Chicago Cubs history unpacked — September 28

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Happy birthday to Enoli Paredes, and a mighty host of others.

Today in baseball history, in 1930 – As a Yankee, Babe Ruth returns to the mound after a nine-year absence at Fenway Park and pitches a complete game, beating the Red Sox, 9-3. The last time the "Bambino" took the mound, he defeated the A's at the end of the 1921 season, and 1938 – At Wrigley Field, Gabby Hartnett hits his famous "Homer in the Gloamin'" in the ninth inning against the Pirates' Mace Brown to give the Chicago Cubs a 6-5 victory, their ninth straight. It is a key triumph en route to the Cubs' National League pennant, and other stories as well.