Tonight, I am running a historical reproduction of a game from Cubs history, with a bit of a twist. As you settle in for tonight’s game, the chronological time is March 29, 1871. The (2019) Chicago Cubs will host the Rockford Forest Citys, who were a big league club in 1871. As best as you can, feel free to treat this as a timepiece. Here are the lineups.
Forest Citys
CF George Bird
2B Bob Addy
RF Gat Stires
1B Denny Mack
3B Cap Anson
SS Chuck Fulmer
C Scott Hastings
LF Al Barker
P Cherokee FisherCubs
SS Javier Baez
2B Ben Zobrist
LF Kyle Schwarber
3B Kris Bryant
1B Anthony Rizzo
C Willson Contreras
RF Jason Heyward
CF Ian Happ
P Kyle HendricksEvents from April 1871 until present are looked at as a bit of a taboo.