June 17 in Chicago Cubs History: Cubs right-hander reliever Zip Zabel pitches 18 innings in relief (1915)

[adrotate banner=”42″] On June 17, 1915 — Chicago Cubs right-hander reliever George Washington Zabel, called into the game with two outs in the bottom of the first inning, throws 18 and 1/3 innings of the Cubs’ 4-3 victory over the Robins at Chicago’s West Side Park. ‘Zip,’ establishing the major le

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