Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 14, according to the Tribune’s archives.
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Weather records (from the National Weather Service, Chicago )
High temperature: 89 degrees (1975)
Low temperature: 27 degrees (1872)
Precipitation: 4.19 inches (2017)
Snowfall: Trace (1992)
1906: The Chicago White Sox — nicknamed the “Hitless Wonders” (manager Fielder Jones ‘ team hit .230, the worst in the American League during the 1906 season with only seven home runs) — defeated the Chicago Cubs 8-3 in Game 6 at South Side Park III to win the World Series.
1908: The Cubs won four games to one to reign as world champs for the second consecutive year . Only 6,210 fans turned out in Detroit to see