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Baseball history unpacked, June 17

... on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue brings a you a wildly popular Cubs-centric look at baseball’s past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow along as we review select scenes from the rich tapestry of Chicago Cubs and Major League Baseball history. The embedded links often point to articles that pertain to the scenes, such as reproductions of period newspapers, images, and/or other such material as is often found in the wild.

Today in baseball history:

  • 1915 - Cubs right-hander reliever George Washington ‘Zip’ Zabel, called into the game with two outs in the bottom of the first inning, throws 18u2153 innings of the Cubs’ 4-3 victory over the Robins at Chicago’s West Side Park.