Andy Pafko, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1926-04-24

Glen Hobbie, Witt, IL, MLB pitcher (Chicago Cubs), (d. 2013)

1926-05-21

Jack Rosenberg, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1926-06-09

Roy Smalley, shortstop (Cubs, Braves, Phillies, Twins, Yankees)

1931-01-31

Ernie Banks, Dallas Texas, "Mr Cub" Chicago Cubs, Hall-of-Famer (short stop/1st baseman)

1932-05-29

Jirí Sehnal, Cubs

1937-05-10

Jim Hickman, baseball player (Mets, Dodgers, Cubs)

1938-06-15

Billy Williams, baseball player (Cubs)

1939-05-11

Milt Pappas, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1939-08-25

Dave Van Horne, Steve Bartman for the Cubs 2003 Playoff Collapse

1940-02-25

Ron Santo, shortstop (Cubs, 1st baseball player to veto his trade)

1940-10-12

Glenn Beckert, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1942-06-01

Randy Hundley, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1945-11-03

Ken Holtzman, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1947-07-14

Steve Stone, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1948-01-27

Tom Trebelhorn, Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs

1950-02-07

Burt Hooton, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1950-07-05

Gary Matthews, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1951-01-12

Bill Madlock, 4X NL batting champ (Chicago Cubs)

1951-03-03

Allen Gerard, Three Little Cubs

1951-06-29

Bruce Kimm, Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals

1951-10-11

Jon Miller, Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs

1953-01-08

Bruce Sutter, pitcher (Cubs, Cards, Braves)

1953-01-09

Ivan DeJesus, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1954-07-10

Andre Dawson, Miami Florida, MLB outfielder (Expos, Cubs, 1987 NL MVP)

1956-05-19

Luis Salazar, New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs

1956-06-21

Rick Sutcliffe, pitcher (LA Dodgers, Chicago Cubs)

1956-06-21

Rick Sutcliffe, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1956-11-12

Jody Davis, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1957-01-05

Bob Derner, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1957-03-14

Steve Lake, Chicago Cubs vs. Philadelphia Phillies

1957-12-04

Lee Smith, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1958-03-29

Domingo Ramos, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

1959-05-16

Bob Patterson, Jacksonville FL, pitcher (Chicago Cubs)

1959-05-16

Bob Patterson, Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs

1959-09-18

Ryne Sandberg, Spokane WA, infielder (Chicago Cubs)

1961-04-03

Tim Crews, Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1961-11-12

Greg Gagne, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs

1961-12-31

Rick Aguilera, Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets

1961-9-26

Steve Buechele, Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs

1962-09-19

Randy Myers, Vancouver WA, pitcher (Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles)

1962-09-30

Dave Magadan, Tampa FL, 1st baseman (NY Mets, Chicago Cubs)

1962-11-12

Jeff Reed, Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox

1962-11-21

Dick Schofield, New York Mets vs. Chicago Cubs

1963-04-09

José Guzmán, Atlanta Braves vs. Chicago Cubs

1964-02-17

Mike Campbell, Seattle WA, pitcher (Chicago Cubs)

1964-06-03

Nelson Liriano, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs

1965-01-28

Ed Hartig, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1965-07-30

Todd Haney, Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs

1965-08-21

Jim Bullinger, New Orleans LA, pitcher (Chicago Cubs)

1965-10-20

Chad Hennings, All Blacks/The Curse of the Cubs/Mindset

1966-01-19

Anthony Young, US baseball pitcher (NY Met, Chicago Cubs)

1966-02-01

Eddie Zambrano, Venezuelan/US baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs)

1966-04-14

Greg Maddux, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1966-08-16

Terry Shumpert, Paducah KY, infielder (Chicago Cubs)

1967-03-02

Leo Gomez, Canovanas Puerto Rico, infielder (Chicago Cubs)

1967-03-27

Jaime Navarro, Bayamon Puerto Rico, pitcher (Chicago Cubs)

1967-05-19

Turk Wendell, Pittsfield MA, pitcher (Chicago Cubs)

1967-06-04

Scott Servais, La Crosse Wisc, catcher (Chicago Cubs)

