1873 – William Magear Tweed (“ Boss Tweed ”) of Tammany Hall (NYC) is convicted of defrauding the city of $6 million and ...

2011 – The Chicago Cubs announce they have hired Dale Sveum as their new manager, replacing Mike Quade. Sveum managed the ...

1961 – John Fetzer, a passionate fan of the game, becomes the lone owner of the Tigers when he buys out the estate of Fred ...

Former Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks has officially announced his retirement after a 12-year career, 11 of which were spent in ...

One of the most successful managers of his era, the Chicago Cubs were lucky to ink Lou Pinella as their manager before the 2007 season. To that point in his career, Pinella was already a winner of ...

1919 – Clark Griffith becomes a club owner and president when he joins Philadelphia grain broker William Richardson in buying ...

The Chicago Cubs continue there rich history on this day, October 17, as we teleport to 2017 for Game 3 of the NLCS. Chicago had just lost the first two games to the Los Angeles Dodgers in L.A. and ...

Hendricks finishes with a 105-91 record, 3.79 ERA, 1.19 WHIP and 1,373 strikeouts in 1,745 innings. He might make the Hall of ...

1984: Chicago Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg was named the National League’s MVP. Sandberg — who hit .314 in 156 games for ...

The Chicago Cubs are fighting for their playoff lives, and one of their stars is doing everything he can to keep them alive in this series against the Milwaukee Brewers. After being dominated in Games ...