Today in Cub History: Catch-all Edition
4-3-2006 Transmission (me) successfully defends his dissertation at UW. While technically he still has to deposit his dissertation in a dank basement office somewhere, this functionally makes him Dr. Trans.
4-3-1987 Traded Dennis Eckersley and Dan Rohn to the Oakland Athletics. Received Brian Guinn, Dave Wilder and Mark Leonette
4-3-1888 Sold John Clarkson to the Boston Beaneaters
4-4-1988 Sammy Sosa hits the first of his 66 home runs. It's off Marc Valdes of the Expos
4-4-1989 Mitch Williams pitches 1 and 2/3 innings, gives up three hits, two walks, and a balk. He also strikes out three, gives up no runs and earns his first save as a Cub. Cubs 5, Phillies 4
4-5-2004 Signed Glendon Rusch as a free agent
4-5-1995 Traded Derek Wallace and Geno Morones to the Kansas City Royals. Received Brian McRae
4-5-1976 Traded Don Kessinger to the St. Louis Cardinals. Received Mike Garman and a PTBNL (Bobby Hrapmann)
4-5-1892 Traded Fred Pfeffer to the Louisville Colonels. Received Jim Canavan and $1000 cash.
4-7-1991 Traded Mitch Williams to the Philadelphia Phillies. Received Chuck McElroy and Bob Scanlan
4-8-1976 Purchased Randy Hundley from the San Diego Padres
4-8-1960 Traded Ron Perranoski, Johnny Goryl, Lee Handley and $25,000 cash to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Don Zimmer
4-9-1995 Signed Jaime Navarro as a free agent
4-9-1951 Released Johnny Vander Meer
4-11-1965 Purchased Ted Abernathy from the Cleveland Indians
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