On July 26, 1912 — At the Polo Grounds to accommodation the Wall Street crowd, the Giants open their home stand with a 3:45 game against the Chicago Cubs . But the...
On July 23, 1944, In the eighth inning of the second game of a doubleheader, Giants manager Mel Ott orders his pitcher Andy Hansen to issue an intentional walk with the bases...
[adrotate banner=”41″] On July 18, 1961 — In consecutive doubleheaders played at Busch Stadium, Cardinal first baseman Bill White ties Ty Cobb’s 49 year-old record by collecting 14 hits in four games...
On July 17, 1908 In another classic match-up, Three-Finger Brown and Christy Mathewson pair off with Brown winning, 1 – 0. The Cubs pitcher allows 6 hits, with Matty giving up 7....
On July 17, 1918 At Wrigley Field Chicago’s Lefty Tyler goes 21 innings against Milt Watson to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2 – 1. He faced 77 batters, yielding 13 hits and...
On July 17, 1906 The Chicago Cubs beat back the New York Giants, 6 – 2, as Three-Finger Brown tops Christy Mathewson. Joe Tinker’s two-run homer in the 6th is the big...
On July 17, 1966 At Busch Stadium The Cubs clip the Cardinals, 7 – 2, behind the pitching of Ken Holtzman and the slugging of Billy Williams , who becomes just the...
On July 17, 1915 At Baker Bowl the Chicago Cubs end Pete Alexander’s 9-game win streak, 4 – 0. Chicago and Philadelphia are deadlocked for the National League lead. Larry Cheney, not...
On July 17, 1909 Brooklyn and Chicago swap shutouts, with George Bell topping Chicago’s Orval Overall, 1 – 0, in the opener. Ed Reulbach comes back in the second game to beat...
On July 17, 1908 In another classic match-up, Three-Finger Brown and Christy Mathewson pair off with Brown winning, 1 – 0. The Cubs pitcher allows 6 hits, with Matty giving up 7....