Chicago Cubs Timeline

1906 Oct 9
to 1906 Oct 14
 1906 World Series
e 1906 World Series featured a crosstown matchup between the Chicago Cubs, who had posted the highest regular-season win total (116) and winning percentage (.763) in the major leagues sin...
1907 Oct 8
to 1907 Oct 12
 1907 World Series
The 1907 World Series featured the Chicago Cubs and the Detroit Tigers, with the Cubs winning the Series four games to none (with one tie) for their first championship. The Cubs came bac...
1908 Sep 23 Chicago Cubs Tie New York Giants After Fred Merkle Commits 'Merkle's Boner'
The score remained tied into the ninth, and with Giant Moose McCormick on first base after a fielder’s choice and two outs, Fred Merkle hit a single that sent McCormick to third. With men...
1908 Oct 10
to 1908 Oct 14
 1908 World Series
The 1908 World Series matched the defending champion Chicago Cubs against the Detroit Tigers in a rematch of the 1907 Series. In this first-ever rematch of this young event, the Cubs won ...
1910 Oct 17
to 1910 Oct 23
 1910 World Series
The 1910 World Series featured the Philadelphia Athletics and the Chicago Cubs, with the Athletics winning in five games to earn their first championship. Jack Coombs of Philadelphia won...
1914 Apr 23 Wrigley Field (originally called Weeghman Park) Opens
Originally known as Weeghman Park, Wrigley Field was built on the grounds once occupied by a seminary. * Weeghman Park was the home of Chicago's entry in the Federal League and was...
1918 Sep 5
to 1918 Sep 11
 1918 World Series
The 1918 World Series featured the Boston Red Sox, who defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to two. The Series victory for the Red Sox was their fifth in five tries, going back to 1903. ...
1929 Oct 8
to 1929 Oct 14
 1929 World Series
In the 1929 World Series, the Philadelphia Athletics beat the Chicago Cubs in five games. The famous "Mack Attack" occurred in 1929, named for the legendary manager of the Athletics, Con...
1932 Sep 28
to 1932 Oct 2
 1932 World Series
The 1932 World Series was played between the New York Yankees (American League) and the Chicago Cubs (National League), with the Yankees holding home field advantage. The Yankees swept th...
1935 Oct 2
to 1935 Oct 7
 1935 World Series
The 1935 World Series featured the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago Cubs, with the Tigers winning in six games for their first championship in five Series appearances. They had lost in 1907...
1938 Oct 5
to 1938 Oct 9
 1938 World Series
The 1938 World Series matched the two-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Chicago Cubs, with the Yankees sweeping the Series in four games for their seventh championship ...
1945 Oct 3
to 1945 Oct 10
 1945 World Series
The 1945 World Series matched the American League Detroit Tigers against the National League Chicago Cubs. The Tigers won the Series, four games to three, giving them their second champio...
1945 Oct 6 Billy Sianis and his Billy Goat Murphy are Ejected from Game Four of the 1945 World Series, Starting the 'Curse of the Billy Goat'
The curse was allegedly placed on the Cubs during the 1945 World Series by Billy Goat Sianis himself. Sianis happened to be a Cubs fan and attempted to bring his goat "Murphy" into Game 4...
1965 Sep 9 Sandy Koufax Pitches a Perfect Game
Sandy Koufax of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitched a perfect game in Major League Baseball against the Chicago Cubs at Dodger Stadium on September 9, 1965. Koufax, by retiring 27 consecutive...
1998 Feb 18 Harry Caray Dies
Caray maintained a winter home in Palm Springs, California, along with his primary residence in Chicago. As discussed in Steve Stone's 1999 book, Where's Harry?, Caray was at a Rancho Mir...
2005 Jun 10 Chicago Cubs defeat Boston Red Sox, 14-6
CHICAGO -- It was an odd scene in an odd season for Alan Embree. Amid a three-run Chicago seventh inning, with Embree pitching mop-up duty, Dave Wallace popped up out of the dugout and he...
