May 12, 2008
Thirty eight years ago
Mr. Cub hits his 500th home run.
On this day in 1970, Chicago Cubs slugger Ernie Banks hits the 500th home run of his career. "Mr. Cub" was known for his engaging personality and love of the game, traits on display even as the dismal Cubs suffered through losing season after losing season.The Chicago White Stockings, as the Cubs were originally known, were a charter member of the National League, founded in 1876. They played their first game on April 25 and won, thanks to a shutout thrown by Arthur Goodwill Spalding, later the founder of Spalding Sporting Goods. Four months later, Spalding led the White Stockings to the first-ever National League pennant title.
Read the whole thing for more Cubs history.
Maybe the Cubs are rebounding, as of today they sit (tied) on top of their division.
Posted by SoccerDad at May 12, 2008 8:16 AM | TrackBack
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It's been well-publicized that this year marks a full century since the Cubs last won the World Series, in 1908. An interesting related factoid is that there is literally no photographic evidence of a Cubs World Series victory. Back then, the Series was much less popular - or newsworthy - than it was soon to become; in fact the final game in 1908 drew a record-low 6,210 fans. Coupled with the fact that the news cameras of the day were quite difficult to transport, none of the major papers bothered to send any to the games, relying on sketch artists (a la courtroom reporting).
Posted by: Elie at May 12, 2008 11:04 AM