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• T.R. Sullivan: A Retrospective On The Harold Baines-Sammy Sosa Trade
T.R. Sullivan was a legend on the Rangers beat. He retired in December 2020 after 32 years writing for the Denison Herald, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and MLB.com. T.R. is also a friend to MLBTR. A couple of months ago, he kindly offered up a retrospective on the Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas trade. “I just felt like…...2026Click for news about Frank Robinson headline news
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• T.R. Sullivan: A Retrospective On The Frank Robinson-Milt Pappas Trade
T.R. Sullivan was a legend on the Rangers beat. He retired in December 2020 after 32 years writing for the Denison Herald, Fort Worth Star-Telegram and MLB.com. T.R. is also a friend to MLBTR, and recently he kindly offered up a retrospective on the Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas trade. “I just felt like writing…...2025See more articles Frank Robinson rumors
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 23Jerry Lai-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Happy birthday to Joe Mather, Swish Nicholson has a big power day, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the ...2025Read about Jim McGlothlin breaking news -
• Baseball history unpacked, July 4Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Larry Biittner* spells relief, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they unfold over the course of time. Here’s a h...2025Click for news about Lou Gehrig news and rumors -
• Today in Cubs history: Sam Jones throws a no-hitterGetty Images And there’s another important Cubs anniversary today. Before I get to Sam Jones’ no-hitter, there’s another key Cubs anniversary today — Ernie Banks’ 500th home run, hit 55 years ago today. Here it is: But May 12 is also the anniversary of another significant event in Cubs franchise history. Righthander Sam Jones threw a no-hitter against the Pirates at Wrigley Field May 12, ...2025See also Ernie Banks news and rumors -
• The Real Steve Dalkowski: Orioles’ hardest thrower lived a hard-luck lifeIn the chapter on Steve Dalkowski in my 2001 book on Orioles history, I quoted numerous people who’d played with or seen the legendary fireballer. Boog Powell, Steve Barber, Milt Pappas, Barry Shetrone, Earl Weaver, Walter Youse, Harry Dalton and others eagerly recalled him and told stories. Their memories of Dalkowski still burned bright. But […]...2025See more Boog Powell breaking news
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• The 1973 Cubs: A last gasp at contentionRon Santo at third base for the Cubs at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati in 1973 | Diamond Images/Getty Images The core that had brought so many memories but no titles failed again. I’ve written about this star-crossed 1973 Cubs team on quite a number of occasions, so this summary of that ballclub is going to kind of be a conglomeration of the previous articles, with some new material adde...2024See more articles Ron Santo injury report -
• Baseball history unpacked, September 2Happy birthday, Christian Bethancourt! | Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Pappas throws a no-no and other stories. Happy birthday to Christian Bethancourt! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseba...2024Continue with Christian Bethancourt injuries -
• Cubs 5, Cardinals 1: The Professor holds class, againPhoto by Keith Gillett/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images And the Cubs put together another varied offense and defeated their arch-rivals. Just when the Cubs needed Kyle Hendricks to come through the most, he did that, in spectacular fashion. The Professor threw seven shutout innings, his best outing of the year, and the Cubs put together a number of good offensive rallies and won the first ...2024See more Keith Gillett Icon injury status -
• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 1970J. C. Martin catching for the Cubs | Getty Images Things were not getting any better in the front office. After the disappointment of 1969, the Cubs looked to improve the team in that pre-free agency era by trade. The first one was the Johnny Callison deal, made late in 1969. That one — nope. Part of the problem was that by 1969, Leo Durocher was so disliked around baseball that no one wan...2023Visit the page Johnny Callison injury status -
• The 5 best individual Cubs pitching performances of 2022
Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images There was some excellent pitching from quite a few guys this year. Yesterday we looked at five great individual Cubs batting performances from this past season (which happened to come in two games). Now let’s look at some outstanding individual pitching outings from Cubs hurlers from 2022. May 1: Marcus Stroman throws seven shutout innings against the ...2022See also Marcus Stroman injury status
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"A couple of months ago, he kindly offered up a retrospective on the Frank Robinson for Milt Pappas trade." - 2025
"Finally, Jones’ no-hitter was the first of five that Cubs pitchers would throw over the subsequent 17-plus seasons: Don Cardwell in 1960, Ken Holtzman in 1969 and 1971 and Hooton and Milt Pappas in 1972." - 2024
"It’s the first no-hitter by a Cub at Wrigley Field in 52 years and two days, since Milt Pappas no-hit the Padres 8-0 on Sept." - 2023
"And regarding Smyly’s attempt at perfection: Milt Pappas came closest of any Cubs pitcher to a perfect game, missing it on a disputed 3-2 pitch called a ball against the Padres in 1972." - 2022
"8, 1977*Milt Pappas, Sept." - 2016
"Former Major Leaguer Milt Pappas died Tuesday, the Beecher (Ill."
