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The 1929 Chicago Cubs season was the 58th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 54th in the National League and the 14th at Wrigley Field. The Cubs finished first in the National League with a record of 98–54, 10.5 games ahead of the second place Pittsburgh Pirates .
The 1929 major league baseball season began on April 16, 1929. The regular season ended on October 6, with the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Athletics as the regular season champions of the National League and American League , respectively.
Coincidentally, the Cubs were two games behind that. Nehf also was involved in one of the strangest innings in World Series history. Charlie Root was the Cubs' starting pitcher for Game 4 of the 1929 World Series at Shibe Park and was cruising along with an 8-0 lead against the Philadelphia Athletics. In the seventh inning, Nehf was brought in ...
The two teams combine to collect a record 73 hits in a double header. July 24 – With a win over the New York Giants and a 6–4 loss by the Pittsburgh Pirates at the hands of the Brooklyn Robins, the Cubs claim sole possession of first place in the National League by half a game. They hold first place the remainder of the season.
This was the first World Series game ever played at Wrigley Field.. Because seven of the eight regulars in the Cubs' lineup hit right-handed, Athletics manager Connie Mack started only right-handed pitchers during the series and kept all his left-handed pitchers in the bullpen, even though two of his best starters, Lefty Grove and Rube Walberg, were left-handed.
1929 Chicago aldermanic election; 1929 Chicago Bears season; 1929 Chicago Cardinals season; 1929 Chicago Cubs season; 1929 DePaul Blue Demons football team; 1929 USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships; 1929 World Series
Aug 1, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Cubs outfielder Mike Tauchman (40) celebrates with teammates his walk-off single against the St. Louis Cardinals during the ninth inning at Wrigley Field.
Bob Brenly, a former major league catcher and Arizona Diamondbacks manager, was the Cubs' color commentator from 2004 through the 2012 season. [47] In October 2012, Brenly announced that he would not return to the Cubs' broadcast booth for another season. [48] In 2009, the Chicago Cubs expressed interest in creating their own regional cable ...