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1996 Sammy Sosa is 1st Chicago Cub to hit 2 home runs in 1 inning
1994 Chicago Cub 2nd baseman Ryne Sandberg, retires due to poor play, he forfeits $15.7 million of his $25 million contract 1991 Daily Planet fires cub reporter Jimmy Olson (Superman character) 1991 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 Cub's Ryne Sandberg is 1st 2nd baseman to hit 30 home runs, consecutively 1987 Chicago Cub Andre Dawson hits for cycle 1979 Cub reliever Bruce Sutter wins NL Cy Young Award 1976 Cub centerfielder Rick Monday rescues U.S. flag from 2 fans trying to set it on fire 1972 Chicago Cub Ferguson Jenkins wins his 20th game for 6th straight year 1972 Chicago Cub Burt Hooton no-hits Phillies, 1-0 1971 Chicago Cub Ken Holtzman 2nd no-hitter beats Cincinnati Reds, 1-0 1969 Chicago Cub Ken Holtzman no-hits Atlanta Braves, 3-0 1969 Chicago Cub Billy Williams hits 4 consecutive doubles beat Phillies 11-3 1960 Chicago Cub Don Cardwell no-hits St. Louis Cardinals, 4-0 1957 Chicago Cub pitchers walk NL record 9 Reds in 5th inning 1955 Chicago Cub Sam Jones is 1st black to pitch no-hitter (Pirates, 4-0) 1948 Cub Koda, rocker, Brownsville Station 1943 Ken Holtzman, Cub/Oriole/Yankee pitcher, 2 no-hitters 1937 Chicago Cub Frank Demaree gets 6 hits in 1st game and 2 in 2nd game 1937 Cub Augie Galan becomes 1st player to switch hit home runs in a game 1931 Ernie Banks, Mr Cub - Chicago Cubs, Hall-of-Famer, 1st baseman 1930 Cub's Hack Wilson's 2 home runs give him NL record 56 home runs 1924 Cub's Grover Cleveland Alexander beats New York Giants to win 300th game 1910 Chicago Cub King Cole no-hits St. Louis, 4-0 in a 7 inning game 1906 Cub's Pitcher Jack Taylor ends a string of completing 202 games (187 complete, 15 relief) by Dodgers in 3rd inning 1904 Cub's Bob Wicker no-hits New York Giants, wins in 12th on 1 hitter, 1-0 1883 Cub's Burns (extra bases), Williamson and Pfeiffer get 3 hits in 1 inn 1883 Cub's Billy Sunday's 1st at bat, begins 14 consecutive strikes out |
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