2005 Jun 11 Chicago Cubs defeat Boston Red Sox, 7-6
CHICAGO -- Wade Miller gave the Red Sox what they needed (7 innings) and more (2 hits off his own bat), but not even that was enough yesterday. A team playing with a deck lacking an ac...
2005 Jun 12 Boston Red Sox defeat Chicago Cubs, 8-1
CHICAGO -- Tim Wakefield didn't throw a complete game last night. He played one. The Sox righthander went to the Wrigley Field mound amid a brutal slide, having lost four consecutive s...
2008 Jun 24 Baltimore Orioles defeat Chicago Cubs, 7-5
CHICAGO -- Brian Roberts' long-awaited appearance at Wrigley Field generated far less buzz than the relentless offseason trade rumors that had the Orioles' second baseman all but fitted f...
2008 Jun 25 Chicago Cubs defeat Baltimore Orioles, 7-4
A recap of the Orioles' 7-4 loss to the Cubs last night: DOUBLE TROUBLE The Orioles learned that they would be without Brian Burres about three hours before the game when a stomach ...
2008 Jun 26 Baltimore Orioles defeat Chicago Cubs, 11-4
A recap of the Orioles' 11-4 win over the Cubs yesterday: ALMOST EVERYBODY HITS Every starting Oriole either reached base or got an RBI yesterday except shortstop Alex Cintron, who ...
2008 Sep 22 Chicago Cubs defeat New York Mets, 9-5
If the season ended today, the Cubs would be the Mets' opponent in the first round of the National League playoffs next week. As the Mets learned the hard way last September, the seaso...
2008 Sep 23 New York Mets defeat Chicago Cubs, 6-2
As the Mets teeter toward another September disaster, mental health pros have a message for the bumbling players and their white-knuckled fans: Have fun and enjoy the ride. That may be...
2008 Sep 24 Chicago Cubs defeat New York Mets, 9-6
If October never comes for the Mets, you'll always remember the bottom of the ninth Wednesday night. And maybe the bottom of the eighth, as well, innings when the Mets looked like a team ...
2008 Sep 25 New York Mets defeat Chicago Cubs, 7-6
The Mets finally stepped off the down elevator they've been riding for too long and found themselves on the floor they needed. The one with the jelly beans, and sunshine, and frequent fli...
2009 Apr 10 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Chicago Cubs, 4-3
For most of his four years with the Milwaukee Brewers, Rickie Weeks has been a lightning rod for fans who consider him the biggest underachiever on the team. "If that's taking some lig...
2009 Apr 11 Chicago Cubs defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 6-5
For the second straight night, the crowd at Miller Park stood in the ninth inning and screamed for their team. Fans again celebrated as their club captured the lead in its final at-bat...
2009 Apr 12 Chicago Cubs defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 8-5
The press-box announcer didn't even have a sporting chance to first give out the usual vital statistics - time of the first pitch, inside/outside temperature, that sort of thing - to mark...
2009 Apr 13 Chicago Cubs win home opener versus Colorado Rockies, 4 - 0
I attended the Cubs' home opener for the second time in my life. The weather was atrocious (38 degrees and rainy), but it was offset by our seats (club level directly behind home plate) ...
2009 Apr 16 St. Louis Cardinals defeat Chicago Cubs, 7-4
CHICAGO - The Cardinals did more good than bad against the Chicago Cubs on Thursday. Which is to say they must have done plenty good. Fumbling two early leads and making three error...
2009 Apr 17 Chicago Cubs defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 8-7
CHICAGO - Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols said Friday that he does indeed plan to participate in a sponsor promotion before the July 13 All-Star Home Run Derby at Busch Stadium and,...
2009 Apr 18 Chicago Cubs defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 7-5
CHICAGO -- Sunday night's rainout between the Cardinals and Chicago Cubs has been rescheduled as part of a day-night doubleheader on Sunday July 12, the final day before the All-Star brea...
2009 Apr 24 St. Louis Cardinals defeat Chicago Cubs, 4-3
The Cardinals entered Friday as a novelty: a team bearing one of the game's four best records while leading its league in errors. Once again they defied a seeming contradiction. Usi...
