Dubuque-Chicago, 1879
Picture this: The 2005 Chicago Cubs using a day off in their National League schedule to play an exhibition game in Dubuque, Iowa. It’s improbable today, but an event of that order occurred-twice-more than 125 years ago. In the summer of 1879, Dubuque’s professional team, the eventual champion of the start-up Northwestern League, split two […]