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The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history
Here you will find all the stories in the Greatest Starts series.
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July 3, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 1: Kerry Wood, May 6, 1998
It’s arguably the greatest start in MLB history.
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July 2, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 2: Jake Arrieta, August 30, 2015
This one, you could see coming.
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July 1, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 3: Jake Arrieta, September 16, 2014
Not the Jake game you expected, was it?
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June 30, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 4: Kerry Wood, May 25, 2001
Kid K pitched many memorable games. You might have forgotten this one.
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June 29, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 5: Carlos Zambrano, September 14, 2008
The stars aligned just right for Big Z on this night.
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June 28, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 6: Frank Castillo, September 25, 1995
This was part of a great late-season run that fell just short.
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June 26, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 8: Pat Malone, August 18, 1934
This good 1930s pitcher has been nearly forgotten.
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June 25, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 9: Jimmy Lavender, August 31, 1915
This game was a highlight of the Cubs’ first losing season in 13 years.
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June 24, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 10: Don Cardwell, May 15, 1960
This game was significant for several reasons.
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June 23, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 11: Bob Rush, May 30, 1952
The righthander was a mainstay in the Cubs’ rotation for most of the 1950s.
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June 22, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 12: Rich Hill, September 16, 2006
He’s still going, 14 years later.
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June 21, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 13: Milt Pappas, September 2, 1972
It should have been a perfect game.
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June 20, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 14: Juan Pizarro, August 5, 1971
The lefthander had a good career, but it could have been better.
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June 19, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 15: Bill Faul, August 3, 1965
Faul was eccentric in baseball before it was cool to be eccentric in baseball.
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June 18, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 16: Dick Drott, July 23, 1957
He could have been a superstar.
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June 17, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 17: Hank Borowy, August 31, 1948
A 1945 star had one last great game for the North Siders.
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June 16, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 18: Orval Overall, June 26, 1906
A great start during a great Cubs season.
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June 15, 2020
The 19 greatest starts in Cubs history, No. 19: Bob Wicker, September 24, 1904
The start of a new series