• EveryCubEver

    Slackers

    By Rick Kaempfer
    In This Weeks Historical Events
    Aug 28th, 2023
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    September 1, 1918 For the first time in baseball history, the season was ended a month early, by mutual agreement between baseball and President Wilson. Baseball was hit hard by the World War I. Some of the greatest players were shipped out. Cubs pitcher Grover Cleveland Alexander was among them. He ...