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We've got the setting – sunshine, fresh air, the team behind us. So let's play two! [96] The Cubs retired Banks' uniform number 14 in 1982. [55] He was the first player to have his number retired by the team. [97] The team did not retire any more numbers for another five years, when Billy Williams received the honor. Through the 2023 season ...
The Marlins hold a 2-1 lead with two outs in the top of the ninth in that game. Making matters even more difficult for the Cubs is the fact the Cincinnati Reds pulled even with them in the wild ...
The Cubs had won the first 2 games of the series (1984 marked the last time that the League Championship Series was a best-of-five series) over the Padres. Incidentally, Durham went 3-for-20 in the NLCS, garnering two of his three hits in the final two games on home runs (his shot in Game 4 had given the Cubs a 3–2 lead). [40]
Ernie Banks (Hey Ernie, let's play two [10]) was twice voted the National League Most Valuable Player and was later inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. He would often say "Let's play two!" to indicate his love for baseball. [14] The song also mentions Jack Brickhouse, [10] a sportscaster who covered Cubs games from the 1940s to 1981. [15]
The Cubs and White Sox meet for the second round of the City Series on Tuesday and Wednesday at Wrigley Field. The Cubs swept the earlier two-game series July 25-26 at Guaranteed Rate Field. It ...
Reds left-hander Nick Lodolo (4-2, 3.12 ERA) and Cubs right-hander Ben Brown (1-1, 2.72 ERA) start the series finale on Sunday afternoon. Lodolo pitched 5 1/3 innings of one-run ball in a 3-1 ...
The 2003 National League Division Series (NLDS), the first round of the 2003 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, September 30, and ended on Sunday, October 5, with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series.
Reds RHP Graham Ashcraft (6-7, 5.31) starts on Friday night against Washington LHP Patrick Corbin (7-11, 5.07) in the opener of a three-game series in Cincinnati. Cubs RHP Kyle Hendricks (4-5, 3. ...