1967-08-16

Bret Barberie, Long Beach CA, infielder (Chicago Cubs)

1967-08-27

Brian McRae, Bradenton FL, outfielder (Chicago Cubs)

1967-08-28

Darren Lewis, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

1967-09-03

Luis Gonzalez, Tampa Fla, outfielder (Chicago Cubs)

1967-11-24

Cal Eldred, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

1968-01-29

Kevin Roberson, US baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs)

1968-08-21

Tuffy Rhodes, Houston Astros vs. Chicago Cubs

1968-11-12

Sammy Sosa, San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic, baseball outfielder (Chicago Cubs)

1968-11-14

Kent Bottenfield, Portland Oregon, pitcher (Chicago Cubs)

1968-12-25

Scott Bullett, Martinsburg WV, outfielder (Chicago Cubs)

1969-01-13

Kevin Foster, US baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs)

1969-01-15

Delino DeShields, Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals

1969-02-27

Willie Banks, US baseball pitcher (Chicago Cubs)

1969-03-28

Craig Paquette, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

1969-04-01

Frank Castillo, El Paso TX, pitcher (Chicago Cubs), (d. 2013)

1969-07-02

So Taguchi, Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals

1969-07-14

Jose Hernandez, Hato Rey Puerto Rico, infielder (Chicago Cubs)

1970-01-16

Ron Villone, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

1970-04-13

Ricardo Rincon, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

1970-08-25

Doug Glanville, Hackensack NJ, outfielder (Chicago Cubs)

1970-10-31

Steve Trachsel, Oxnard California, pitcher (Chicago Cubs)

1971-01-21

Len Kasper, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1971-02-16

Mike Hubbard, Lynchburg VA, catcher (Chicago Cubs)

1971-06-22

Brant Brown, Porterville CA, infielder (Chicago Cubs)

1971-11-30

Ray Durham, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs

1973-03-06

Terry Adams, Mobile AL, pitcher (Chicago Cubs)

1973-08-04

Bob Howry, Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1974-01-19

Amaury Telemaco, Higuey Dom Rep, pitcher (Chicago Cubs)

1975-06-27

Daryle Ward, Chicago Cubs vs. Chicago White Sox

1976-02-17

Cody Ransom, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

1976-06-04

J.C. Romero, Philadelphia Phillies vs. Chicago Cubs

1977-04-19

Dennys Reyes, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

1977-10-04

Bobby Scales, Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals

1978-06-20

Kevin Gregg, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

1978-06-22

Willie Harris, Chicago Cubs vs. New York Mets

1978-11-12

Aaron Heilman, Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals

1979-03-03

Jorge Julio, Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers

1980-03-01

Micah Hoffpauir, Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals

1980-04-20

Chris Duffy, Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers

1981-02-07

Seth McClung, Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers

1982-01-31

Brad Thompson, Chicago Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals

1982-03-05

Dan Carter, All Blacks/The Curse of the Cubs/Mindset

1982-07-23

Joe Mather, Boston Red Sox vs. Chicago Cubs

1983-11-28

Carlos Villanueva, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

1984-08-20

Jamie Hoffman, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs

1985-05-02

Jose Ascanio, Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Chicago Cubs

1985-11-30

Luis Valbuena, St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs

Cubs - Deaths
Date Event
1932-01-26

William K Wrigley, owner (Wrigley Gum, Chicago Cubs), dies

1964-02-13

Ken Hubbs, 2nd baseman (Chicago Cubs), dies in plane crash at 22

1977-04-12

Philip K Wrigley, baseball owner (Chicago Cubs), dies at 82

1992-09-05

Billy Herman, 2nd baseman/manager (Dodgers, Cubs), dies at 83

1993-03-23

Tim Crews, Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers

1998-02-18

Harry Caray, sportscaster (Chicago Cubs), dies at 77

2006-06-17

Jirí Sehnal, Cubs

2008-07-12

Bobby Murcer, center fielder for the New York Yankees, San Francisco Giants, and Chicago Cubs from 1965-1983(b. 1946)

2013-10-08

Andy Pafko, Cubs Forever: Celebrating 60 Years of WGN-TV and the Chicago Cubs


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