In our last installment, on May 11, we looked at National Baseball Day, Mr. Cub’s slam, Kerry Wood’s baker’s dozen K’s, and even more prodigious feats. Today we train our Cubbie Blue glasses on Lake Front Park, fans at risk, Wimpy Quinn and Efren Navarro’s birthdays, and other such items of interest, with illustrations, links, and video. Please enjoy immoderately, and thanks for reading.
Today in baseball history:
- 1883 - The Phillies, known as the Quakers at the time, win their first game in franchise history when they rout the White Stockings, later to be known as the Cubs, at Chicago’s Lake Front Park.