1998 Harry Caray, sportscaster for the Chicago Cubs, dies at 77
1998 Harry Caray, Cubs baseball announcer, dies at 77
1997 Sammy Sosa (Cubs) and Tony Womack (Pirates) hit inside the park HRs
1997 Chicago Cubs turn baseballs 68th triple play (vs San Francisco Giants)
1997 Cubs beat New York Mets ending NL worst opening, lost 14 straight games
1997 Braves officially open Turner Field against Cubs
1995 47th time opposing pitchers hit HRS, K Foster (Cubs)/M Freeman (Rocks)
1994 Cubs Karl "Tuffy" Rhodes, hit 3 home runs in 1993 hits 3 home runs on opening
1993 Cubs bat out of order against Pirates in 2nd inning
1992 Billy Herman, 2nd baseman/manager (Dodgers, Cubs), dies at 83
1992 Fay Vincent realigns NL, putting Cubs, Cards and Rockies in West and Cards, Braves and Marlins in East
1991 Cubs Doug Dascenzo commits his 1st career error after 242 games
1991 1st Sunday Night game at Shea Stadium, Mets beat Cubs 6-0
1991 Rob Dibble back from 3-game suspension, is ejected for throwing at and hitting Cubs baserunner Doug Dascenzo Cubs win, 8-5
1991 Milwaukee Brewers beat Chicago Cubs, 10-9, in 19 innings
1990 Stanton Cook becomes CEO of Chicago Cubs
1990 New York Mets beat Chicago Cubs 19-8 at Wrigley Field, Cubs outfielder Doug Dazcenzo pitched a scoreless 9th inning
1990 Cubs Ryne Sandberg ends 2nd baseman record 123 errorless game streak
1989 Cubs Jerome Walton wins the NL Rookie of Year
1989 Mets turn their 1st triple play in 7 years but lose to Cubs 8-4
1988 Cubs beat Mets 6-4 in their 1st official night game at Wrigley Field
1988 Cubs and Phillies attempt to play 1st night game ever at Wrigley Field but are rained out in 4th inning with Chicago leading, 3-1
1988 Chicago gives Cubs right to install lights and play up to 18 night games
1987 Cubs Andre Dawson is 1st from last-place club ever to win an MVP
1987 New York Mets beat Chicago Cubs, 23-9
1987 Cubs and Astro tie Oriole and Ranger record of 3 grand slams in a game
1987 Cubs trade Dennis Eckersley to A's for 3 minor leaguers
1986 Cubs Greg Maddux defeats Phillies Mike Maddux (1st rookie brothers)
1986 Astros and Cubs use a record 53 players in an 18 inning game
1986 Cubs 3rd baseman Ron Cey hits his 300th and 301st HR
1984 Cubs Rick Sutcliffe, selected as a unanimous choice as NL Cy Young
1984 In 1st LCS game played with replacement umps, Cubs cbeat Padres 13-0
1984 Cubs clinch NL East title
1984 Cubs break 2 million in home attendance for 1st time
1984 Red Sox trade pitcher Dennis Eckersley to Cubs for Bill Buckner
1982 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 6-5, in 21 innings (game started 8/17)
1982 Longest baseball game at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, ends after 22 innings - before Los Angeles Dodgers beat Cubs 2-1 (game started Aug 17th)
1982 Los Angeles Dodgers beat Chicago Cubs, 6-5, in 21 innings (game completed 8/18)
1982 Chicago Cubs win their 8,000th (beat Astros)
1982 Philadelphia trades Larry Bowa and Ryne Sandberg to Cubs for Ivan DeJesus
1981 Houston Astro Craig Reynolds hits 3 triples beating Cubs 6-1
1979 Phillies beat Cubs, 23-22, on 50 hits with 11 HRs
1977 Cubs use fielder Larry Bittner as a pitcher
1977 Philip K Wrigley, baseball owner for the Chicago Cubs, dies at 82
1977 Cubs trade outfielder Rick Monday to Dodgers for Bill Buckner
1975 Pirates beat Cubs 22-0, Rennie Stennett is 3rd to go 7 for 7
1975 Phillies 1st 8 batters get hits for a record, beat Cubs 13-5
1974 Cubs trade Billy Williams to A's for Manny Trillo, Knowles and Locker
1974 Amaury Telemaco, Higuey, Dominican Republic, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1973 Cubs' Ron Santo became 1st baseball player to veto his trade
1973 Cubs trade Ferguson Jenkins to Rangers for Bill Madlock and Vic Harris
1973 Ernie Banks fills in for Cubs mgr Whitey Lockman who is ejected during the game, thus technically becoming baseball's 1st black manager
