
September 14, 1935: Cubs take over first place with wild win over Dodgers
On September 4, 1935, Chicago Tribune sportswriter Irving Vaughan…
June 23, 1930: Hack Wilson hits for the cycle as Cubs pound Phillies
In a Monday-afternoon game at Wrigley Field, the “Cubs buried…

July 20, 1933: Babe Herman’s three homers overwhelm Phillies
His parents named him Floyd and his fans knew him as Babe. In…

October 2, 1932: Yankees crush the Cubs to take World Series title in 4-game sweep
Winning their fourth title, the New York Yankees crushed the…
September 28, 1930: Comeback Cubs prevail as Hack Wilson sets RBI mark
It is often said in sports that records are meant to be broken.…

September 4, 1935: Augie Galan’s slam and six RBIs flatten Phils to start 21-game winning streak
On the morning of September 4, 1935, longtime Chicago Tribune…

October 5, 1935: Defense dooms Cubs in Game 4
With the Detroit Tigers seizing a two-games-to-one lead in the…

October 6, 1935: Cubs stave off elimination in Game 5 on Chuck Klein’s homer
After Game One of the 1935 World Series, Detroit’s playing…
October 4, 1935: Cubs stymied by ejections, errors, and the Schoolboy in Game 3
After splitting the first two contests of the 1935 World Series…

August 13, 1937: Cubs rout Reds with mid-summer offensive explosion
The middle of August is often called the “dog days” of summer…

June 26, 1920: Lou Gehrig homers in high school all-star game at Cubs Park
"The New York Boys have a 17-year-old boy of 190 pounds on first…

October 8, 1929: Howard Ehmke sets down Cubs in surprise start with a World Series record 13 strikeouts
Poor Charlie Root. Here’s a guy who had a very respectable…

October 9, 1929: Double-X and Bucketfoot Al lead A’s to Game 2 win in World Series
In Game One of the 1929 World Series, the Chicago Cubs set a…
April 12, 1927: Cubs wallop defending champion Cardinals on Opening Day
In the early part of 1927, the Midwest was bursting with anticipation…

October 1, 1920: Cubs’ Pete Alexander outduels Cardinals rookie Jesse Haines in 17 innings
The biggest story in baseball history was breaking in Chicago…

September 21, 1919: Cubs’ ‘Old Pete’ Alexander needs only 58 minutes for shutout
In 2017 a major-league game typically lasted more than three…

April 20, 1916: Chicago Cubs play their first game at Wrigley Field
During the 2017 baseball season, the Chicago Cubs surpassed 8,000…

October 3, 1915: Chicago Whales clinch final Federal League title
A Rebel without a glove of glue allowed the Chicago Whales to…

August 24, 1918: Cubs clinch fifth National League pennant in 13 years with doubleheader sweep
On August 24, 1918, the Chicago Cubs hosted the fifth-place Brooklyn…

July 17, 1918: Cubs’ Lefty Tyler outduels Phillies’ Watson in 21-inning marathon
When Chicago Cubs hurler George “Lefty” Tyler arrived at…

April 23, 1914: Chicago Feds open Weeghman Park, later known as Wrigley Field
The Federal League Kansas City Packers and Chicago Chi-Feds played…

May 2, 1917: Fred Toney and Reds prevail 1-0 in double no-hitter against Cubs’ Hippo Vaughn
On May 2, 1917 the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs squared off…

August 25, 1922: Cubs and Phillies combine for 49 runs on 51 hits
From 1901 through the end of the 2015 major-league season, one…

October 1, 1932: The Babe calls his shot … or does he?
“Keep up the pepper, boys!”1 Chicago manager Charlie Grimm…