Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays Bleed Cubbie Blue is happy to have a cheerful, Boys-centered look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the tradition and different narratives that can be followed over time. Here’s a handy Cubs timelineto make it easier for you to follow.
“Maybe I predicted it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly.
Today in baseball history:
- 1884 – New York Gothams pitcher Mickey Welch strikes out the first nine Cleveland Blues batters he faces, setting a major league record that still stands today. Welch won 39 games in 1884 and will win 307 in just 13 seasons. (1,2)
- 1907 – Highlander pitcher Tex Neuer begins his most successful short baseball career by defeating the Red Sox 1-0 in his first game, the culmination of a doubleheader. In a month, he pitches six complete games, winning four, including three shutouts, and then disappears from the major leagues. In the first game, Boston’s Cy Young wins his 20th game, defeating the Highlanders 5-3. (2)
- 1916 – The Giants send experienced Larry Doyle along with Herb Hunter to the Cubs in exchange for 3B Heinie Zimmerman and SS Mickey Doolan. The move allows Buck Herzog to move to 2B. (2)
- 1930 – The Cards outlasted the league-leading Cubs 8-7 in a 20-inning game at Wrigley Field. Andy High’s single earned the win, although High was out trying to reach second base. Taylor Douthit’s run was ruled a run before the out. Hack Wilson left the game with a strained back after a big swing. (2)
- 1940 – The Cubs recall Dizzy Dean from Dallas and release Billy Rogell. (2)
- 1950 – At Wrigley Field, Hank Sauer hits three straight home runs off Curt Simmons, and the Cubs beat the Phillies 7-5 in the first game. Sauer will hit three home runs again against Simmons in 1952. Today’s winner is knuckleballer Dutch Leonard, playing in his only start of the year. The Phils then win the night game 9-5, putting them 5½ games ahead of the Dodgers. (2)
- 1958 – White Sox 2B Nellie Fox sets a record for consecutive games without a strikeout (98). (1,2)
- 1961 – At Wrigley Field in LA, Baltimore takes advantage of the tight game, hits five home runs and beats the Angels 11-5. Jack Fisher wins the whole game, although he allows 12 walks. The game is Paul Richards’ last as Baltimore manager. He is replaced by Lum Harris on September 1. (2)
- 1971 – In front of 34,988 spectators at Wrigley Field, the Braves spoil “Ron Santo Day” by beating Ferguson Jenkins and the Cubs 4-3. Santo is 1 for 3 and has scored a run. (2)
- 1990 – Ryne Sandberg hits a home run in the Cubs’ 5-2 victory over the Astros, becoming the first second baseman ever to hit 30 home runs in two consecutive seasons. He will finish the year with 40 home runs, becoming the first second baseman to lead the league in that category since Rogers Hornsby in 1925.
- 1998 – The Cubs beat the Rockies 10-5 as Sammy Sosa hits his 53rd home run for Chicago. (2)
- 2001 – The Marlins beat the Cubs 4-3, despite Sammy Sosa’s 52nd home run. With this hit, Sosa shares the National League record for home runs in August, tying the mark set by Willie Mays in 1965. He also ties Babe Ruth for the most home runs in seven consecutive seasons: Babe hit 343 between 1926 and 1932. Mark McGwire has hit 338 home runs from 1995 to this year. (2)
Cubs Birthdays: Dode Paskert, Charlie Grimm, Jeff Cross, Cliff Aberson, Johnny Pramesa, Billy Cowan, Dick LeMay, Darren Lewis, Shane Andrews, Randy Wells*.
Today in history:
- 475 – The Roman general Orestes forces the Western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital Ravenna, which now means the end of the Roman Empire in the West.
- 476 – Orestes, the father of Emperor Romulus Augustulus, is captured and executed by Odoacer and his followers.
- 1609 – English explorer Henry Hudson is the first European to sail into Delaware Bay and names it South Bay.
- 1789 – William Herschel discovers Saturn’s moon Enceladus.
- 1837 – Pharmacists John Lea and William Perrins produce Worcestershire sauce.
- 1898 – Caleb Bradham renames his carbonated soft drink “Pepsi-Cola.”
- 1938 – Northwestern University awards idiot Charlie McCarthy an honorary doctorate.
- 1955 – Black teenager Emmett Till from Chicago is kidnapped, beaten and shot by white men in Money, Mississippi. His killers are eventually acquitted, but the case helps set in motion the US civil rights movement.
- 1968 – Clashes between police and anti-war demonstrators occur at the Democratic Party convention in Chicago.
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In addition, the history section has been greatly shortened for reasons of space and interest. Of course, much more happened during these days. We will try to follow the interesting or unknown things.
Thanks for reading.