1973 Terry Adams, born in Mobile, Alabama, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1971 Cubs release Ernie Banks and sign him as a coach
1971 Brant Brown, born in Porterville, California, infielder for the Chicago Cubs
1971 Mike Hubbard, Lynchburg, Virginia, catcher for the Chicago Cubs
1970 Steve Trachsel, Oxnard California, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1970 Doug Glanville, Hackensack, New Jersey, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs
1970 Cubs Billy Williams is 1st NLer to play in 1,000 consecutive games
1969 Don Sutton breaks his 13-game losing streak to Cubs with a 4-2 win
1969 Jose Hernandez, born in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, infielder for the Chicago Cubs
1969 Tom Seaver's no-hit bid against Cubs ends with 1 out in 9th
1969 On Billy Williams Day in Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive games played (896)
1969 Frank Castillo, born in El Paso, Texas, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1969 Willie Banks, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1969 Kevin Foster, U.S. baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1968 Scott Bullett, Martinsburg, West Virginia, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs
1968 Kent Bottenfield, born in Portland, Oregon, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1968 Sammy Sosa, Dominican Republic, baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs
1968 Sammy Sosa, San Pedro, Dominican Republic, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs
1968 Cubs Billy Williams sets outfielder record of 695 straight game
1968 Kevin Roberson, U.S. baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs
1967 Luis Gonzalez, born in Tampa, Florida, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs
1967 Brian McRae, Bradenton, Florida, outfielder for the Chicago Cubs
1967 Bret Barberie, born in Long Beach, California, infielder for the Chicago Cubs
1967 Chicago Cubs (7) and New York Mets (4) tie record of 11 home runs in a game
1967 Scott Servais, born in La Crosse, Wisconsin, catcher for the Chicago Cubs
1967 Turk Wendell, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1967 New York Met Tom Seaver's 1st victory, beats Cubs, 6-1
1967 Jaime Navarro, born in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1967 Leo Gomez, born in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, infielder for the Chicago Cubs
1966 Terry Shumpert, born in Paducah, Kentucky, infielder for the Chicago Cubs
1966 Eddie Zambrano, Venezuelan/US baseball outfielder for the Chicago Cubs
1966 Anthony Young, U.S. baseball pitcher, New York Met, Chicago Cubs
1965 Cubs tie major league record of 3 triple plays in a season
1965 Sandy Koufax pitches his 4th no-hitter, a perfect game vs Cubs (1-0)
1965 Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits his 400th HR (off Curt Simmons)
1965 Jim Bullinger, born in New Orleans, Louisiana, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1965 Cincinnati Red Jim Maloney 2nd no-hitter of year beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0
1964 Pirates and Cubs combine for 9 HRs, Pirates win 8-5
1964 Mike Campbell, born in Seattle, Washington, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1964 Ken Hubbs, 2nd baseman for the Chicago Cubs, dies in plane crash at 22
1963 Idle Dodgers clinch their 2nd LA pennant as Cubs beat Cards
1962 New York Mets lose record 120th game as Cubs turn triple play and beat New York 5-1
1962 Dave Magadan, born in Tampa, Florida, 1st baseman, New York Mets, Chicago Cubs
1962 Randy Myers, Vancouver, Washington, pitcher, Chicago Cubs, Baltimore Orioles
1962 Cubs Ken Hubbs sets 2nd base record for consecutive errorless games at 78 and consecutive errorless chances (418), he errors in the 4th
1962 1st major league game in Houston, Colt .45s beat Chicago Cubs, 11-2
1961 Billy Williams of the Cubs is voted NL Rookie of Year
1961 Warren Spahn records victory #300, beats Cubs 2-1
