The Cubs were bad in 1974, the first of what were supposed to be rebuilding years. The season's final game summed up, in the way it ended, almost all of what it means to be a Cubs fan.

1973 saw the National League East have one of its worst seasons, with all six teams struggling to stay over .500. The Cubs, even after a summer of losing, had a shot at the title at the end... but failed.

Two Cubs pitchers threw no-hitters in 1972. You've probably heard a lot about them. Here's the story of a game you might call the "anti-no-hitter".

Cubs lefthander Kenny Holtzman made some club history in Cincinnati on this date.

The Cubs had much the same cast return from the star-crossed 1969 season. Would 1970 be any better? It started out that way, but...

The Cubs tied two decades-old records with a blowout win on this spring Tuesday. A harbinger of things to come? Unfortunately, no.

1968 was "The Year of the Pitcher"; run-scoring was at its lowest level in decades. Here's a typical game from the season, which also defined the year for future Hall of Famer Fergie Jenkins.

1967 produced cultural changes in American society, including the "Summer of Love" in San Francisco. In Chicago, though, people were falling in love with the suddenly-contending Cubs.

Leo Durocher took over the Cubs in 1966 and declared, "This isn't an eighth-place team." He was right. They finished 10th.