10 times 2: Chicago Cubs have twice won 10 games in a row in same season for first time since 1935
Make it 10 wins in a row for the Chicago Cubs again. Ian Happ extended his on-base streak to 29 games, Michael Busch hit a three-run double and the Cubs clinched their second 10-game winning streak this year with a 7-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night. This is the first time since 1935 that Chicago has had two 10-game winning streaks in a season.
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Make it 10 wins in a row for the Chicago Cubs again. That's twice in one season — for the first time in nine decades. Ian Happ extended his on-base streak to 29 games, Michael Busch hit a three-run double and the Cubs clinched their second 10-game winning streak this year with a 7-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Friday night.
This is the first time since 1935 that Chicago has had two 10-game winning streaks in a season. The only time the Cubs had more was in 1906 with four. “That means you’re doing something that’s pretty rare, and I think we realize that,” manager Craig Counsell said.
The 1955 Brooklyn Dodgers were the previous major league team with two 10-game winning streaks within the first 39 games of a season, according to Sportradar. They did it in their first 24 games. “Baseball is a game of a ridiculous amount of stats and things to look up, so anytime you have to go that far back, it is obviously a good sign, especially on a positive like that,” Chicago second baseman Nico Hoerner said.
“We're just going to keep it rolling. ” These Cubs have done it pretty quickly, too, with a pair of 10-game winning streaks by May 8. “That’s a crazy sentence,” Hoerner said.