What's the Cubs' Record on your Birthday?
Since I sprained my ankle playing basketball and have nothing to do all day I got curious. What is the Cubs record on my birthday?
I started counting from the year I was born which is 1985 (The Cubs lost this day). My record is 7-13. That includes 3 off days and the strike.
I've been a member here since 2006 so if this was covered already, sorry. I'm not sure if this should have been put under fanshots but if it belongs there and you can move it, Al, please move it.
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Meh, Scorpio.
We Sagitarrians want nothing to do with you!
We are a fever ... we are a fever ... we ain't born typical.
Whatever
I know you’ve missed me! :-P
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Feb 4, 2009 4:51 PM CST up reply actions
Too many more Peevy posts
and I’ll have to drown myself in the snow… thats why I haven’t been around much.
we got 20 more inches yesterday. winter sucks.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Feb 4, 2009 4:59 PM CST up reply actions
Whoa.
Where do you live again? Nova Scotia?
We are a fever ... we are a fever ... we ain't born typical.
Nope
Chesterton, IN.
Yay lake effect snow!
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Feb 4, 2009 5:02 PM CST up reply actions
Wow, that's amazing. (Amazingly horrible, that is.)
We haven’t gotten anything here in the Chicago area – except bitter cold, of course.
We are a fever ... we are a fever ... we ain't born typical.
Yeah
its been horribly snowy this winter.
The weirdest part is that we’re less than 30 miles outside Chicago. I was hoping it’d miss us and land on y’all. :-P
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Feb 4, 2009 5:11 PM CST up reply actions
Snow!
I could see the “clouds” all the way from SE WI. What a mess.
Anyway, welcome back.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 4, 2009 5:14 PM CST up reply actions
:)
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 4, 2009 10:02 PM CST up reply actions
No victories...........
……….on November 27th either, the date of my birth.
"Happiness? A good cigar, a good meal, a good cigar and a good woman - or a bad woman; it depends on how much happiness you can handle." ~ George Burns
Viva mi cumpleanos
Thats probably not spelled right but my since my birthday, Cinco de Mayo, 1984 the Cubs are 12-10 including a 20-1 whooping of the Dodgers in 2001. Dont remember that one. Probably has something to do with birthday margaritas.
LOL
that’s my birthday too!! May 5, 1984 — Craziness!!
Gotta love the Ragin' Cajun!
by TheRiot4Life on Feb 4, 2009 12:56 PM CST up reply actions
Mine's in late october
so…..
Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..
Let's all hope
Let’s all hope someday soon you are celebrating a Cubs victory maybe even the ultimate victory on your birthday!
Barbara V. October 14, 1941 - December 19, 2008. A great lady who was a friend to all and like a second mom to her children's friends (she was my best friend's mom)
by puckishcubsfan on Feb 4, 2009 12:44 PM CST up reply actions
eh, Kind of makes me sad
I was making plans to take a trip to Chicago for game three (would have been on my B-day) and game four of the WS, but lets not go down that road!
Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..
Same here. Oct. 28
The Red Sox won the 2007 title on my birthday, and the 2008, 2006 and 2004 series all ended the day before.
Harry Caray: Marshall is going back to LA to get cocaine for his injured foot.
Steve Stone: Harry, that’s Novocaine.
by Julio Zuleta's Voodoo on Feb 4, 2009 2:49 PM CST up reply actions
October 23 here
Joe Carter won the World Series on my 21st.
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 4, 2009 5:15 PM CST up reply actions
I'll have to look at it
But my birthday while in mid season usually falls during the all star break and it’s been a zillion years since they’ve been home. (July 7th)
Barbara V. October 14, 1941 - December 19, 2008. A great lady who was a friend to all and like a second mom to her children's friends (she was my best friend's mom)
17-17
That’s the Cubs’ July 20 record since 1973. The 1977 All-Star Break kept the Cubs from playing on July 20. The 1981 strike wiped out another July 20 game. The Cubs lost on July 20, 2005, to the Reds, 9-3, in Cincinnati. Kerry Wood got hurt in that game. That’s the only time I’ve seen the Cubs in person on my birthday.
