This Day in Chicago Cubs History

This Day In Chicago Cubs History

October 8, 1945
Game 6 of the 1945 World Series was an exciting one, the Cubs led 7-3 going into the top of the 8th inning when the Tigers scored 4 runs to tie the game. Cubs manager, Charlie Grimm brought in
Hank Borowy, who had already started 2 games in the Series and the move paid off as Borowy pitched 4 scoreless innings allowing the Cubs to win the game in the bottom of the 12th inning when Stan Hack hits a walk-off double to drive in pinch runner, Bill
Schuster.

October 9, 1907
Game 2 WS
Jack Pfiester pitches a complete game as Cubs defeat Tigers 3-1 to take a 1-0 lead in the 1907 World Series.

October 10, 1906
Ed Reulbach pitches a one-hitter as Cubs beat White Sox 7-1. The next 1-hitter in WS is in 1945 when Claude Passeau does it for Cubs.

Aramis Ramirez

October 11, 2003
GM 4 NLCS
Cubs defeat Marlins 8-3 to take a 3 games to 1 lead in the NLCS. Dontrelle Willis walks 3 Cubs in the 1st inning in front of Aramis Ramirez grand slam to give the Cubs an early lead. Matt Clement
pitches a strong 7 2/3 innings to get the victory.

Jorge Soler

October 12, 2015
Cubs hit 6 HR's & defeat Cardinals 8-6 at Wrigley Field to take a 2 games to 1 series lead in NLDS.

Jorge Soler extends his streak of getting on base, to 8, reaching base in all 4 at bats.

Javier Baez

October 13, 2015
Javier Baez hits a big 3-run HR off John Lackey in a 4-run 2nd inning. Jason Hammell lasted only 3 innings pitching, but his single with 2 outs in front of Baez's home run was a very big hit. Cubs show off their depth as Baez (not a regular starter in 2015) is starting due to an injury to regular shortstop, Addison Russell.

7 Cubs relievers hold the Cardinals to just 2 runs over 6 innings. Anthony Rizzo homers & Kyle Schwarber's home run ends up on top of the right field scoreboard and has been called the "Schwarbomb".

Cubs win NLDS 3 games to 1 over their rival Cardinals to advance to NLCS. It is the first series clinching win in Wrigley Field ever.

Cubs History-October 13

Moises Alou

October 14, 2003

Game 6, NLCS

The game Cubs fans would like to try to forget. Leading 3-0 into the 8th inning with Mark Prior on the mound and five outs from a trip to the World Series, disaster happens. The most famous foul ball in Cubs history (MLB history?), an error on a possible double play and the Marlins score 8 runs to force a Game 7.

Cubs History-October 14

Miguel Montero

October 15, 2016

Game 1, NLCS

At Wrigley Field, the Cubs and Dodgers are tied 3-3 into the bottom of the 8th inning when Miguel Montero hits a 2-out, grand slam off Dodgers reliever, Joe Blanton. Dexter Fowler follows with a solo home run and the Cubs go on to win the first game of the series, 8-4.

Ben Zobrist's big 10th inning hit in Game 7 of 2016 World Series

David Ross being carried off the field after Cubs 2016 Game 7 Victory

Cubs News!!

The 2020 Chicago Cubs are NL Central Champions

September 12, 2020

Craig Kimbrel picks up his 348th career save to move him past Randy Myers to 12th on MLB's all-time saves list.

September 1, 2020

Ian Happ's home run is his 60th of his Cubs career. This puts him first on the Cubs all-time list of home runs by a switch-hitter.

August 30, 2020

Cubs really make history in a 10-1 win over the Reds. All 3 Cubs outfielders hit 2 home runs (Kyle Schwarber, Ian Happ & Jayson Heyward). It is the first time in MLB history that all 3 outfielders in a line-up each hit 2 home runs. It is only the 20th time in MLB history that 3 hitters from the same team have hit 2 home runs in a single game. The Minnesota Twins were the last team to do it when Jonathan Schoop, Mitch Garver & Nelson Cruz each hit 2 home runs on April 20, 2019. For the Cubs, you have to go back 65 years to find the last time the team accomplished this feat. On April 16, 1955, it was Ernie Banks, Randy Jackson & Dee Fondy that each hit 2 home runs.

August 29, 2020

Joey Votto of the Reds and Ian Happ both hit leadoff home runs in the first inning. The last time the Cubs and their opponent each hit home runs in their first at bat of the game was May 1, 2018 when Charlie Blackmon of the Rockies and Anthony Rizzo for the Cubs hit leadoff home runs.

The last time the Cubs and Reds both had leadoff home runs in the same game was September29, 1892. Jimmy Ryan led of the Cubs first inning with a home run. Bug Holliday homered as the first batter for the Reds in the 1st inning. The Chicago team name in 1892 was the Chicago Colts.

August 5, 2020

Nico Hoerner plays center field for the Cubs and bats against a friend from high school and a teammate at Stanford, Kris Bubic. Hoerner goes 0 for 4 in the game.

August 1, 2020

Congratulations to Tyler Chatwood for tying his career-high with 11 strikeouts against the Pirates in a 4-3 Cubs win.

Congratulations to William Contreras, Willson Contreras' brother, who got his first MLB hit with the Braves on Saturday, July 25th.

The Cubs selected Ed Howard with their number one pick. Howard is a local Chicago baseball player with great defensive skills. Here is a link to Bleacher Nation's profile.

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