Cubs History
August 14

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Happy birthday to Juan Pierre (Cubs, 2006)

August 14, 1918
At Weeghman Park, Hippo Vaughn pitches a 4-hit shutout as the Cubs
defeat the Pirates 2-0.

August 14, 1950
Preston Ward's 2-out, walk-off, 2-run single gives Cubs a come from behind victory over Cardinals 7-6.  Andy Pafko 8th inning HR ties the game.

August 14, 1959
Cubs, Dale Long hits a pinch hit home run for the 2nd consecutive day. The HR gives the Cubs a 5-4 lead and was followed in the inning by an Ernie Banks HR that helped the Cubs defeat the Giants 7-5 at Wrigley Field

August 14, 1976
At Wrigley Field, Cubs defeat the Dodgers 2-0.  Ray Burris pitches a 4-hit complete game shutout. 

August 14, 1982
At Shae Stadium in New York, the Cubs defeat the Mets 7-4.  Jody Davis drives in 4 runs with 2 singles and a sacrifice fly. 

August 14, 1985
At Wrigley Field, Ron Cey hits a Grand Slam to give the Cubs a 5-1 lead over the Montreal Expos, but the Expos rally to defeat the Cubs 8-7. 

August 14, 1993
Cubs blow a 9th inning 2-0 lead to Giants, but  Mark Grace wins it for Cubs in 9th with walk-off RBI single scoring Jose Vizcaino

August 14, 2004
Kerry Wood pitches 8 scoreless innings and hits a home run as Cubs defeat the Dodgers 2-0 at Wrigley Field

August 14, 2009
Cubs score 4 runs in the 1st inning and 10 runs in the 3rd inning on their way to a 17-2 win over the Pirates.  Amazingly, Cubs scored this many runs and hit just one home run, a first inning, 3-run home run by Kosuke Fukudome. 

August 14, 2015
Cubs win their 8th in a row against the White Sox and ex-teammate Jeff Samrdzija as Anthony Rizzo homers and Chris Coghlan hits 2 home runs. 

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