He was 13-0 with a 1.91 ERA and 12.4 strikeouts per 9 in 14 starts (plus a relief appearance). Did somebody say undefeated? The Big Unit faced all 30 teams in a career split between the two leagues, and the only team to never beat him (minimum 2 decisions). He only spent six years in the National League, just long enough to go 10-1 with a 2.39 ERA and three complete games against the Cubs - 6-0 2.08 in six starts at Wrigley Field. Those of a certain generation will remember the five-hit, four-homer, eight-RBI game at Wrigley Field in April 1976 in which the Phillies came from 11 down to beat the Cubs 18-16 in 10 innings - Schmidt providing the two-run difference maker in the 10th. And he especially loved Wrigley Field, where he hit more homers (50) than any other road park and where his 1.048 OPS was better than any other park he played, home, road or Yellowstone. The greatest player in Phillies history played more games against the Cubs (269) than any opponent, and it seemed like a lot more to Cubs pitchers - who gave up 78 home runs to Schmidt (.985 OPS). In fact, his 1.000 career OPS against the Cubs is higher than any other opponent - and he was even better at Wrigley (.342 with 54 homers and 1.077 OPS in 179 games. Maybe this shouldn’t surprise anyone, but nobody has hit more home runs against the Cubs than the Giants’ inner-circle Hall of Famer (92). Is it a coincidence that the Cubs never won a championship when these players were in their league? 354 performance against the Cubs in 1909 to lead the Pirates past the defending champs for the NL pennant, we offer a few other all-timers who bedeviled the Cubs over the years. 327 mark in the early days of Wrigley Field (Weegham Park) and. In recognition of Pujols’ place in a history of Hall of Fame Cubs’ nemeses that goes back to Honus Wagner’s. “He’s The Machine for a reason,” Smyly said. 996 at Wrigley).īy the ninth inning of Tuesday's second game of a doubleheader, with Pujols on the bench after playing (and doubling) in the opener, the Cardinals loaded the bases with nobody out, forcing a pitching change to Cubs lefty Steven Brault - and eliciting a "We want Albert" chant from a sizable Cards portion of the crowd. 997 OPS against the Cubs through Monday (30 and. The best of the best: ‘Let’s go.’Īnd when it comes to all-time greats who have gone beyond their Cooperstown credentials against the Cubs over the years, Pujols is in especially rarefied air - with his 58 homers and. “It was so much fun to battle against the guy,” Dempster said. “Clearly not, right?Īctually, Pujols had 39 home runs and 104 RBIs at that point in the season - four and five, respectively, against Dempster in three meetings. 330 with 35 and 100 right now, and it’s not good enough?’ ” Dempster said. “I was like, ‘Really, dude? You’re hitting. “And he wasn’t just hitting - he was hitting laser-beam homers to right-center. “The dude was the best hitter in baseball,” Dempster said.
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