Written by Bruce Weirauch Anthony Rizzo hit his first home run as a Chicago Cub on this day in 2012.It was a long and winding road for Rizzo to end up with the...
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Written By Bruce Weirauch, June 30, 1998 With an eighth-inning homer against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Chicago Cubs’ slugger Sammy Sosa extends his major...
Written By Bruce Weirauch June 30, 1909 The Chicago Cubs spoil the Pittsburgh Pirates’ debut at Forbes Field, 3-2. The new state-of-the-art ballpark...
Written By Bruce Weirauch, June 26, 1920- Lou Gehrig hits his first home run in a major league ballpark, going deep at Wrigley Field in Chicago,IL then known...
Written By Bruce Weirauch, June 26, 1960- With the help of Chicago Cubs Rookie Ron Santo, making his major league debut, the Cubs sweep a doubleheader from...
Written By Bruce Weirauch, June 25, 2008- A distraught spectator jumps onto the field and charges the mound toward Bob Howry after the Chicago Cub reliever...
Written By Bruce Weirauch, June 25, 1998 Chicago Cubs Slugger Sammy Sosa breaks the major league record for homers in a single month when he hits his 19th...
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...
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...
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...