Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Sept. 30, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )
High temperature: 92 degrees (1971)
Low temperature: 29 degrees (1984)
Precipitation: 1.27 inches (1896)
Snowfall: Trace (2006)
1933: Floyd “Babe” Herman hit for the cycle twice during the 1931 season — two months apart — when he was with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
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Two seasons later, as a Cub, he managed his third. Facing Cardinals pitcher Dizzy Dean on Ladies Day in St. Louis, Herman hit a triple in the first inning. He hit his 13th home run of the season in the sixth inning, then a