Cubs walkoff heroes: Dave Owen, June 23, 1984
The date in the headline likely sounds familiar to you. Of course, it’s the date of The Sandberg…
Cubs walkoff heroes: Rick Wilkins, 1993
The 1993 Cubs were a maddening team. (Not “Maddon” ing, incidentally.) In their second year under manager Jim…
Chicago Cubs history unpacked, November 12 — Landis, Stone, Davis.
Happy birthday to Jody Davis and other former Cubs. “Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” —…
Chicago Cubs history unpacked, November 10 — Vaughn, Sutcliffe, Willis,
Hippo Vaughn re-ups and other stories. Happy birthday, Micah Bowie* and other former Cubs! “Maybe I called it…
Cubs historical sleuthing: 1970s groovy beard edition
Many of you will likely remember Tim Blackwell, one of the typical “good field, no hit” catchers of…
Wrigley Field historical sleuthing: Billy Goat edition
Every Cubs fan knows about the “Billy Goat Curse.” Every Cubs fan also knows, or should, that the…
Chicago Cubs history unpacked, November 7 – Hornsby, Beckert, Sutter.
The Rajah arrives, Glenn Beckert packs his bags for San Diego, Bruce Sutter wins the Cy Young, Nomar…
Cubs walkoff heroes: Dave Rosello, July 28, 1977
A version of this story ran in 2021 on the anniversary date of this game. I repost it…
Cubs walkoff heroes: Willie Smith, April 8, 1969
A version of this story originally ran April 8, 2019, the 50th anniversary of this historic event. I…
Cubs walkoff heroes: Lindy McDaniel, June 6, 1963
In came McDaniel. The record books will say that he made four pitches to retire the side and…
Cubs walkoff heroes: Kiki Cuyler, August 31, 1932
The pennant mad Cubs, led by Kiki Cuyler, a hitting maniac on as ferocious a rampage as baseball…
Chicago Cubs history unpacked, October 31
“Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire. Today in baseball history: “I…