Mastodawn

Matt Maldre Mar 13, 2024

Justin Steele 2024 opening day stats

Justin Steele will be the first time the Cubs Opening Day starter is a lefty that the Cubs drafted. (via desipio)

Justin Steele will also be the Cubs 3rd youngest left Opening Day starter. (via 57hits)

Since 2016, the Cubs Opening Day record is 8-2

(via stathead)

Greg Maddux started only one Opening Day for the Cubs

1986 Rick Sutcliffe
1987 Rick Sutcliffe
1988 Rick Sutcliffe
1989 Rick Sutcliffe
1990 Mike Bielecki
1991 Danny Jackson
1992 Greg Maddux
2004 Kerry Wood
2005 Carlos Zambrano
2006 Carlos Zambrano

(via stathead)

The most earned runs given up by a Cubs Opening Day starter

Kevin Tapani. 9 earned runs in two innings. What a way to start the season!

Most strikeouts thrown by Cubs Opening Day Starter

13 strikeouts in Lon Warneke’s one-hitter of 1934.
2nd most strikeouts is Ryan Dempster’s 10 strikeouts in 2012.

Most home runs given up by a Cubs Opening Day pitcher

3 HR. Rick Sutcliffe (1988), Mike Morgan (1994)

Most home runs by a Cubs batter

3 HR by Karl Tuffy Rhodes (1994) All three HR were off Dwight Gooden.

1st inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF
3rd inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF
5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF-CF

(source)

Most hits by a Cubs batter

5 hits by Billy Herman (1936)
(source)

Most Cubs team HR

5 HR (1936)

Frank Demaree (off Dizzy Dean, 1st inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF-RF)
Frank Demaree (off Dizzy Dean, 5th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to Deep LF)
Chuck Klein (off Dizzy Dean, 6th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF)
Gabby Hartnett (off Dizzy Dean, 6th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep CF-RF)
Billy Herman (off Bill McGee, 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep RF)

(source)

Most Cubs team hits

23 hits (2005) Cubs won 16-6 against Arizona. The Diamondbacks starting pitcher was Javier Vazquez. He gave up 10 hits.
(source)

Most Cub Opening Day starts

17: Ernie Banks
13: Ryne Sandberg, Ron Santo, Billy Williams
12: Mark Grace, Gabby Hartnett, Charlie Grimm, Stan Hack, and Sammy Sosa
11: Shawon Dunston

Most current Cub Opening Day starts (not including 2024)

5: Ian Happ
3: Nico Hoerner
Odd thing: There are no other current Cubs with 2 Opening Day starts. Unless if you count David Bote.

https://www.57hits.com/cubs-opening-day-2024-trivia

#ChicagoCubs #GregMaddux #JustinSteele

Pointless Exercise (@desipio.bsky.social)

Free for all: 59 years later, the first lefty pitcher the Cubs ever drafted is still the best they've ever had. In between that guy and Justin Steele was a lot of really, really bad. Take a look at the Cubs' long, futile history of drafting lefthanded pitchers. https://open.substack.com/pub/pointlessexercise/p/justin-steeles-opening-day-start?r=2iq&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

Bluesky Social

Justin Steele & Micah Molinari Launch Production Company Drama Free Films, Unveil Initial Slate

Pointless Exercise (@desipio.bsky.social)