A Cubs-centric look at baseball’s past. Just a few items of interest today, but they’re of great interest. Lots of good reading in the links. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow along as we view selected moments gleaned from the rich pageant of Major League baseball history.
Today in baseball history:
- 1914 - Red Sox hurler Babe Ruth, making his major league debut, beats the Indians, 4-3. Duffy Lewis, pinch-hitting for the 19 year-old rookie southpaw, singles in the seventh inning, giving the future slugger the first of his 94 victories in 140 decisions.