2004-2006

Timeline 2004 - July 31, 2006

After the 2003 season the Braves were unable to keep Greg due to financial restraints. The Cubs took the chance to bring back the man who had broke their hearts. In Chicago he would be united with a trio of young Cub pitchers by the names of Prior, Wood and Zambrano. The trio had grew comparisons to Maddux, Glavine and Smoltz. In his first season as a Cub he notched his 300th career victory and picked up his 14th Gold Glove Award.

2004
February 18
The Chicago Cubs signed Free Agent Pitcher Greg Maddux to a 3 year deal worth 24 million dollars. Maddux had received interest from the Orioles, Giants, Dodgers, Marlins, Cardinals and Yankees over the last few months. Just days ago all reports had him signing with the Yankees. However, those reports were dashed when the Cubs signed the pitcher. March 7
Needed only two innings and twenty-three pitches in a Cub uniform to convince Cub faithful that signing Greg Maddux was a great idea. Maddux pitched two scoreless innings, striking out three and allowing one hit against the Kansas City Royals

March 12
Second Spring start for Cubs: In three innings against the Seattle Mariners Greg Maddux struck out 8. After a shaky first inning which he needed 20 pitches he settled down.

May 31
Behind a Moises Alou’s 13th homerun of the season and 6.2 strong innings from Greg the Chicago Cubs defeated Roy Oswalt and the Houston Astros. Maddux evened his record at 4-4 while allowing just one run on a Lance Berkman homer in the 6th.

July 17
Greg picks up his first complete game as a Cub. It’s also a shutout. He allowed just 6 hits, no runs, 0 walks, and 4 strikeouts and picked up a hit of his own as the Cubs defeat the visiting Brewers. It is career win 297. It is exactly one year to the date of his last complete game.

July 22
Greg pitches his second complete game in as many starts. This time against Cincinnati. He allows two runs both on homeruns and just four hits as the Cubs win 13-2. It is career win 298.

July 27
Win 299 at Milwaukee

August 1
Greg goes for win #300 in Wrigley Field against the Phillies. Despite 6 innings of 2 run ball he does not earn the win as the Cubs don’t score again til the 7th.

August 7
Greg again goes for win number 300. This time he is successful in San Francisco. The final line was 4 runs 7 hits and 3 walks in just 5 innings. The Cubs bull pen is successful in holding the lead however as Joe Leicester, Kent Mercker, Mike Remlinger, Kyle Farnsworth and LaTroy Hawkins all combined to pitch the final four innings allowing four hits and a walk but no runs to score.

August 30
In his last start in Montreal Greg picks up career win 302 pitching 7 innings of shutout ball.

September 13
Makes 600th start of his career. Picks up a win to move to 14-9 on the season. The Pirates managed just 5 hits and a walk in Greg’s 7 innings of work.

September 18
Becomes one of only 18 pitchers to start over 600 games

September 23
Picks up 15th win of the season in Pittsburgh. 6 innings 7 hits 3 runs and 6 strike outs.

September 25
Hosts This Week in Baseball

October 3
In what can be classified as a meaningless start Greg Maddux faces the Braves for the first time in 12 years. He manages to pick up win 305 but finishes the season with an ERA over 4.

Season Highlights
His 300th win make him just the 22nd Major Leaguer to record that number.
17th consecutive season of 15 or more wins, matches Warren Spahn’s streak of 17 seasons with 14 or more wins
Reaches 200 innings for the 16th time in 17 seasons. (2002)
2005
April 29
For the first time since August 4, 1987 (Don Sutton of California defeated Steve Carlton of Minnesota) two 300 game winners face each other. The game takes place in Houston and Greg Maddux notched career win #306 against Roger Clemens of the Astros. It was also his first win of the season. Maddux goes 6 innings allowing 2 runs on 7 hits while walking one and striking out three. Clemens goes 7 innings, 3 runs, 7 hits and actually got two hits of his own. Jeromy Burnitz hits the tie breaking homer off Clemens in the 7th to help the Cubs to a 3-2 win.May 10
Maddux picks up his second win of the season. He also strikes out 10 marking the first time he’s had double digit strike outs since June 15, 2003.

May 30
Wearing the blue uniforms for only the second start of his career, first of the season,  Greg Maddux evens his record on the season. (3-3) His line 6 IP, 5 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 H. Maddux wears the blue uniform in his next start as well notching his fourth victory of the season. (June 4)

June 10
Maddux hits his fifth career home run. It’s his first since 1999 as he goes 6.1 innings allowing 3 ER for the win.

June 18
Mark Buehrle makes comments on a Chicago radio show that he believes one of the Cub pitchers uses a spit ball. Buehrle never mentions the name of the pitcher believes uses the spitball but there’s speculation that he’s referring to Greg Maddux.

When asked if it was him, Maddux was quoted as saying “It wasn’t me, Who’s Mark Buehrle?”

June 20
Greg notches his 311th career victory. The win ties him with Tom Seaver. Seaver also reached win number 311 in his 20th season, however he was a White Sox when he reached the number. Maddux also has fewer losses then Seaver.

June 25
Greg picks up his 312th win to pass Seaver on the all time wins list. He goes six innings allowing five hits, two runs and walking zero.Right: Maddux waves his hat to acknowledge the crowd after the strike out.

July 26
In a no decision against the San Francisco Giants Maddux picked up the 3,000th strike out of his career by retiring Omar Vizquel.

August 27
Maddux notched his second complete game of the season but received a loss as the Cubs fell 2-1 to the Marlins. Maddux allowed five hits and a walk while striking out two. Maddux also collected a hit in the game. The loss dropped him to 10-11.

Season Highlights
Notched his 15th Gold Glove. Second in a row…
2006
April 23
Started a season by winning his first four starts for the first time in his career. Was only the third time he started 4-0 in his career. May 2
Greg Maddux is named pitcher of the month for April after going 5-0 with a 1.35 ERA.

July 29
In his last game as a Chicago Cub Greg Maddux picks up career win 327 and his 9th of the season as the Cubs defeat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2. Maddux pitches six innings allowing just one run and striking out six.		 Maddux leaves in his last game as a Cub

July 31
Greg Maddux is traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Maddux becomes the first 300 game winner to pitch for the Dodgers since Don Sutton. The Cubs received infielder Cesar Izturis in return.
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