![]() ![]() Famous slugger Sammy Sosa and indomitable pitcher Kerry Wood joined the lineup and helped create some of the most memorable moments in Cubs legend. The 1990s were not the Cubs’ time to win the World Series, but it was a historic time for the team. Then in 1986, the Cubs won the National League division with 96 wins. In 19, the Cubs briefly emerged from their slump to pull together some consecutive wins, but it was not enough to propel them to their former postseason glory. It was a dark time in Cubs history for the team and its fans. In 19, the Cubs set franchise records for the number of lost games, and for 20 seasons beginning in 1947, the Chicago team never ended above. The Cubs set some records, but not the kind teams want to add to their reputation. After that defeat, the Cubs entered the longest stretch of their drought years yet. The Cubs made their final appearance in the World Series – or so many people predicted – in 1945. Cubs player Gabby Hartnett hit a home run - soon to go down in history as the “ Homer in the Gloamin’.” Before Wrigley Field had lights for night games - the first nighttime game would not happen until 1988 - the Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates were tied 5-5 in the bottom of the ninth inning, and darkness was threatening to end the game. In 1938, a famous moment in Cubs’ history drove the team onto the road to the National League pennant. Ruth even called his home run at Wrigley Field during Game 3 of the series. The Yankees team included baseball greats Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig. The Cubs also made it to the World Series in 1932. In 1932, the Cubs made it to the World Series again. This time, they faced off against the New York Yankees, a team that had just won 107 games that season. The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the Cubs in the World Series again in 1929. In 1918, the Boston Red Sox beat the Cubs out for the title. In 1910, the Cubs won a pennant, but the Philadelphia Athletics beat them in the World Series.Īs time went on, the Cubs suffered more World Series losses. The Chicago Cubs started as one of the most dominant teams in baseball. Following their consecutive World Series wins in 19, the team continued to collect pennants and make World Series appearances. After two years in a row of winning the World Series, the Chicago Cubs and their fans would have to wait more than 100 years to taste the same victory. ![]() Then again, in 1908, the Chicago Cubs claimed the World Series title. The team won 107 games in the season and beat out the Detroit Tigers for the glory. In 1907, the same year the Cubs took on the name that stuck, they won the World Series. In 1902, a newspaper first tossed around the Cubs name, and five years later, it became the official team name. The team is such an integral part of life in the Windy City that it’s hard to imagine it under any different name. However, the Cubs started in 1876 as the Chicago White Stockings, one of eight charter members of the newly minted National League.īefore the Cubs became the official mascot, this well-known team went by other names, including the Orphans and the Colts. The Chicago Cubs’ history timeline begins before the team even had the name we all know bhem by today. It’s no wonder fans of the Chicago Cubs bleed “Cubbie blue.” The baseball team has given its followers more than 100 years of riveting entertainment and sports history. In honor of this city’s iconic team and to remember the Cubs’ World Series win in 2016, we are looking back on the history of Chicago’s beloved North Side team. ![]()
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