Saturday notes: • THE MARGIN OF VICTORY: In their 81 wins, the Cubs have outscored their opponents by an average of 4.25 runs per game. They have finished only two seasons since 1901 with a larger average margin in their victories: 4.33, in 2023, and 4.30, in 1970. Their next-biggest were 4.15, in 1929; 4.11, in 2019; 4.10, in 2016, and 4.00, in 1935 and 2017. (Courtesy BCB’s JohnW53) • HAPP-ENSTANCE: Ian Happ, last 17 games since Aug. 17: .345/.465/.655 (20-for-58) with six doubles, four home runs, 11 RBI, 13 walks and 15 runs scored. • THIS DAY IN CUBS HISTORY: Augie Galan led off the bottom of the 10th with a walk-off home run as the Cubs defeated the Phillies 3-2, the third victory in what would become a 21-game winning streak. It happened 90 years ago today, Friday, Sept. 6, 193

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