1961 Cubs Ernie Banks ends his 717 consecutive-games-played streak
1959 Ernie Banks, Cubs shortstop, wins 2nd consecutive NL MVP
1959 Ryne Sandberg, born in Spokane, Washington, infielder for the Chicago Cubs
1959 Bob Patterson, born in Jacksonville, Florida, pitcher for the Chicago Cubs
1958 Lee Walls hits 3 HRS, as Cubs beat Dodgers 15-2
1957 Dodgers (Ft. Worth) and Cubs (LA) "trade" minor league franchises
1956 Cin Reds (8) and Cubs (2) combine to hit 10 home runs in a 9 inning game
1956 Rick Sutcliffe, pitcher, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs
1955 Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits record 5th grand slam of season
1955 Phils beat Cubs 1-0 in 15, ties longest shut out in Phillies history
1954 Andre Dawson, born in Miami, Florida, outfielder, Expos, Cubs, 1987 NL MVP
1953 Cubs Ernie Banks hits his 1st major league HR
1953 Ernie Banks becomes Chicago Cubs 1st black player
1953 Bruce Sutter, pitcher, Cubs, Cards, Braves
1952 Cubs slugger Hank Sauer wins NL MVP
1952 Boston Brave Warren Spahn strikes out 18 Cubs in 15 innings
1952 Braves Warren Spahn ties NL record of Jim Whitney with 18 strikeouts against the Cubs in 15-inning, 3-1 loss
1951 Former Cubs 1st baseman and future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft
1951 Bill Madlock, 4X NL batting champ for the Chicago Cubs
1950 Baseball owners choose Lou Perini (Braves), Phil Wrigley (Cubs), Del Webb (Yankees), and Ellis Ryan (Indians) to select new commissioner
1948 Commissioner Happy Chandler fines the Yankees, Cubs, and Phillies $500 each for signing high school players
1946 Yanks set season attendance record of 2,309,029 besting 1929 Cubs
1946 Dodgers beat Cubs 2-0 in 5 inns, games called because of gnats
1946 Cubs Claude Passeau makes his 1st error since September 21, 1941, ending pitcher's fielding record of 273 consecutive errorless chances
1946 1st baseball broadcast in Chicago, Cards vs Cubs
1945 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 3 in 42nd World Series
1945 Tavern owner "Billy Goat" Sianis buys seat for his goat for Game 4 of World Series and is escorted out, he casts goat curse on Cubs
1945 Tigers and Cubs meet in World Series for 4th time
1945 Cubs clinch NL pennant
1945 Cubs purchase pitcher Hank Borowy from New York Yankees
1945 Cubs stop Braves Tommy Holmes modern-day NL hitting streak at 37 games
1944 Chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson hits 4 home runs in a doubleheader
1943 Cubs return to original uniform after experimenting with a vest
1942 Cubs shortstop Leonard Merullo makes 4 errors in 1 inning
1942 Cubs, drop plans to install lights at Wrigley due to WW II
1941 A tradition begins, 1st organ at a baseball stadium for the Chicago Cubs
1940 1st televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (White Sox vs Cubs exhibition)
1940 Ron Santo, shortstop, Cubs, 1st baseball player to veto his trade
1938 New York Yankees sweep Cubs in 35th World Series, 3rd straight WS win
1938 Cubs clinch NL pennant
1938 Billy Williams, baseball player, Cubs
1938 Phillies Harold Kelleher faces 16 batters in 6th, as Cubs score 12 runs, both marks are NL records off one hurler in a single inning
1937 Jim Hickman, baseball player, Mets, Dodgers, Cubs
1935 Judge Landis fines ump George Moriarty, Cubs mgr Charlie Grimm and Chic players W English, B Jurges and B Herman for actions in World Series
1935 Detroit Tigers beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 32nd World Series
1935 Chicago Cubs win 21st consecutive game and clinch NL pennant
1935 Chicago Cubs are 10 games back in NL, and go on to win the pennant
1933 Card's Dizzy Dean strikes out 17 Cubs to win 8-2
1932 New York Yankees sweep Chicago Cubs in 29th World Series
1932 Chicago Cubs clinch the NL pennant
1932 Charlie Grimm replaces Roger Hornsby as manager of Chicago Cubs
1932 Cubs shortstop Bill Jurges is shot twice in Chicago hotel room by a spurned girlfriend, Violet Popovich Valli
