Game Stories
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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…
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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…
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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…
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September 30, 1947: Yankees score 5 in 5th inning to beat Dodgers in World Series opener
Weather forecasts predicted rain but when the sun rose on New…
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October 14, 1981: Expos’ Ray Burris outduels Valenzuela to even up NLCS
It looked like the best-of-five National League Championship…
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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…
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October 3, 1984: Steve Trout’s solid performance puts Cubs one win away from World Series
The Chicago Cubs and their fans were flying high on the first…
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October 10, 2003: Cubs edge Marlins to take 2-1 lead in NLCS
In the crucial third contest of the 2003 National League Championship…
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October 14, 2003: The Bartman Game
The pain has now subsided. The wound has now healed — perhaps…
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October 15, 2003: For the 95th time, it’s ‘Wait ‘Til Next Year’ for the Chicago Cubs
Florida Marlins closer Ugueth Urbina, right, and catcher…
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October 21, 2004: Cardinals beat Astros, Clemens to win National League pennant
With the National League Championship Series tied at three wins…
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October 10, 2012: Cardinals, down 6-0, beat Nationals in largest Game 5 comeback
The 2012 National League Division Series between the St. Louis…
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October 4, 2016: Edwin Encarnacion’s walk-off homer sends Blue Jays to the ALDS
Bottom of the 11th. Runners at first and third. One out. Edwin…
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October 22, 2016: Kyle Hendricks’ gem gives Cubs first pennant in 71 years
“The Cubs are going to the World Series,” gushed the North…
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October 28, 2016: Cubs fall to Indians in first World Series game at Wrigley Field since 1945
After the Cubs had split the first two games of the 2016 World…
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October 29, 2016: No joy in Wrigleyville: Indians push Cubs to brink
As the Cubs occupied themselves with preparations for Game Four…
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October 30, 2016: Fly the W! Cubs’ win sets World Series comeback in motion
Although Chicago was gloomy in the immediate aftermath of the…
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October 9, 2017: ‘Respect me! Respect me!’ Cubs overcome 4 errors to defeat Nationals in Game 3
In Game Three of the 2017 National League Division Series against…
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October 11, 2017: Too sick to pitch? Strasburg has last laugh against Cubs in NLDS
For much of the rain-induced two-day gap between Games Three…
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October 17, 2017: Dominant Darvish and Dodgers push listless Cubs to the brink in NLCS
The Cubs returned to Wrigley Field for Game Three of the 2017…
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October 18, 2017: Cubs show championship swagger to stay alive in NLCS
The Cubs were playing mostly for pride in Game Four of the 2017…
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October 19, 2017: Dodgers ace Kershaw shuts down Cubs to clinch NL pennant; Hernandez wallops 3 homers
A year after rallying to beat Cleveland for their first World…
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October 29, 2017: Bregman’s walk-off single lifts Astros over Dodgers in a wild Game 5
On October 29, 2017, the World Series was tied at two games…
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October 1, 2019: Wild-card win launches Nationals’ run to World Series title
“We’re a relentless, resilient bunch of guys. Today we were…