July 18, 1944: AAGPBL plays in second night game ever at Wrigley Field
The second night game ever played at Wrigley Field was a Red…
July 1, 1943: All-American Girls play first game under the lights at Wrigley Field
Members of the Kenosha Comets of the All-American Girls Base…
July 11, 1949: Chicago Herald-American All-Star Game: a tripleheader of future stars
From 1946 through 1965, the Hearst newspaper chain sponsored…
September 14, 1957: Ernie Banks blasts three home runs in win over Pirates
The Chicago Cubs were going nowhere fast heading into a mostly…
July 2, 1957: Cubs waste Lee Walls’ cycle
Only two months had passed since outfielder Lee Walls was traded…
September 2, 1957: Braves’ Aaron, Cubs’ Banks shine in Labor Day shootout at Wrigley
The Braves’ move from Boston to Milwaukee in 1953, the major-leagues’…
May 12, 1955: ‘Toothpick’ Sam Jones becomes first African American pitcher to toss MLB no-hitter
“There haven’t been many — if any — finer finishing touches…
August 4, 1955: Ernie Banks bashes three home runs to power Cubs in comeback victory
“He’s been hotter than the weather, and in the Midwest, that’s…
June 11, 1952: Cubs’ Hank Sauer gets second home run ‘hat trick’
Before Yogi Berra came up with his now famous quip, “It looks…
July 8, 1947: NL pitching dominates in All-Star Game at Wrigley Field
The 1947 All-Star Game was played for the first time in Wrigley…
April 17, 1954: Cubs thump Cardinals in NL’s longest 9-inning game
Near the end of March 1954, Stan Hack was suddenly named to become…
August 28, 1950: Cubs’ Hank Sauer slams three home runs
Hank Sauer’s major-league career didn’t flourish until he…
August 10, 1946: Cobb meets Wagner in the Windy City for high school all-star game
In 1946, the Esquire’s All-American Boys’ Baseball Game,…
June 28, 1950: Cubs’ Roy Smalley hits for the cycle and drives in four
The Chicago Cubs “swished home run bats that belted big George…
October 7, 1945: Tigers gain World Series edge behind Newhouser’s princely pitching
In the second half of 1945, no pitcher in baseball had been as…
October 8, 1945: ‘Tragedy and Farce’: Stan Hack’s hit in 12th wins Game 6 for Cubs
Today, it would be called an “instant classic.”For the 41,708…
October 6, 1945: Goat, Trout leave Cubs cursed and ‘Dizzy’ in Game 4
For Dizzy Trout, the 30-year-old right-hander, no victory had…
October 5, 1938: Yankees’ Red Ruffing shackles Cubs in World Series opener
After a six-year hiatus, the Chicago Cubs and the New York Yankees…
May 5, 1943: Cubs’ Claude Passeau bests Cardinals’ Max Lanier in extra-inning duel
On May 5, 1943, the Chicago Tribune was chock-full of news. For…
July 4, 1939: Cubs’ Hank Leiber provides fireworks with three home runs
Sixteen games into the 1939 season, Cubs player-manager Gabby…
May 5, 1938: Al Epperly wins starting debut as Cubs pulverize Phillies
Longtime Chicago Tribune writer Irving Vaughan left no doubt…
October 6, 1938: Sore-armed Dizzy Dean loses Game Two on Crosetti’s late homer
Knowing visitors to Wrigley Field realize upon entering the venerated…
October 10, 1945: Newhouser leads Tigers to Game 7 victory
The Chicago Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers in the 1907 and…
September 28, 1938: Hartnett hits Homer in the Gloamin’
Pittsburgh manager Pie Traynor trudged back to the Belmont Hotel…