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Milt Pappas trade rumors, contract, salary rumors
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• T.R. Sullivan: A Retrospective On The Harold Baines-Sammy Sosa Trade
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• T.R. Sullivan: A Retrospective On The Frank Robinson-Milt Pappas Trade
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• A brief history of Cubs neutral site gamesCubs vs. Reds at the Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa | Photo by Daniel Shirey/MLB Photos via Getty Images Here are all the games the Cubs have played at parks not the usual homes for MLB teams. The Cubs are getting ready to face the Dodgers in Japan Tuesday evening (7:10 p.m. local time, 5:10 a.m. in Chicago), their first neutral-site games since they faced the Cardinals in London in J...2025See also Dyersville Iowa contract rumors -
• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta signs Greg Maddux to a five-year dealBraves Franchise History 1976 - The Braves acquire Jeff Burroughs from the Rangers. 1992 - The Braves sign free agent Cy Young Award and Gold Glove winner Greg Maddux to a five-year contract, and then trade pitchers Charlie Leibrandt and Pat Gomez to the Rangers in exchange for 3B Jose Oliva. Maddux turned down a $28.5 million contract extension mid-season from the Cubs. He signed with Atlanta fo...2024Visit the page Greg Maddux contract -
• A look at Cubs no-hitters through historyPhoto by Jamie Sabau/Getty Images The Cubs threw their second-ever combined no-no Wednesday. Here are all the other Cubs no-hitters. The combined no-hitter Wednesday evening by Shōta Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge against the Pirates is the 18th in Cubs franchise history. That statement has to be looked at with a small grain of salt. The first four no-hitters thrown by the Chicago ...2024See also Nate Pearson salary rumors -
• Cubs 12, Pirates 0: Shōta Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge combine on a no-hitterPhoto by Quinn Harris/Getty Images It’s the first no-hitter thrown by the Cubs at Wrigley Field in over half a century. You know, the Cubs might not make the postseason this year — and despite this 12-0 win over the Pirates they didn’t gain any ground on the Mets and Braves — but we will all have one wonderful, indelible memory to share all winter after Shōta Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Port...2024Click for news about Nate Pearson salary rumors -
• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 1970
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• Baseball history unpacked, September 29Maddux vs Maddux | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Maddux vs Maddux and other family matters, plus more stories from the glorious history of the game. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, w...2023Read about World Series contract -
• A brief history of Cubs neutral site games
Outside the Tokyo Dome for the Cubs/Mets series in 2000 | Al Yellon This weekend, Cubs will play their first games outside North America since 2003. But they’ve played at other neutral sites before and since. LONDON — Tomorrow and Sunday, the Cubs and Cardinals will meet for a two-game series in London, England. It’s the second foray into the UK by Major League Baseball for a London Series...2023Check it out Tokyo Dome contract rumors
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• Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates preview, Thursday 6/15, 7:05 CT
Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images The Cubs go for the three-game sweep! Today's roster move: Here Thursday notes... A MILESTONE: Today’s game will be the Cubs’ 4,000th since their last no-hitter as the home team, Milt Pappas’ should-have-been-a-perfect game against the Padres on September 2, 1972. (It will be their 3,999th game at Wrigley Field. They were the home team for a game in To...2023See also Chicago Cubs salary rumors
Milt Pappas stats and results
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• The 5 best Cubs games of 2024Photo by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images These were all fun, well-played, or both. Now that you’ve read yesterday’s recap of the five worst Cubs games of 2024, here are five that should make you smile. Walk-offs, of course, always generate big cheers and excitement, no matter how they happen. I’ve got some of those here, but there are also other entertaining wins that deserve recogn...2024Click for news about Matt Dirksen -
• The 1973 Cubs: A last gasp at contention
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• The 1972 Cubs: Another failed potential contenderBilly Williams bats for the Cubs at Shea Stadium in August 1972, showing off the unusual road uniforms worn only in that year | Photo by Walter Leporati/Getty Images The Cubs wound up a distant second. The beginning of the 1972 season was marred by a players’ strike, the first such labor stoppage in MLB history. It lasted only a week or so, and it was decided that the games missed would no...2024Read about Billy Williams -
• The 1970 Cubs were better than the 1969 Cubs. Why didn’t they win?Jim Hickman scores for the Cubs against the Mets on May 23, 1970 | Photo by James Drake /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images It was another failure, in some ways more frustrating than the fabled ‘69 team. Yesterday, I posted this article about how some players who the Cubs let go for almost nothing in the late 1950s and early 1960s might have helped the 1969 team get over the hump and make...2024Check it out Oscar Gamble scores -
• 2024 Cubs Heroes and Goats: Game 140Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images It doesn’t get much better than this. The Cubs win 12-0 and no-hit the Pirates. Historically, this would be a morning where I tell you that I was watching an entertaining Rays game while you guys were watching what the Cubs passed off for a baseball game. I get to point and laugh a little. Historically. I will say this, if you have a few spare minutes, so...2024Visit the page Quinn Harris scores -
