Duane PesiceFri, November 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM UTC·2 min readTaylor Davis has his EYE on you, and other stories. Happy birthday, Taylor!
On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past. Here’s a handy Cubs timeline, to help you follow the various narrative paths.
“Maybe I called it wrong, but it’s official.” — Tom Connolly, HoF Umpire.
Today in baseball history:
1885 – Former National League President Arthur Soden buys the Providence franchise and players for $6,000. (2)
1927 – The Pittsburgh Pirates trade future Hall of Fame outfielder Kiki Cuyler to the Chicago Cubs for infielder Sparky Adams and outfielder Pete Scott. Cuyler, who had drawn the wrath of manager Donie Bush for his failure to slide in a game, will hit only .285 next season, well below his lifetime average of .321. He became expendable after rookie Lloyd Waner became a starter, but will be a great addition to the Cubs. Adams will have two seasons in Pittsburgh before going to the Cardinals. (2)
1938 – The Chicago White Sox’s 25-year-old pitching star Monty Stratton has his right leg amputated as a result of a hunting accident in Greenville, Texas. Stratton’s attempted comeback will be chronicled in the 1949 movie The Stratton Story. (2)
1955 – The Chicago Cubs trade pitcher Hal Jeffcoat to the Cincinnati Redlegs for catcher Hobie Landrith. (2)
Cubs Birthdays: Russ Meers, Carlos Villanueva, Taylor Davis*, Danny Hultzen.
Today in History:
1520 – Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan begins crossing the Pacific Ocean.
1717 – Blackbeard attacks and captures a French merchant slave ship, which he renames as his flagship the “Queen Anne’s Revenge.”
1814 – The Times of London first printed by automatic, steam powered presses built by German inventors Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Friedrich Bauer – makes newspapers available to a mass audience.
1895 – America’s first auto race organized by the “Chicago Times-Herald” – Chicago to Evanston and back; six cars, 55 miles, Frank Duryea wins averaging seven MPH.
1929 – Chicago fullback Ernie Nevers sets NFL record for the most points scored in a single game with all 40 in the Cardinals’ 40-6 rout of the Chicago Bears; Nevers has an NFL record six touchdowns and four extra points.
Common sources:
(1) — Today in Baseball History.
(2) — Baseball Reference.
(3) — Society for American Baseball Research.
(4) — Baseball Hall of Fame.
(5) — This Day in Chicago Cubs history.
(6) — Wikipedia.
(7) — The British Museum
(8) — For world history.
*pictured.
Some of these items spread from site to site without being fact-checked, and that is why we ask for verifiable sources.
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