Written by Bruce Weirauch, June 13, 1984 The Cleveland Indians trade Rick Sutcliffe along with George Frazier and Ron Hassey to the Chicago Cubs for Joe Carter, Mel Hall, Don Schulze, and minor league hurler Darryl Banks. After the midseason trade, the 28 year-old right-hander Sutcliffe...
Written by Bruce Weirauch, June 13, 1940 In probably the only time Ted Williams faced the Chicago Cubs. In the inaugural Hall of Fame game, the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago Cubs at Doubleday Field, 10-9. Future Hall of Famer Ted Williams hits two home runs during the six-inning rain...
Written By Bruce Weirauch, June 13, 1994 At the age of 34, Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg suddenly retires, walking away from $16 million. Sanberg says “I lost the edge it takes”. ‘Ryno’ will return to the Chicago Cub lineup in 1996 to play for two more...
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June 12, 1983The Chicago Cubs defeat their National League Rival the St Louis Cardinals 6- 3 behind Jody Davis Grand Slam and Keith Moreland’s 2-run Home Run. Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg ties a Major League Baseball record with 12 assists.
Written By Bruce Weirauch Interesting the comparison between the Chicago Cubs number 1 pick of 2010 and 2020. In both cases, the Cubs were picking number, 16. Ed Howard is fresh on most Cub fans mind as the 2020 pick, but, Cub fans might have smoke coming out of their ears thinking of the...
