Written by Bruce Weirauch,
June 22, 1969 The Chicago Cubs score 4 runs in the 9th inning to defeat the the newly minted Montreal Expos 7-6. Ernie Banks has a 2-run single and Jim Hickman follows with a walk-off 2-run home run.
Written by Bruce Weirauch,
June 22, 1969 The Chicago Cubs score 4 runs in the 9th inning to defeat the the newly minted Montreal Expos 7-6. Ernie Banks has a 2-run single and Jim Hickman follows with a walk-off 2-run home run.
Written, by Bruce Weirauch, June 23,1984 In a nationally televised game, Chicago Cubs’ second baseman Ryne Sandberg hits a leadoff solo home run in the ninth off St Louis Cardinal reliever Bruce Sutter to tie the score 9-9, then hits a two-run, two-out homer in the tenth, knotting...
Written By Bruce Weirauch, June 22, 2002- A saddened Joe Girardi, the Chicago Cubs’ player rep, informs the Wrigley Field crowd of the postponement of the scheduled game between St. Louis and the Cubs due to the death of Darryl Kile, who is found dead in his Chicago hotel room as...
Written by Bruce Weirauch,
June 21, 2015The Chicago Cubs defeat the Minnesota Twins 8-0 at Target Field in Minnesota. Cubs hurler Jake Arrieta pitches a 4-hit complete game shutout. Cubs slugers Anthony Rizzo homers and Dexter Fowler hits a grand slam.
Written by Bruce Weirauch, June 19, 1984 The Chicago Cubs defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 as newly traded Cubs starter Rick Sutcliffe records his first victory with the team. This day would turn out to be one of the greatest in Chicago Sports history when the Chicago Bulls drafted...