"The big possum walks late." - Harry Caray
What is the significance of this exercise?
If you had to choose just one characteristic that would get you through life, choose a sense of humor.
What is the significance of your post?
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there are men on base. - Dave Barry
I'd say it's about as significant...
…as suggesting Alfonso Soriano go back to second base.
We are a fever ... we are a fever ... we ain't born typical.
Maybe
Maybe he’ll go back to second base on my birthday.
Barbara V. October 14, 1941 - December 19, 2008. A great lady who was a friend to all and like a second mom to her children's friends (she was my best friend's mom)
by puckishcubsfan on Feb 5, 2009 1:50 PM CST up reply actions
6-3
Interesting enough, since 1956 the Cubs have only played 9 games on 4/3. I can say that I have been to 2 of these and they’ve gone 2-0, including last year’s win against the Brewers.
by Tangled Up In Blue on Feb 4, 2009 1:27 PM CST reply actions
If your birthday falls outside the normal 6-month baseball season...
…consider adding 6 months to your birthday and adopting that as your “Cubs birthday”. For example, if your birthday is today (Feb 4), then your Cubs birthday would be six months from now (Aug 4).
And for you BCBers born in early to mid-October, you have the option of switching to April if you want a bigger sample size… ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
Name
The name of your first pet and your mothers maiden name is your porn star name.
My brother would be Billy Bob Hoad.
Mine is weird since I am female but it would be Wee Willie Hoad.
Your soap opera/love story book name would be your middle name and the first street you lived on as a kid,
Mine would be Marie Canfield, which was actually a characters name on a soap at one time!
Barbara V. October 14, 1941 - December 19, 2008. A great lady who was a friend to all and like a second mom to her children's friends (she was my best friend's mom)
by puckishcubsfan on Feb 5, 2009 1:52 PM CST up reply actions
OUCH! I hate mine
Being a guy, not sure this would be such a good one
Godwin Daisy
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
I thought it was
first pet and street you grew up on.
Samantha 12th
Yeah.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Feb 5, 2009 4:45 PM CST up reply actions
That's what I thought, too.
As always, I am Princess Sturtz.
We are a fever ... we are a fever ... we ain't born typical.
That makes me "Prince Oak"
I think I’ve got you guys beat on this one.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Feb 7, 2009 4:32 PM CST up reply actions
Ugh. mine are both awful
Max Gregg & Marguerite McKinley.
I'm not a diaper, so don't try to change me.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Feb 5, 2009 9:20 PM CST up reply actions
September 29 - good idea B&I.....
…..nice way to spend my lunch today although I got pretty sick of it by the time I got to my birth year.
So, sad to say my overall record since 1980 is one game under .500 @ 11-12. There were a handful of seasons with no games on September 29 and a shortened season.
The Cubs went up 3-2 in the top of th 7th only to give up the tying run to the Phillies in the bottom half. They stayed tied 3-3 until the top of the 15th when Len Randle (pinch running) scored from 3rd on a sac fly to CF by Scott Thompson. They tacked on another run before heading to the bottom half. Doug Capilla went in to pitch the bottom of the 15th and promptly gave up 2 walks and a wild pitch. He was replaced by Dennis Lamp who then gave up 3 runs (2 charged to Capilla) on 3 singles and a walk to give the Phillies a 6-5 win.
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same birthday as me!
but my record is .500 with 5 games not being played since 1984
by truthaddict11 on Feb 4, 2009 5:31 PM CST up reply actions
interesting fact on that date too
Mike and Greg Maddux became the first siblings to pitch against each other in ’86
by truthaddict11 on Feb 4, 2009 5:52 PM CST up reply actions
And Greg won
"I am not ashamed to say I love Greg Maddux" - Jim Hendry
by Doggie Stalker on Feb 6, 2009 3:39 PM CST up reply actions
apparently I've got a good one
Since I was born on June 8th, 1985 and including that day our cubbies are 16-7 on my birthday.
