Chicago Cubs

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Also known as Chicago White Stockings, Chicago Colts, and Chicago Orphans. Franchise Record: 9835-9286 World Series Titles: 2 (1907, 1908) National League Pennants: 16 (1876, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1885, 1886, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1945) Playoffs: 15 (1906, 1907, 1908, 1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938, 1945, 1984, 1989, 1998, 2003, 2007) Franchise Players: Cap Anson, Mordecai Brown, Ernie Banks, Gabby Hartnett, Ryne Sandberg, Ron Santo, Sammy Sosa, Billy Williams Stadiums: 23rd Street Grounds (1876-1877), Lake Front Park I (1878-1882), Lake Front Park II (1882-1884), West Side Park I (1885-1890), South Side Park I (1891-1893), West Side Grounds (1893-1915), Wrigley Field (1916-present)

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One of the original National League franchises, the Chicago Cubs are known for their World Series drought. They have not played in a World Series since 1945 and have not won a World Series since 1908. The franchise came close in 1984, when they lost the NLCS after blowing a two games to none lead to the Padres. In 1989, the Cubs fell in 5 games to the San Francisco Giants. The 1998 Cubs were an unexpected playoff entry, needing an extra 1 game playoff win at Wrigley Field over the San Francisco Giants to win the Wild Card. The Atlanta Braves subsequently swept the Cubs in 3 games in the NLDS. In 2003, the Cubs had a lead in Game 6 of the NLCS against the Florida Marlins when fan Steve Bartman grabbed a foul ball that Cubs left fielder Moises Alou attempted to catch. The Cubs then blew the lead and would lose game 7 the next day. Realistically, it was Alex Gonzalez's blown double play that cost the Cubs the game, not Steve Bartman. In 2004, the Cubs had the wild card lead with 10 games left. They then lost 8 of the last 10 games to miss out on the playoffs.

In 2007, the Cubs won the NL Central. It was the first time they had made the playoffs since 2003.

[edit] Further Reading

• Art Ahrens: Chicago Cubs, 1926-1940 (Images of Baseball), Arcadia Publishing, Charleston, SC, 2005.
• Art Ahrens & Eddie Gold: Day by Day in Chicago Cub History, June 1982.
• Art Ahrens & Eddie Gold: The Golden Era Cubs, 1876-1940, April 1985.
• Art Ahrens & Eddie Gold: The New Era Cubs, 1941-1985, Bonus Books, June 1985.
• Art Ahrens: The Cubs (The Complete Record of Chicago Cubs Baseball), January 1986.
• Art Ahrens & Eddie Gold: Cubs: The Renewal Era, 1985-1990, May 1990.
• George Castle: The Million-to-One Team: Why the Chicago Cubs Haven't Won a Pennant Since 1945, Diamond Communications, 2001.
• Bruce Chadwick, David M. Spindel (Photographer): The Chicago Cubs: Memories and Memorabilia of the Wrigley Wonders (Major League Memories), Abbeville Press, 1994.
• Doug Feldmann: Miracle Collapse: The 1969 Chicago Cubs, University of Nebraska, 2006.
• Lew Freedman: Game of my Life: Chicago Cubs, Sports Publishing LLC, Champaign, IL, 2007.
• Derek Gentile & Stats Inc.: The Complete Chicago Cubs: The Total Encyclopedia of the Team, Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, June, 2002.
• Gary Gillette and Pete Palmer: The Ultimate Cubs Companion: A Complete Statistical and Reference Guide, Maple Street Press, Hingham, MA, 2008.
• Peter Golenbock: Wrigleyville: A Magical History Tour of the Chicago Cubs, St. Martin's Griffin, 1999.
• Jerome Holtzman & George Cass: The Chicago Cubs Encyclopedia (Baseball Encyclopedias of North America), Temple University Press, 1997.
• Donald Honig: The Chicago Cubs: An Illustrated History, Simon & Schuster, March 1991.
• Steve Johnson: Chicago Cubs Trivia Teasers, Trails Books, 2006.
• Bob Logan: Tales from Chicago Sports: Cubs, Bulls, Bears and Other AnimalsSports Publishing LLC, Champaign, IL, 2002.
• Bob Logan: More Tales From the Cubs Dugout, Sports Publishing LLC, Champâign, IL, 2003.
• Bob Logan: Cubs Win! A Celebration of the 1984 Cubs, McGraw-Hill, 1984.
• Bruce A. Rubenstein: Chicago in the World Series, 1903-2005: The Cubs and White Sox in Championship Play, McFarland, Jefferson, NC, 2006.
• Ron Santo & Phil Pepe: Few And Chosen: Defining Cubs Greatness Across the Eras, Triumph Books, 2005.
• Marc Stang: Cubs Collection: 100 Years of Chicago Cubs Images, Orange Frazer Press, 2001.
• John Snyder: Cubs Journal: Year by Year and Day by Day with the Chicago Cubs Since 1876, Emmis Books, 2006.
• Rick Talley: The Cubs of '69: Recollections of the Team That Should Have Been, Contemporary Books, 1990.
• Jim Vitti: The Cubs on Catalina: A Scrapbookful of Memories About a 30-Year Love Affair Between One of Baseball's Classic Teams & California's Most Fanciful Isle, Settefratti Press, November 2003.
• Bernard A. Weisberger: When Chicago Ruled Baseball: "The Cubs-White Sox World Series of 1906", William Morrow, 2006.
• Gene Wojciechowski: Cubs Nation (162 Games, 162 Stories, 1 Addiction), Doubleday, New York, NY, 2005.