1932 Pitcher John Quinn, 47, is oldest player to have an extra-base hit (a double) and bat in a run, as the Dodgers beat the Cubs 9-2
1932 William K Wrigley, owner (Wrigley Gum, Chicago Cubs), dies
1931 Phillies Chuck Klein hits for cycle vs. Chicago Cubs
1931 Ernie Banks, Mr Cub - Chicago Cubs, Hall-of-Famer, 1st baseman
1930 Roger Hornsby replaces Joe McCarthy as Cubs manager
1930 Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia Phillies 21-8
1929 Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 1 in 26th World Series
1929 Cubs blow 8-0 World Series lead, A's score 10 in 1 inning
1929 A's Howard Ehmke (7-2) sets World Series record striking out 13 Cubs
1929 Pirates loss to Braves and clinch NL pennant for the Cubs
1927 Chicago Cubs beat Boston Braves, 4-3, in 22 innings
1926 Cardinals pick up 39-year-old Grover Alexander on waivers from Cubs
1926 Roy Smalley, shortstop, Cubs, Braves, Phillies, Twins, Yankees
1925 1st regular-season Cubs game to be broadcast on radio (WGN)
1923 Phillies score 12 in 6th and beat Cubs 17-4
1922 Cubs beat Phillies 26-23 in highest scoring major-league game
1922 Cubs swap Max Flack for Cards Cliff Heathcote during middle of doubleheader. Both play for both teams that day
1920 Policemen raid the Cubs' bleachers and arrest 24 fans for gambling
1920 Harry Caray, baseball announcer, Chicago Cubs
1919 William Veeck, sportswriter, replaces Fred Mitchell as Cubs president
1918 Boston Red Sox beat Chicago Cubs, 4 games to 2 in 15th World Series
1918 Chicago Cubs, win earliest pennent ever (season ended Sept 2)
1918 Longest errorless game, Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 21 innings
1916 Chicago Cubs play 1st game at Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) beat Reds
1916 Weeghman Park (Wrigley Field) in Chicago opens, Cubs beat Cin Reds 7-6
1916 NL votes down a proposal by Giants, Braves, and Cubs to increase club player limit from 21 to 22 (The Reds want to decrease to 20)
1915 Cubs George "Zip" Zabel relieves with 2 outs in 1st and winds up with 4-3 19-inning win over Brooklyn in longest relief job ever
1913 Cubs Larry Cheney hurls record 14-hit shutout against Giants (7-0)
1912 Chicago Cubs get 21 hits but lose to Philadelphia Phillies in 11 innings
1910 Philadelphia A's beat Chicago Cubs 4 games to 1 in 7th World Series
1909 Chicago Cubs beat New York Giants 4-2 in a playoff to win NL pennant
1909 Honus Wagner steals his way around bases in 1st inning against Cubs
1908 Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 1 in 5th World Series, 1st rematch
1908 Smallest crowd at World Series, 6,210 fans see Cubs beat Tigers
1908 Cubs' Ed Reulbach becomes only pitcher to throw doubleheader shutout
1908 Giant Fred (Bonehead) Merkle fails to touch 2nd, causes 3rd out in 9th and disallows winning run (game ends tied, Cubs win replay and pennant)
1907 Cubs beat Tigers 4 games to 0 with 1 tie in 4th World Series
1906 All Chicago World Series, 1st AL victory, White Sox win 4 games to 2 Cubs losers share of $439.50 is lowest for World Series
1906 Chicago Cubs win their 116th game (116-36 .763) of year
1906 Chicago Cubs score 11 in 1st inning, beating New York Giants 19-0
1906 Cubs sign 3rd baseman Harry Steinfeldt to complete Tinker-Evers-Chance
1905 Chicago Cubs beat Phillies 2-1 in 20 innings
1905 New York Giant Christy Mathewson 2nd no-hitter, beats Chicago Cubs, 1-0
1905 Cubs Jack McCarthy becomes only major league player to throw out 3 runners at plate in 1 game, all were ends of a double play
1903 Phillie's Chick Fraser no-hits Chicago Cubs, 10-0
1903 Pitcher Jack Doscher, 1 son of a major leaguer debuts with Cubs
1887 Grover Cleveland Alexander, HOF baseball pitcher, Phillies, Cubs
1887 Cubs sell Mike King Kelly to Boston for record $10,000
1881 Chicago Cubs beat Troy 10-8 before record small "crowd" of 12
1876 Chicago Cubs 1st NL game, beats Louisville 4-0 (1st NL shutout)
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