Yuck
I’m 14-24. Haven’t won on my birthday since 2003. They did very well in the Herman Franks era on my birthday (that explains things) but poorly under other managers. They were about .500 under Don Baylor.
They need to play December ball
for the Cubs to have a record on my birthday. On the plus side, you could say that they are undefeated on my birthday!
Time is an illusion--lunch time doubly so.
+1
Mine is December 20th, and I choose to believe that the Cubs are invincible on my birthday.
IF IT TAKES FOREVER!!
by Cubfansince1957 on Feb 7, 2009 4:34 PM CST up reply actions
I dont recall
And am not gonna look. However, this year, my birthday (May 1st) was absolutely terrible with Kerry Wood blowing a save against the Brewers and ruining my bday. Poor me.
I'm at 16-15
Including one doubleheader, two off-days and one game cancelled due to the ’94 strike Here is the only game I ever saw at Wrigley on my birthday.
Old Style is the nectar of life.
9-13
I actually expected it to be worse…
On the 3 times they didn’t play on my birthday they were in the midst of a losing streak of 4 games or more. So I’m sure my record would be 9-16.
Here's what I did
Go by team games year by year. Just keep a tally in your head. It took me 5 minutes.
I take it you just did it since you were born.
I think I have a few more years to look through than you did.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
That's true
I’m 25 years young so it wasn’t that bad.
You can always take out paper and do a W/L column. Maybe that’s too much effort for this but it’s an idea.
The Cubs on Oct. 1
since 1982 are 7-10.
Included in the 10 losses are 3 in the playoffs – Game 2 in the 1998 NLDS, Game 2 in the 2003 NLDS and last year’s Game 1 loss.
I love to play baseball. I'm a baseball player. I've always been a baseball player. I'm still a baseball player. That's who I am. - Ryne Sandberg
0-0.
My birthday is in November.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
That means your Cubs birthday is in May
I’m also in November but after using the +6 month shift, on my half-birthday, the Cubs are 26-13-1. One year there was a 2-2 game called after 5 innings. A rainout, I presume…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I assume you're talking about...
… this game. It was a rainout. I was there.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
yep, that's the one
not sure what causes me more amusement – Derrick May batting 5th or Sir Sammy batting 7th.
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
I have no idea.
Mine is May 30th … I do remember that we won the game last year on my birthday. I wish I could actually check their record on May 30th for the last 15 years without taking up so much time.
Tamia Lynn Davis:
Born: August 18, 2008
Birthday is on Halloween
So, uh, I don’t think it counts…Well, it doesn’t count yet anyway.
by Craig in South Bend on Feb 4, 2009 3:24 PM CST reply actions
August 24th
the Cubs are 17 and 9 since 1979.
When you're eight games behind, it's like eight miles; when you're eight games in front, it's like eight inches. ~ Ron Santo
Wonder what the winningest
day on the Cubs calendar is, or the worst.
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June 10th
7-9 with 2 off days, since 1991
"I see myself as an intelligent, sensitive human, with the soul of a clown which forces me to blow it at the most important moments."
-- Jim Morrison
or BOTH??
Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..
Costanza knew how to get
Bonds and Griffey in the same outfield so maybe we should consult him.
make*art
by neverAcquiesce on Feb 5, 2009 4:48 PM CST up reply actions
0-0
Only one World Series game has ever been played on October 29 and it was this past year. Being born in 1991, it’s difficult for the Cubs to have pulled off a win on that day, sadly.
The World Series starts on my birthday this year. Maybe, JUST MAYBE, the Cubs can go 1-0 on that day. But I’m not holding my breath.
eh, well looks like I'm not the youngest on this board
you’ve beaten me by 4 days!!
Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..
Hah, really?
