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When the Cubs were the Microbes

October 26, 2016 — Something on the sports pages caught my eye. It was a headline about a baseball game. A headline about a team called the Chicago Microbes. That stopped me in my tracks. What the hell was that? Read the story on Medium.

Published October 26, 2016
Categorized as History Tagged baseball, chicago cubs, chicago microbes, history, medium, sports team names

We solve the mystery of the Cubs’ early name: The Microbes

Time Out Chicago, April 3, 2012 — Historian Robert Loerzel digs through historical documents to find out just why the Cubs were once called the Microbes. Read the story at Time Out Chicago.

Published April 3, 2012
Categorized as History Tagged baseball, chicago cubs, microbes, time out chicago
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