During the peak years of his 14 major-league seasons, before…
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“I guess it shows they play ball in that other league too.”…
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“The Cubs had 25 base runners, and (the public-address) announcer…
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On April 8, 1960, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded infielder Don…
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The 1958 Chicago Cubs started spring training with relatively…
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Though the calendar had yet to turn to June, the Chicago Cubs…
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“I lost track,” replied Sandy Koufax when asked if he knew…
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Billy Williams was on fire, the 30-year-old hammering the ball…
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An excellent receiver but a weak batsman, catcher Walter Van…
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Welcome to "This Week in SABR!" Click here to view this…
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The second night game ever played at Wrigley Field was a Red…
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Members of the Kenosha Comets of the All-American Girls Base…
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From 1946 through 1965, the Hearst newspaper chain sponsored…
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The Chicago Cubs were going nowhere fast heading into a mostly…
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August 11, 1966: Cubs’ Randy Hundley hits for the cycle
July 30, 1962: Junior Circuit shows its power in All-Star Game at Wrigley Field
June 28, 1961: Ron Santo comes up big with two homers, seven RBIs
May 28, 1960: Don Zimmer’s game-winning hit in 14th overcomes dominant start by Sandy Koufax
May 30, 1958: Walt Moryn’s third home run caps Cubs’ comeback in style
May 15, 1960: Don Cardwell tosses no-hitter in Cubs debut
May 29, 1962: Braves beat Cubs in a home run derby on a cold day in May
June 9, 1963: Ernie Banks’ blasts bounce Koufax, but Cubs crumble
April 24, 1962: ‘Human Strikeout Machine’ Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 in the Windy City
September 10, 1968: The Billy Williams Show
Red Badgro
Red Donahue
Spencer Harris
Walter Van Grofski
Bill Foster
Ken Holloway
Vic Rodriguez
Ted Simmons
This Week in SABR: December 6, 2019
July 18, 1944: AAGPBL plays in second night game ever at Wrigley Field
July 1, 1943: All-American Girls play first game under the lights at Wrigley Field
The SABR Bookshelf: Fall 2019
July 11, 1949: Chicago Herald-American All-Star Game: a tripleheader of future stars
September 14, 1957: Ernie Banks blasts three home runs in win over Pirates