That’s pretty sweet, my friend. 11/2, it would be then (I’m awful at counting days)? Game 4 of the Series should be that day, who knows what could happen in the world of baseball.
Like I said, I personally am not holding my breath, but you just never know…
eh you went the wrong direction haha, mines 10-25
Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..
1991?
Ugh. I feel ancient now. Thanks.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Feb 4, 2009 5:01 PM CST up reply actions
I was in college
In 1991. They’re 0-0 on my bday, 3 Feb, haven’t checked my adopted birthday yet, which would be 3 Aug with the shift
doesnt answer the question, but....
along the same lines. Since I was born 10/24/83. The Cubs are: 1952-2024-3
---AC 00 00 00 - Believe
hopefully they go over the .500 mark for that record this season..
Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..
That would require...
… going 118-44. That record is 72 games under .500.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
No problem.
Milton Bradley is really good.
We are a fever ... we are a fever ... we ain't born typical.
yup, and after we acquire Jake Peavy and Brian Roberts, which I have no idea why this isn't the center of the conversation,
we shall win 118!
Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..
0-0
That’s what I get for being born in December.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
Playing by the half-birthday rules...
On June 19th the Cubs have gone 18-24 in my lifetime, with 6 off days and 3 double-headers.
Methinks that I am not a good luck charm for the Cubbies.
"I've never complained about it. I'm thankful to have a jersey." Mark DeRosa, 22 Aug 2007
thats not a lot
for over 60 years. :-P
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Feb 4, 2009 5:52 PM CST up reply actions
My birthday is June 15, 1972
My record is good… 21 – 13 with 3 off days! However June 15 is the date of the Brock for Broglio trade which is not a good day in Cub history. Luckily that happened 8 years before I was born!
by HomerInTheGloamin' on Feb 4, 2009 5:32 PM CST reply actions
1-1 as far as i know
and hat is becuase two games were played on my birthday. Game four finished after midnight in 2003 and we lost game 5…
October 12
"I played with one of the best pitchers in history, Greg Maddux," Zambrano said"
Too lazy to look up my all time
but in 08 there were 1-0 with 1 Big Z no hitter.
2008 National League Central Division Champs!!!!!
20-23
If you enter a date in baseball-reference.com, it is easy to click on a link to the same date one year before or after.
You can do anything at b-ref. Seriously .
Fontenot (fon-te-no): Cajun for "scrappy"
I can get my car inspected there??!?!?
Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..
Only with the premium subscription
At least they will find any minor splits.
Fontenot (fon-te-no): Cajun for "scrappy"
Well, you're right.
It didn’t take that long. Using my “Cubs birthday” as defined above, their record on that date since I was born is 26-19.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Sept 3
13-20 since 1973.
Last year’s Sept 3 was was brutal. The Cubs built up a 4 game losing streak and were in danger of being swept by the Astros at home. My wonderful girlfriend gets us two seats right be hing Home plate. First row, a section away from the pink hat guy. Absolutely amazing. Dempster is starting and I hoping to see him shut down the Astros and beak the losing skid. Instead I saw Randy #$% Wolf pitch a complete game shutout giving up 6 hits with 8 strikeouts. Cubs lose 4-0. It was still fantastic to get to sit there, but I wish I could have seen a better game.
"There are no curses here...Games are won and lost on the baseball field" - Lou Piniella
April 30 1973: Chicago Cubs 9, San Diego Padres 2
Baseball Almanac Box Scores
Chicago Cubs 9, San Diego Padres 2
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=197305090SDN
Record: 14:16
Interesting:
Game
16-II 04-29-1981 vs St. Louis Cardinals 2-2 T 2-13-1
No official record...
April 3rd is still a bit too early.
Oh...but in Spring Training games...
They’re 5-3. Nice.
by northernsails on Feb 4, 2009 10:42 PM CST up reply actions
Are you sure about that?
The season has started in March a few times in recent years . . . not 1 game on April 3?
Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true! --Homer J. Simpson
by Shanghai Badger on Feb 4, 2009 10:47 PM CST up reply actions
Whenever it happened...
5-3, I checked. But I’ve no clue if they were ST or not.
by northernsails on Feb 5, 2009 3:03 AM CST up reply actions
That's probably regular season.
The Cubs have had some games on April 3, including last year.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
The Cubs are 8-7 on my birthday....
with 1 strike year, 1 off day, and 1 cancellation due to September 11th.
I’ve been to a Cubs game three times on my birthday and they were three of the most unforgettable games ever
1. September 14, 2003…..My first ever time in the Bleachers. Cubs lost 1-0, but boy was it fun. Sometimes, the most memorable games don’t end with a W flag hanging high above the corner of Waveland and Sheffield.
2. September 14, 2004……Corey Patterson delivered twice. A home run to tie the game in the 8th, and a home run to win the game in the 12th. Cubs Win, 3-2 over the Pirates.
3. September 14, 2008…..I think we all remember this one. In the words of Pat Hughes “Swing and a miss. No-Hitter! No-Hitter! Carlos Zambrano with a no-hitter.” Cubs Win 5-0
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar-tissue." -George F. Will
by In Piniella We Trustiella on Feb 4, 2009 10:38 PM CST reply actions
Wow, that may have been the apex of Corey Patterson's career.
We are a fever ... we are a fever ... we ain't born typical.
14-6 go Cubs on my bday
June 2nd the Cubs have been 14-6 since 1988 and have had only one off day! Also had the famous Lou blowup against the Braves i think it was? that then turned the season around in ’07!!!
Great idea for a time waster
Since May 1st, 1985, the Cubs have gone 12 – 10. Last year’s sucked for the Cubs, as KButler said, because Wood blew a save to give up the victory. But, last year’s sucked worse for the Brewers, that was the day Gallardo went out for most of the season. I was there, it wasn’t pretty.
On a side note, that was also the day that Fielder collided with Soto during a play at the plate. Unfortunately, I was getting food at the time, so I missed it. Since I wasn’t watching, I can only assume there were seismic shocks.
Conversation at a Cubs Game
Me "I think it's cool that a lot of Cubs have names that are abbreviations. A-Ram, D-Ro, D-Lee.... how about R-Ther (R-Tear).
Cousin "....that just sounds graphic."
Man, if that isn't the definition of irony...
…Fielder collided with Soto during a play at the plate. Unfortunately, I was getting food at the time…
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
It would be even more ironic if it was vegetarian food.
We are a fever ... we are a fever ... we ain't born typical.
It would be more ironic still if it was vegetarians.
Conversation at a Cubs Game
Me "I think it's cool that a lot of Cubs have names that are abbreviations. A-Ram, D-Ro, D-Lee.... how about R-Ther (R-Tear).
Cousin "....that just sounds graphic."
My Results
On June 30, since 1976:
15-16
they were on a tear in the ’90s where most of the wins took place.
October 1 since 1958
12-16-1. Does anyone know why the 10/1/81 game in Shea ended in a tie?
Baseball-reference.com page for 10/1/67 sponsored by BCB!!
"Only lazy minds think baseball is dull" - Bernie Lincicome
by alwayshappy2bacubsfan on Feb 5, 2009 3:00 AM CST reply actions
Yes, I bought the sponsorship for the 1967 team page.
I also sponsor several other pages. Will leave it to all of you to find them.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
Do we get $10 gift cards for each one we find? ;-)
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
5/29/57
dang 16 and 25, thats like 64% loss rate, also seemed like we had an inordinate number aginst the braves on the 29th
If the world didn't suck we would all fall off.
0-0
Jan 24
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
plus side to mine
was a birthday party on 1/26/86
"I like coconuts, you can break them open and they smell like ladies lying in the sun" Widespread Panic
Alright, alright, I give!
