2015 Event The smaller of twin cubs born to giant panda Mei Xiang at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington, D.C., has died; though both cubs appeared to be healthy at birth, the smaller cub failed to gain weight and may have caught a respiratory infection 2014 Event The Washington, D.C. zoo is holding a Chinese first-birthday ceremony for celebrity giant panda baby Bao Bao; the cub will be sent to China when she turns 4 2012 Event The National Zoo in Washington, D.C., announces a successful artificial insemination as Mei Xiang gives birth to her second giant panda cub 1996 Event Sammy Sosa is 1st Chicago Cub to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning 1994 Event Chicago Cub 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg, retires due to poor play, he forfeits $15.7 million of his $25 million contract 1991 Event Daily Planet fires cub reporter Jimmy Olson (Superman character) 1991 Event Greatest extra-inning comeback, Pitts scores 6 in bottom of 11th erasing 5 run Cub lead, Pirates also trailed 7-2 in bottom of 9th 1990 Event Cub's Ryne Sandberg is 1st 2nd baseman to hit 30 home runs, consecutively 1987 Event Chicago Cub Andre Dawson hits for cycle 1979 Event Cub reliever Bruce Sutter wins NL Cy Young Award 1976 Event Cub centerfielder Rick Monday rescues U.S. flag from 2 fans trying to set it on fire 1972 Event Chicago Cub Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th game for 6th straight year 1972 Event Chicago Cub Burt Hooton no-hits Phillies, 1-0 1971 Event Chicago Cub Ken Holtzman 2nd no-hitter beats Cincinnati Reds, 1-0 1969 Event Chicago Cub Ken Holtzman no-hits Atlanta Braves, 3-0 1969 Event Chicago Cub Billy Williams hits 4 consecutive doubles beat Phillies 11-3 1960 Event Chicago Cub Don Cardwell no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 1957 Event Chicago Cub pitchers walk NL record 9 Reds in 5th inning 1955 Event Chicago Cub Sam Jones is 1st black to pitch no-hitter (Pirates, 4-0) 1948 Birthday Cub Koda, rocker, Brownsville Station 1943 Birthday Ken Holtzman, Cub/Oriole/Yankee pitcher, 2 no-hitters 1937 Event Chicago Cub Frank Demaree gets 6 hits in 1st game and 2 in 2nd game 1937 Event Cub Augie Galan becomes 1st player to switch hit home runs in a game 1931 Birthday Ernie Banks, Mr Cub - Chicago Cubs, Hall-of-Famer, 1st baseman 1930 Event Cub's Hack Wilson's 2 home runs give him NL record 56 home runs 1924 Event Cub's Grover Cleveland Alexander beats New York Giants to win 300th game 1910 Event Chicago Cub King Cole no-hits St. Louis, 4-0 in a 7 inning game 1906 Event Cub's Pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 games (187 complete, 15 relief) by Dodgers in 3rd inning 1904 Event Cub's Bob Wicker no-hits New York Giants, wins in 12th on 1 hitter, 1-0 1883 Event Cub's Burns (extra bases), Williamson and Pfeiffer get 3 hits in 1 inn 1883 Event Cub's Billy Sunday's 1st at bat, begins 14 consecutive strikes out
