Taylor Davis has his EYE on you, and other stories. Happy birthday, Taylor!
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths.
“Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire.
Today in baseball history:
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Cubs Birthdays: Russ Meers, Carlos Villanueva, Taylor Davis*, Danny Hultzen.
Today in History:
1520 – Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing the Pacific Ocean.
1717 – Blackbeard attacks and captures a French merchant slave ship, which he renames as his flagship the “Queen Anne’s Revenge.”
1814 – The Times of London first printed by automatic, steam powered presses built by German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer – makes newspapers available to a mass audience.
1895 – America’s first auto race organized by the “Chicago Times-Herald” – Chicago to Evanston and back; six cars, 55 miles, Frank Duryea wins averaging seven MPH.
1929 – Chicago fullback Ernie Nevers sets NFL record for the most points scored in a single game with all 40 in the Cardinals’ 40-6 rout of the Chicago Bears; Nevers has an NFL record six touchdowns and four extra points.
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