Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 14, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )
High temperature: 99 degrees (1939)
Low temperature: 40 degrees (1985)
Precipitation: 2.42 inches (1896)
Snowfall: Trace (1928)
1902: The Chicago Cubs infield trio of shortstop Joe Tinker, second baseman Johnny Evers and first baseman Frank Chance (of “Baseball’s Sad Lexicon” ) — the best double play combination of the day — turned their first double play.
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