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.

Vintage Chicago Tribune: Chicago Cubs who have hit for the cycle

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

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