VFTB · Sep 5, 2016
September 5th – This Day in Cubs History
1869 – Ed Stein is born1883 – Lefy Leifield is born
1915 – Alex McCarthy is purchased from the Pirates
1916 – Cubs select Charlie Deal from Kansas City in the rule 5 draft
1916 – Cubs select Pickles Dillhoefer from Milwaukee in the rule 5 draft
1918 – At Comiskey Park, Babe Ruth of the Red Sox six-hits the Cubs in the opening game of the World Series, 1-0. The Fall Classic game, which started earlier than usual due to World War I, is played at the White Sox home field rather than Weeghman Park (renamed Wrigley Field in 1926), due to the larger seating capacity.
1922 – Cubs purchase George Grantham from Omaha (Western)