This Day in Chicago Cubs History
June 3, 2003
Sammy Sosa and the corked bat!!!
June 9, 2010
Derrek Lee's 300th career home run!!
June 10, 2013
Javier Baez hits 4 home runs in a minor league game.
May 26
Happy birthday to Ben Zobrist
May 27, 2016
David Ross hits his 100th home career MLB home run
May 28, 2016
Kyle Hendrick's emergence in the Cubs 2016 rotation was an important part of the Cubs World Series championship run in 2016. Hendricks led the National League in Earned Run Average in 2016.
On this day, Hendricks pitches a complete game 5-hitter at Wrigley Field as the Cubs defeat the Phillies 4-1. Dexter Fowler leads off the scoring with a leadoff home run in the 1st inning.
May 17, 1979
Phillies 23 Cubs 22
May 12, 1970
Ernie Bank's 500th home run. This may be the first video I ever saw about the Cubs, perhaps the video I've seen the most in my 30+ years watching the Cubs and it's still one of my favorites. Can't go wrong with Ernie Banks and Jack Brickhouse's "Hey Hey"
May 20, 2006
A very memorable fight between the White Sox and Cubs. Michael Barrett & AJ Pierzynski
Love this video of Kris Bryant getting pranked by Greg Maddux early in spring training this year.
Remember when Dexter Fowler surprised his Cubs teammates at Spring Training in 2016?
Kyle Schwarber hits a Grand Slam on his birthday at Cubs 2015 spring training
March 10, 2015
The Cubs gave the league early warning of some of their young players back in spring training 2 years ago when Javier Baez, Jorge Soler and Kris Bryant hit consecutive home runs.
Cubs Christmas 2016
Kris Bryant wins the 2016 NL Most Valuable Player
Cubs MVP Awards
Anthony Rizzo, Jason Heyward & Jake Arrieta win awards:
Gold Glove & Silver Slugger
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David Ross hits a home run in game 7
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Ben Zobrist's big 10th inning hit in Game 7
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Mike Montgomery gets the final out.
David Ross being carried off the field after Cubs victory in Game 7
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March 31, 2008
Kosuke Fukudome's debut with the Chicago Cubs was quite a day as he goes 3 for 3, doubles on the first pitch he see's in the major leagues and hits a 3-run home run off Brewers closer, Eric Gagne to tie the game in the ninth inning. Unfortunately, the Cubs do lose the game in 10 innings, 4-3.
Len Kasper and Bob Brenly call of Fukudome's dramatic home run.
2015 Cubs Walk-off victories
July 5, 1982
Lee Smith gets first MLB hit, a HR (and his only MLB home run) against Phil Niekro as the Cubs lose 7-5 to the Braves in Atlanta.
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July 6, 1946 game 1
A great pitcher's duel as the Reds, Joe Beggs pitches 11 2/3 innings of shutout baseball and Cubs, Paul Erickson & Johnny Schmitz pitch 12 shutout innings.
Frank Secory wins it for the Cubs with a 2-out, 2-run, walk-off home run in the bottom of the 12th inning at Wrigley Field.
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July 7, 1968, game 1
In game 1 of a DH, Cubs blow a 4-2 lead when Pirates score 2 in
9th, but win it in bottom of ninth on Jose Arcia's walk-off home run.
July 7, 1968, game 2
After Jose Arcia hits a walk-off home run in the first game of a
doubleheader, Ron Santo turns a 1-0 Dodgers lead into a 4-1 Cubs
victory with a walk-off grand slam. Dodgers pitcher, Bill Singer is the tough luck loser after pitching 8 scoreless innings
July 7,1927
Charlie Root's 1-hitter against Pirates puts Cubs in 1st place.
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July 10
Happy birthday to Andre Dawson
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July 11, 1948
Russ Meyer pitches a 2-hit complete game shutout as Cubs defeat Pirates 1-0 at Wrigley Field. Andy Pafko drives in the only run with a home run.
July 13, 1936
Bill Lee shuts out the Giants & Carl Hubbell 1-0 at Wrigley Field.
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July 15, 1975
Bill Madlock's 2-run, bases loaded, 9th inning single gives the NL a 5-3 lead as NL defeats AL 6-3. Madlock shares game MVP honors with Mets pitcher,
Jon Matlack
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Happy birthday to Cubs shortstop, Don Kessinger
He played shortstop for the Cubs from 1964-1975 and was an All-Star 6 times and won 2 Gold Gloves.
July 17, 1959
Art Ceccerelli pitches a 6-hit shutout and scores the only run of the game as the Cubs defeat the Reds 1-0 at Wrigley Field.
July 17, 1966
In 2nd game of a doubleheader, the Cubs defeat Cardinals 7-2 as Billy Williams hits for the cycle with a single, double, triple, home run, 4 runs scored and 2 RBI. Ken Holtzman gets the victory and Fergie Jenkins pithces a perfect 2 innings in relief to earn a Save.
July 17
The birthday of #Cubs radio announcer I grew up listening to, Lou Boudreau.Boudreau began announcing Cubs games in 1958. Managed the team in 1960 and went back to the booth announcing Cubs games until 1987.
July 17, 1956, 16 innings
Cubs 7 Phillies 4
Trailing 2-0 into the bottom of the 9th inning, Cubs tie the game
on Hobie Landrith's home run & Ernie Banks RBI single.
Turk Lown pitches 7 scoreless innings for the Cubs to allow Gene Baker to win it for the Cubs with a walk-off RBI single in the
16th inning for a 3-2 Cubs victory over the Phillies at Wrigley Field.
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July 18, 1957
Ernie Banks & Chuck Tanner hit back to back inside the park home runs, but Cubs lost to Pirates at Forbes Field 6-5.
July 18, 1978
Cubs score 2 runs in bottom of 10th inning to tie Giants 6-6 and than win the game in the 11th when Greg Gross drives in Bobby Murcer with a sacrifice
fly for a 7-6 Cubs victory at Candlestick Park in San Francisco.
July 18, 1986
Scott Sanderson & Lee Smith combine on a 1-hitter as Cubs defeat Giants 2-1 at Wrigley Field.
July 18, 1972, 10th inning
Billy William's 9th inning, walk-off home run helps Cubs defeat
the Reds 2-1 at Wrigley Field.
Fergie Jenkins pitches all 10 innings to earn the victory, giving
up just 4 hits to the Reds.
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July 19, 2003
Kerry Wood pitches a complete game 2-hitter as Cubs defeat the Marlins 1-0 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami.
July 19, 1980
Cliff Johnson 2-out, 2-run double scores Mike Tyson & Jerry Martin to give the Cubs an 8-7 walk-off victory over the Padres at Wrigley Field.
July 19, 1956, 10 innings
Cubs defeat the Phillies 4-3 in 10 innings at WRigley Field.
Phillies take a 3-2 lead in top of 9th when Granny Hammer homers.Walt "Moose" Moryn homers in bottom of 9th to tie the game & Dee Fondy's 10th inning home run is the walk-off winner.
July 19, 1982
Cubs defeat Astro's 6-5 in 10 innings. Astros score one in top
of the 10th inning, but Cubs rally to score 2 to win it. Jay Johnstone ties the game with an RBI single & Jerry Morales wins it with an RBI walk-off single.
July 19, 1980
Cubs 8 Padres 7 at Wrigley Field.Cubs trail with 2 outs into the 9th inning, but Cliff Johnson's 2-run, walk-off double gives cubs an 8-7 victory over the Padres at Wrigley Field.
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