Wednesday, May 20, 2020

This day in Cubs history



On the day Charles Lindbergh departed aboard the Spirit of St. Louis from Long Island, New York on the first transatlantic flight, (May 20, 1927), the Cubs were not far away, in Brooklyn, beating the Robins 7-5. The hitting star for the Cubs was pitcher Tony Kaufmann.








May 20, 1935, Babe Ruth came to Chicago for the last time as a player, as a member of the Boston Braves.