An irreverent, Cubs-centric, look at baseball’s past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow along as we view selected moments gleaned from the rich pageant of Major League Baseball history. No graphs or advanced metrics were harmed during the commission of these articles. Only the very coolest kids read this series.
Today in baseball history:
- 1904 - Christy Mathewson takes 4 - 0 lead into the ninth against the Cubs, but after an out, he is rattled for four hits, and a error to make the margin, 4 - 3.