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The Cubs: 99 years of misery

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Friday, March 28, 2008

1970 Record: 84-78 Finished 2nd in the National League East, five games out Whoa! He played here? Joe Pepitone of Yankee lore played reserve outfield and first base. The Cubs survive a midseason 12-game losing streak that knocks them out of first to within a game of the Pirates in the final weeks of the season. On Sept. 20, manager Leo Durocher is desperate enough for a win that he calls on ace starter Ferguson Jenkins to try to escape a scoring threat. Jenkins had beaten Montreal just two da ...

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