2009 Apr 25 St. Louis Cardinals defeat Chicago Cubs, 8-2
CHICAGO • They didn't talk of redemption. Instead, the Cardinals breathed a heavy sigh of relief after rescuing what would have been a crushing loss with a third baseman's rescued week...
2009 Apr 26 Chicago Cubs defeat St. Louis Cardinals, 10-3
With his team having lost four straight games, Chicago Cubs righthander Rich Harden did what good, veteran big-league starters do. He stopped the losing streak, pitching six strong inning...
2009 May 8 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Chicago Cubs, 3-2
It didn't have the significance of his eighth-inning, two-run home run against the Chicago Cubs on the final day of the 2008 season, but it still had a familiar feel for Ryan Braun. "N...
2009 May 9 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Chicago Cubs, 12-6
No need for dramatics and theatrics this time. Nope. This one was a clean, no-doubt-about-it beat-down of a division rival that the Milwaukee Brewers and their fans love to despise,...
2009 May 10 Chicago Cubs defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 4-2
The Milwaukee Brewers have become so proficient at late-inning heroics that it's something of a disappointment when they don't perform a little magic. But it's not going to happen ever...
2009 May 20 St. Louis Cardinals defeat Chicago Cubs, 2-1
It was, perhaps, the most unfair question I've ever asked of Cardinals manager Tony La Russa. Here goes: Your choice, Tony. A healthy Chris Carpenter? Or a new, adorable puppy...
2009 May 21 St. Louis Cardinals defeat Chicago Cubs, 3-1
Wobbly from a misspent weekend against Milwaukee, the Cardinals entered the series against the Cubs expecting the return of a starting pitcher. They got the revival of their starting p...
2009 May 28 Los Angeles Dodgers defeat Chicago Cubs, 2-1
CHICAGO — Dodgers owner Frank McCourt said he would like to see Manny Ramirez play in the All-Star game if fans vote him into the National League's starting lineup. Ramirez, who is ser...
2009 May 29 Chicago Cubs defeat Los Angeles Dodgers, 2-1
CHICAGO — Instead of pointing a finger of blame at the umpires, Juan Pierre pointed one back at himself and chuckled. Instead of bemoaning his misfortune, Chad Billingsley heaped prais...
2009 May 31 Los Angeles Dodgers defeat Chicago Cubs, 8-2
CHICAGO — Well, that didn't last long. The Dodgers' emergence from their three-day offensive malaise coincided with Sean Marshall's appearance on the mound, as the team with baseball's...
2009 Jun 12 Minnesota Twins defeat Chicago Cubs, 7-4
CHICAGO — Twins Nation hit Wrigley Field with all its might on Friday. The voices of its members bounced around the 95-year-old ballpark, making the Friendly Confines rather comfy for the...
2009 Jun 14 Chicago Cubs defeat Minnesota Twins, 3-2
CHICAGO - The ball jumped off Ryan Theriot's bat and in a flash, his teammates engulfed him. Finally, the Cubs had something to celebrate. Theriot drove in Derrek Lee with a bases-load...
2009 Jul 2 Chicago Cubs defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 9-5
Chicago — It was a question on the minds of many as the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs began a four-game series Thursday night at Wrigley Field. Which was the bigger liability: the...
2009 Jul 3 Chicago Cubs defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 2-1
Chicago — They just played this song. Just the other day, remember? It's the one that goes like this: The starting pitcher has one of his best outings of the season but the Milwauke...
2009 Jul 4 Milwaukee Brewers defeat Chicago Cubs, 11-2
Chicago — In his pregame chat with reporters Saturday morning, Milwaukee Brewers manager Ken Macha talked about the importance of the hitters behind Prince Fielder in his batting order pr...
2009 Jul 5 Chicago Cubs defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 8-2
CHICAGO (AP) Ryan Braun just finished watching All-Star Ted Lilly shut down his Milwaukee Brewers, and he was frustrated. So he let his pitchers know how he felt about their recent per...
2009 Jul 10 St. Louis Cardinals defeat Chicago Cubs, 8-3
CHICAGO - A sliver of season grew into a slice, and a slice has grown into a wedge. Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field the Cardinals played their 88th game, and played it well, which is...