My Cubs birthday (shifted from 11/26/69) is 5/26/69. And my record is a fairly ghastly 15-21.
The most interesting game I found? This one from 2003, in which Kerry Wood pitched 7 innings of one hit, one run baseball against the Pirates – with 10 Ks! – only to sit in the dugout and watch that team’s motley crew of a bullpen surrender NINE MORE RUNS (while the Cubs bats did nothing) for a 10-0 loss. Brutal.
Definitely an interesting exercise – I found the inner geek in me coming out as I rooted for each year to be a win.
We are a fever ... we are a fever ... we ain't born typical.
inner geek?
Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..
If it was for her, then yes I did it!
Erm, well if we are going to call Milton Bradley nicknames, mine is Fischer Price: yes, you heard it here first..
Is her pinky finger broken?
WTH?
I'm not a diaper, so don't try to change me.
by halfblindcubbiegirl on Feb 5, 2009 9:20 PM CST up reply actions
Yes, she hurt it getting into her invisible plane.
We are a fever ... we are a fever ... we ain't born typical.
14 - 16 since August 6 1977
This is way better than doing work! I cant wait to hear Pat’s voice at work!
Just because I don't care doesn't mean I don't understand. - Homer J Simpson
Did this yesterday...
but I’m back for more. My record is pretty good 21-13 (as stated yesterday) But here is a cool tidbit I just discovered. The day I was born (at Northwestern hospital on Addison and Central) Billy Williams hit 2 home runs and the Cubs blasted the Padres 10 – 1. It was Billy Williams 34th birthday, June 15, 1972!
by HomerInTheGloamin' on Feb 5, 2009 1:18 PM CST reply actions
Haven't had time
Haven’t had time to put it together but the Cubs did sweep a DH the day I was born coming from behind in both games (july 7, 1968). My maternal grandparents were at the DH and came home to find out they had a new granddaughter. The scorecard ticket stubs and the game story from the Trib are in my baby book.
Barbara V. October 14, 1941 - December 19, 2008. A great lady who was a friend to all and like a second mom to her children's friends (she was my best friend's mom)
on September 3rd since 1980
The Cubs have gone 9-15 with 4 off days and the strike in 1994
by Cubs and Hawks fan on Feb 5, 2009 2:05 PM CST reply actions
July 5, 1990
The only birthday I’ve been alive that the Cub didn’t play. They must have taken the day off to celebrate my birth or something like that. Since then, a meager 9-9. Hopefully I can go above the .500 mark this upcoming season.
0-0
Though the record for groundhogs checking their shadows on my birthday is off the bloody chart.
make*art
You have the same birthday as my Mom.
AWKWARD.
We are a fever ... we are a fever ... we ain't born typical.
13-8 with 7 off days
not bad considering they didn’t get a win on my birthday until i was 3. lol April 14th
"Yes, dear. You're right. I'm sorry." -Bob Brenly
Ugh - July 13, 1975
Cubs are 8-14 on that date – lots of All-Star Breaks intertwined.
by Hawkeye Hellraiser on Feb 6, 2009 9:34 AM CST reply actions
Sept. 14 1981
Strangely the Cubs are 9-14 on 9/14 in my lifetime. Z’s no-no in Milwaukee was on my birthday. Also, on 9/14 Dempster got the win in a game between the Cubs and Reds but it was the Reds that beat Clement that day.
Same here....
I posted above about some specific games that i’ve been to on my birthday including a cory patterson walk-off homer and the z-no hitter.
