On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths.

“Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire.

Happy birthday to Bryan LaHair, one-time Cubs All-Star!

Today in baseball history: • 1901 – Ban Johnson and Charles Comiskey lease Sportsman’s Park for five years for an American League team. Two weeks later it is announced that the Milwaukee Brewers franchise will become the St. Louis Browns in 1902. (2) • 1932 – In the Pacific Coast League, Tony Freitas of the Sacramento Solons pitches the first night game no-hitter, stopping the Oakland Oaks, 2-0, in nine innings. (2) • 1940 – Former pitcher Walter Johnso

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