The Hawk* signs a blank check, Kirby Puckett departs this vale, and other stories.<\/p>\n
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays,\u00a0Bleed Cubbie Blue<\/a>\u00a0is pleased to present a\u00a0Cubs<\/a>-centric look at baseball\u2019s colorful past.\u00a0Here\u2019s a handy Cubs timeline<\/a>, to help you follow the various narrative paths.<\/p>\n \u201cMaybe I called it wrong, but it\u2019s official.\u201d \u2014\u00a0Tom Connolly<\/a>, HoF Umpire.<\/p>\n Today in baseball history:<\/p>\n 1987\u00a0\u2013 Free agent\u00a0Andre Dawson<\/a>*\u00a0signs a one-year contract with the Cubs for the bargain-basement price of $650,000. Dawson had offered to sign a contract with the dollar amount left blank just so he could play on the natural grass at Wrigley Field and save his fragile knees. He will hit 49 home runs, lead the majors in RBIs, and win the 1987 N.L. MVP Award. (1,2)<\/p>\n 2005\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Suzyn Waldman<\/a>\u00a0becomes the first woman to be a full-time color commentator in major league history, making her debut with\u00a0John Sterling<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0WCBS-AM 880, the radio flagship of the\u00a0New York Yankees<\/a>. The former radio-talk host on\u00a0WFAN, the first all-sports radio station in United States, was also the first female to broadcast on a national baseball telecast, as well as the first to provide local TV (Yankees) major league play-by-play. (2)<\/p>\n 2016\u00a0\u2013 The\u00a0Commissioner<\/a>\u2019s office overturns the two-game suspension handed to\u00a0Dodgers<\/a>\u00a0IF\u00a0Chase Utley<\/a>\u00a0for a dangerous\u00a0slide<\/a>\u00a0that injured the\u00a0Mets\u2019<\/a>\u00a0Ruben Tejada<\/a>\u00a0in last year\u2019s\u00a0NLDS<\/a>. The decision is because the\u00a0rules<\/a>\u00a0regarding sliding at the time were too vague; they have since been strengthened. (2)<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n Cubs Birthdays: Hal Mauck<\/a>,\u00a0Bill Sweeney<\/a>,\u00a0Ted Abernathy<\/a>,\u00a0Terry Adams<\/a>,\u00a0Jake Arrieta<\/a>,\u00a0Leonys Mart\u00edn<\/a>. Also notable:\u00a0Lefty Grove<\/a>\u00a0HOF,\u00a0Willie Stargell<\/a>\u00a0HOF.<\/p>\n Today in history:<\/p>\n 1521\u00a0\u2013 Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan discovers Guam.<\/p>\n 1788\u00a0\u2013 The British First Fleet arrives at Australian territory of Norfolk Island to found a convict settlement.<\/p>\n 1831\u00a0\u2013 Edgar Allan Poe court-martialed and dismissed from West Point military academy for gross neglect of duty and disobedience of orders.<\/p>\n 1836\u00a0\u2013 Battle of the Alamo: After 13 days of fighting, 1,500-3,000 Mexican soldiers overwhelm the Texan defenders, killing 182-257 Texans including William Travis, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett.<\/p>\n 1857\u00a0\u2013 Dred Scott Decision: US Supreme Court rules Africans cannot be US citizens.<\/p>\n 1869\u00a0\u2013 Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table of the elements to the Russian Chemical Society.<\/p>\n 1918\u00a0\u2013 US naval boat \u201cCyclops\u201d disappears in Bermuda Triangle. The ship was traveling from Barbados to Baltimore \u2014 it has never been found.<\/p>\n 1964\u00a0\u2013 Boxing legend Cassius Clay joins the Nation of Islam and changes his name to \u201cMuhammad Ali\u201d, calling his former title a \u201cslave name.\u201d<\/p>\n Common sources:<\/p>\n *pictured.<\/p>\n Some of these items spread from site to site without being fact-checked, and that is why we ask for verifiable sources, in order to help correct the record.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Hawk* signs a blank check, Kirby Puckett departs this vale, and other stories. 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