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• Today in White Sox History: August 28This 1909 photo could possibly capture the exact day, exactly 113 years ago, that Dolly Gray could not stop walking. | Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images Big crowds, and big rallies 1909 In the second inning of the opener of a doubleheader at South Side Park, Washington’s Dolly Gray set two major league records against the White Sox: He walk...2024Visit the page White Sox scores -
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• Today in White Sox History: August 28On this day 46 years ago, Sal Bando put a cap on a roof-shot era at Comiskey Park. Homers galore, including some on the roof! 1909 In the second inning of the opener of a doubleheader at South Side Park, Washington’s Dolly Gray set two major league records against the White Sox: He walked eight batters in the inning, and seven of them consecutive. Patsy Dougherty led off the inning with a...2023Click for news about White Sox stats
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• Today in Cubs history: Milt Pappas’ perfect game is ruined in the ninth, but he throws a no-hitter
WGN-TV He came thisclose. I have noted this here previously, but for this article I think it’s appropriate to mention again. From May 12, 1955 through September 1, 1972, Cubs pitchers threw five no-hitters (Sam Jones, Don Cardwell, Ken Holtzman — twice — and Burt Hooton). In addition, the Cubs had two no-hitters thrown against them in that time frame (Jim Maloney and Sandy Koufax, both in ...2022Visit the page Ken Holtzman
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• A brief history of Chicago Cubs neutral site games
The Cubs and Pirates shake hands after the 2019 Little League Classic in Williamsport, Pennsylvania | Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Yes, it’s Iowa. And the Cubs will take part in the second Field of Dreams Game. The Cubs and Reds will participate tonight in the second MLB Field of Dreams game in Dyersville, Iowa. The game begins at 6:15 p.m. CT and will be televised on Fox-TV (full national b...2022See also Chicago Cubs
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• Froemming always called it as he saw it
The recent passing of former Cubs pitcher Milt Pappas inevitably revived a review of what is the most memorable moment of his career -- his near-perfect game vs. the Padres on Sept. 2, 1972, at Wrigley Field....2016See more Wrigley Field
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• Milt Pappas, Former Cubs Pitcher, Dies at 76
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• Former All-Star Pappas passes away at 76
Former Major Leaguer Milt Pappas died Tuesday, the Beecher (Ill.) Police Department confirmed to the Chicago Tribune. He was 76....2016
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• Cubs 13, Dodgers 0: Drew Smyly was nearly perfect
Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images But Smyly lost his perfect game in about the weirdest way you’ll ever see. Let’s stipulate this right now: Even if Drew Smyly had picked up David Peralta’s little broken-bat dribbler down the third-base line leading off the eighth inning cleanly, he probably doesn’t throw out Peralta at first, though he’d have had a chance. But seriously, Yan Gomes, wha...2023Click for news about Drew Smyly
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• Milt Pappas, 209-game winner in majors, dies
Milt Pappas, 209-game winner in majors, dies...2016
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• Cubs announce death of ex-pitcher Milt Pappas
Cubs announce death of ex-pitcher Milt Pappas...2016
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• Cubs 12, Pirates 0: Shōta Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge combine on a no-hitter
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• Cubs 3, Pirates 2: Hayden Wesneski is immaculate
Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images The Cubs rookie posted the first immaculate inning for the team in 18 years. The “immaculate inning” — where a pitcher strikes out all three batters he faces on nine pitches — has become more common in recent years as strikeouts in general have increased. They’re still fairly rare, and until Thursday night, no Cubs pitcher had thrown one in 18 years, s...2022See also Hayden Wesneski
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• Today in Cubs history: Dennis Lamp throws a one-hitter
Photo by Ron Vesely/Getty Images The Cubs righthander had the game of his life. Dennis Lamp was the Cubs’ third-round pick in 1971 out of St. John Bosco High School in Bellflower, California, the same school that eventually produced Nomar Garciaparra. Lamp moved steadily through the Cubs farm system, eventually getting noticed when he was part of a 1974 Cubs farm team in Key West, Florida ...2023See more Nomar Garciaparra
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• Milt Pappas remembered for Frank Robinson trade and near perfect game
Milt Pappas remembered for Frank Robinson trade and near perfect game...2016Read about Frank Robinson
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• Three up, three down: An update on the Cubs, September 9 editionPhoto by Matt Dirksen/Chicago Cubs/Getty Images After a great road trip, the Cubs had a clunker of a homestand. Last week’s installment of this series celebrated a great Cubs road trip, in which they went 8-1. They won the final six games of the trip and had some great performances. Then they came back to Wrigley Field and lost four of six, and apart from Wednesday’s 12-0 no-hitter against...2024See more articles Matt Dirksen -
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Happy birthday, Jason Hammel | Photo by Jon Durr/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB factoids, gathered from reputable sources. This one has a bit of everything. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to fo...2022Click for news about Jason Hammel rumors
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