Written by Bruce Weirauch,
June 4, 1989 At Busch Stadium, a whooping 45,659 baseball fans showed up to watch the Chicago Cubs thump the St Louis Cardinals 11-3. The Cubs hit 6 home runs, 2 by Shawon Dunston and Ryne Sandberg, 1 each by Mitch Webster & Vance Law.
Written by Bruce Weirauch, June 3, 1987Chicago Cubs & Houston Astros combine for 3 Grand Slams. Keith Moreland hits 2 HR & 7 RBI. Jody Davis scores 5 runs Cubs defeat Astros 22-7. Houston manager Hal Lanier was hot after the loss. ”Anytime you give up runs every inning, it...
Written by Bruce Weirauch, 49 years ago today, Ken Holtzman throws his 2nd no hitter against the Cincinnati Reds. This came 2 years after his 1st no-hitter against the Braves. By the end of the year, Holtzman had had enough of the Chicago Cubs and asked to be traded, and was sent to the...
Written by Bruce Weirauch, June 2, 1987 Andre Dawson has a single, triple, 2 home runs and 7 RBI as the Chicago Cubs defeat the Houston Astros 13-2. In 1987 Andre Dawson appeared in 74 games at home, had 292 at-bats, drove in 71 runs, scored 45 times, had 97 hits (13 doubles / 2 triples /...
Written by Bruce Weirauch, June 2, 1956 In his first MLB start, 21-year old Don Kaiser pitches a 2-hit, complete game as Chicago Cubs defeat Brooklyn Dodgers 8-1. After going 49-1 with seven no hitters in high school. Don only allowed hits to future Hall of Famers Pee Wee Reese and Duke...
