This week in...

1929

The Cubs are in the midst of a pennant winning season.

*On the day that Babe Ruth hits his 500th career homer for the Yankees, Charlie Root and the Cubs beat the Boston Braves 3-1 in Boston to go 38 games over .500.



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1969

The Cubs are in the midst of one of their most memorable seasons.

*On the day the Manson family commits the Tate-LaBianca murders, the Cubs are also in LA. Bill Hands shuts out the Dodgers and the Cubs go 30 games over .500.




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1984

The Cubs are hoping to make the playoffs for the first time since World War 2.

*Ryne Sandberg singles, steals second, and scores the winning run in the ninth inning to beat the Expos in Montreal on the same day that Carl Lewis ties Jesse Owens record with his 4th Olympic Gold Medal in LA, and President Reagan creates controversy in Washington by joking that we're going to start bombing Russia in five minutes.

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1989

The Boys of Zimmer are taking Chicago by storm.

*While South Africa simmers, and new President De Klerk takes office, Mike Bielecki beats the Reds 5-1 in Cincinnati, and the Cubs go 20 games over .500.