"Chicago Cubs fans are ninety percent scar-tissue." -George F. Will
by In Piniella We Trustiella on Feb 6, 2009 6:56 PM CST up reply actions
July 10
86: CHC @ LAD L 4-11 (Jamie Moyer loss)
87: CHC LAD L 4-5 (10)
88: CHC @SDP W 4-2 (A Greg Maddux win)
89: ASB (July 9: CHC LAD W 11-4)
90: ASB (July 8: went 0-2 in double header with SFG)
91: ASB (July 11: CHC HOU L 4-6 (11))
92: CHC ATL L 0-4 (Smoltz over Maddux)
93: Went 0-2 in double header with HOU
94: CHC HOU L 3-5
95: ASB (July 9: CHC @PHI W 7-6 (13))
96: ASB (July 11: CHC STL W 6-0)
97: CHC STL L 2-3
98: CHC @MIL L 5-6 (Kerry Wood loss, Sammy’s 35th HR)
99: CHC @CHW W 10-2
00: CHC @CHW L 3-4 (Wood loss)
01: ASB (July 8: CHC @DET L 6-9)
02: ASB (July 12: CHC FLA W 5-4 (16))
03: CHC ATL L 3-13
04: CHC @STL L 2-5
05: CHC @FLA W 9-2 (Maddux win)
06: ASB (July 9: CHC @ MIL W 11-4)
07: ASB (July 8: CHC @ PIT L 2-6)
08: CHC CIN L 7-12 (HR by Griffey, Dunn, Ross, Phillips, Votto, and Encarnacion)
A 3-12 record, 8-17 if you count in the closest games from the all-star break.
now who wants to figure out...
every day’s record from April 1 to October 30?
Make it happen baby: Cubs, Jaguars, FSU, Jazz, Thrashers.
Wow, heavy pinky finger...
Cubs are something like 6-15 on my birthday since 1987.
Make it happen baby: Cubs, Jaguars, FSU, Jazz, Thrashers.
I'll have to look it up
but I believe if anything the number of games played are pretty slim. My birthday is July 14th and most of the time the ASB falls right around there.
I like baseball.
Jessica will agree with my brother about this I think
The Cubs are 0-0 on my brother’s birthday but on his 13th birthday in 1992 they suffered a huge loss as it was the day Maddux signed with he Braves. He said he had the worse loss of all.
Barbara V. October 14, 1941 - December 19, 2008. A great lady who was a friend to all and like a second mom to her children's friends (she was my best friend's mom)
Here's another one
Who was the first Cub to make the team who was younger than you?
Mine was Derrick May who was a week younger than me.
Barbara V. October 14, 1941 - December 19, 2008. A great lady who was a friend to all and like a second mom to her children's friends (she was my best friend's mom)
This is actually a good one.
I had to look this up. The first Cub younger than me was Bill Hayes, a catcher who made his ML debut on September 30, 1980. He played in all of 5 major league games.
The last year there were major leaguers OLDER than me was 1998 — Dennis Eckersley, Paul Molitor, Dennis Martinez and Danny Darwin all retired at the end of that year.
The first major league manager younger than me was Terry Francona, when he got the Phillies job in 1997.
There! Have fun with those categories.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
One more.
The last Cub older than me was Willie Wilson, who played his last game on May 16, 1994.
"That's my opinion and if you don't like it, well, I have others." ~ Groucho Marx
I used to do this will all major leaguers
For a long time, there were three I could count on – two of which were left-handed relievers (go figure…). But Jesse Orosco retired in 2003, followed by John Franco in 2005. And then I was down to one…
The day Julio Franco retired was the day I came face to face with my own mortality… [shudder]
Lou Brown: "My kinda team, Charlie, my kinda team..."
For me
The last Cub older than me was Maddux.
Not baseball but Pat Fitzgerald makes me feel really old (head coach at Northwestern) as he was still in high school when I graduated from NU.
Barbara V. October 14, 1941 - December 19, 2008. A great lady who was a friend to all and like a second mom to her children's friends (she was my best friend's mom)
by puckishcubsfan on Feb 9, 2009 5:40 AM CST up reply actions
june 24, 1958
18 wins, 27 losses it does feel like they always lose on my birthday:-( it was cool to see the box score from the day i was born (3-0 win over the phillies at connie mack stadium). yes, i remember it well. some guy named philley pinch hit for the phillies in that game.lol

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