Stan Musial's 3,000th Hit
Stan Musial comes off the bench at Wrigley Field and doubles in a run for his 3,000th hit, in his only at-bat of the day.
Chicago, IL · 1914–present · also known as Weeghman Park; Cubs Park
Wrigley Field is a ballpark in Chicago, IL. The register's first major-league date here is April 23, 1914. The register files it under the National League. It was also known as Weeghman Park; Cubs Park.
8,849 major-league games in this archive were played here, between 1914 and 2025. The game logs list the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Chi-Feds, and the Chicago Whales as home clubs here. Its recorded capacity is 41,072. 67 games played here have a page of their own in this archive, among them Stan Musial's 3,000th Hit in 1958, Kerry Wood's 20-Strikeout Game in 1998, and Fred Toney's No-Hitter in 1917.
The earliest game in the Retrosheet logs was on April 23, 1914, when the Chicago Chi-Feds beat the Kansas City Packers 9–1. George Johnson started for the Kansas City Packers and Claude Hendrix for the Chicago Chi-Feds. Bill Brennan was the plate umpire. The latest Division Series game in the Retrosheet logs was on October 9, 2025, when the Chicago Cubs beat the Milwaukee Brewers 6–0. Freddy Peralta started for the Milwaukee Brewers and Matt Boyd for the Chicago Cubs. Lance Barksdale was the plate umpire. The largest announced attendance in the available logs was 51,000, for a game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs on April 21, 1929.
The major leagues also played in Chicago, IL at Lake Front Park I (1871–1871), 23rd Street Park (1872–1877), Lake Front Park II (1878–1882), Lake Front Park III (1883–1884), and South Side Park I (1884–1884), and 6 other grounds.
Stan Musial comes off the bench at Wrigley Field and doubles in a run for his 3,000th hit, in his only at-bat of the day.
In just his fifth major league start, 20-year-old Cubs rookie Kerry Wood strikes out 20 Houston Astros, tying the single-game record, while allowing only one hit and no walks.
Fred Toney threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs on May 2, 1917, winning 1–0.
Sam Jones threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the Pittsburgh Pirates on May 12, 1955, winning 4–0.
Don Cardwell threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the St. Louis Cardinals on May 15, 1960, winning 4–0.
Jim Maloney threw a no-hitter for the Cincinnati Reds against the Chicago Cubs on August 19, 1965, winning 1–0.
Ken Holtzman threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the Atlanta Braves on August 19, 1969, winning 3–0.
Burt Hooton threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the Philadelphia Phillies on April 16, 1972, winning 4–0.
Milt Pappas threw a no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the San Diego Padres on September 2, 1972, winning 8–0.
Cole Hamels threw a no-hitter for the Philadelphia Phillies against the Chicago Cubs on July 25, 2015, winning 5–0.
Shota Imanaga, Nate Pearson and Porter Hodge threw a combined no-hitter for the Chicago Cubs against the Pittsburgh Pirates on September 4, 2024, winning 12–0.
Hack Wilson hit for the cycle for the Chicago Cubs against the Philadelphia Phillies on June 23, 1930.
Roy Smalley hit for the cycle for the Chicago Cubs against the St. Louis Cardinals on June 28, 1950.
Lee Walls hit for the cycle for the Chicago Cubs against the Cincinnati Redlegs on July 2, 1957.
Randy Hundley hit for the cycle for the Chicago Cubs against the Houston Astros on August 11, 1966.
Tim Foli hit for the cycle for the Montreal Expos against the Chicago Cubs on April 21, 1976.
Mike Phillips hit for the cycle for the New York Mets against the Chicago Cubs on June 25, 1976.
Iván de Jesús hit for the cycle for the Chicago Cubs against the St. Louis Cardinals on April 22, 1980.
Willie McGee hit for the cycle for the St. Louis Cardinals against the Chicago Cubs on June 23, 1984.
Andre Dawson hit for the cycle for the Chicago Cubs against the San Francisco Giants on April 29, 1987.
Mark Grace hit for the cycle for the Chicago Cubs against the San Diego Padres on May 9, 1993.
George Kelly hit three home runs for the New York Giants against the Chicago Cubs on September 17, 1923.
Babe Herman hit three home runs for the Chicago Cubs against the Philadelphia Phillies on July 20, 1933.
Hank Leiber hit three home runs for the Chicago Cubs against the St. Louis Cardinals on July 4, 1939.
Hank Sauer hit three home runs for the Chicago Cubs against the Philadelphia Phillies on August 28, 1950.
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