October 2, 1984: Cubs crush Padres in their first postseason game in 39 years
“I know it’s happening, but I can’t believe it,” said…
April 22, 1980: Cubs’ Bary Foote, Ivan De Jesus slug their way to wild walk-off win
On April 22, 1980, the Chicago Cubs were 5-3, and one game out…
April 17, 1974: George Mitterwald’s monster game leads Cubs to victory
In the 1950s announcer Jack Brickhouse dubbed Wrigley Field the…
September 2, 1972: A strike away from a perfect game, Cubs’ Milt Pappas settles for no-hitter
He was a two-time All-Star, won 209 games, and tossed 43 shutouts…
April 16, 1972: Cubs rookie Burt Hooton fires no-hitter
Few pitchers in Chicago Cubs history have burst on the scene…
August 19, 1969: Cubs’ Ken Holtzman throws no-hitter without striking out a batter
A no-hitter without a strikeout. Since 1901, there have been…
May 13, 1969: Cubs give expansion Padres a rude welcome to the National League
Baseball looked different in 1969 from previous years. The pitching…
April 9, 1969: Billy Williams’ four doubles lead Cubs to drubbing of Phillies
Coming off a thrilling, 7-6 Opening Day win at Wrigley Field…
August 19, 1965: Reds’ Jim Maloney tosses 10-inning no-hitter — with 187 pitches, 10 walks, and 12 strikeouts
Let’s ponder these statistics for a moment: 187 pitches in…
August 11, 1966: Cubs’ Randy Hundley hits for the cycle
During the peak years of his 14 major-league seasons, before…
July 30, 1962: Junior Circuit shows its power in All-Star Game at Wrigley Field
“I guess it shows they play ball in that other league too.”…
June 28, 1961: Ron Santo comes up big with two homers, seven RBIs
“The Cubs had 25 base runners, and (the public-address) announcer…
May 28, 1960: Don Zimmer’s game-winning hit in 14th overcomes dominant start by Sandy Koufax
On April 8, 1960, the Los Angeles Dodgers traded infielder Don…
May 30, 1958: Walt Moryn’s third home run caps Cubs’ comeback in style
The 1958 Chicago Cubs started spring training with relatively…
May 15, 1960: Don Cardwell tosses no-hitter in Cubs debut
Putting on his Chicago Cubs uniform for the first time, recently…
May 29, 1962: Braves beat Cubs in a home run derby on a cold day in May
Though the calendar had yet to turn to June, the Chicago Cubs…
June 9, 1963: Ernie Banks’ blasts bounce Koufax, but Cubs crumble
When the Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers met on June 9,…
April 24, 1962: ‘Human Strikeout Machine’ Sandy Koufax strikes out 18 in the Windy City
“I lost track,” replied Sandy Koufax when asked if he knew…
September 10, 1968: The Billy Williams Show
Billy Williams was on fire, the 30-year-old hammering the ball…
May 13, 1958: Stan Musial delivers in the pinch for his 3,000th hit
Stan Musial didn’t expect to play when his St. Louis Cardinals…
September 16, 1975: Rennie Stennett leads Pirates rout with a record seven hits
While pulling on his gray Pittsburgh road uniform in the visitors’…
April 17, 1976: Phillies slugger Mike Schmidt hits four home runs at Wrigley Field
The Philadelphia Phillies opened a two-game weekend series at…
May 17, 1979: Schmidt’s Phillies outslug Kingman’s Cubs, 23-22
In what could be billed as one of the wildest games in major-league…
June 23, 1984: The Sandberg Game
The Chicago Cubs were struggling. For the first two months of…