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Baseball history unpacked, December 24

A wildly popular Cubs-centric look at baseball’s past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow along as wereview select scenes from the rich tapestry of Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball history.

Today in baseball history:

  • 1949 - Early in the morning on Christmas Eve, Grover Cleveland Alexander is found lying unconscious in an alley near his apartment in Hollywood. The seriously ill Hall-of-Famer, who will spend several days in Los Angeles County General Hospital before being released, is suffering from alcoholism and epilepsy.