Chicago Cubs timeline
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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Wrigley Field Opens
Originally known as Weeghman Park, Wrigley Field was built on the grounds once occupied by a seminary. -- Weeghman Park was the home of... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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... Read more
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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,... Read more
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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,... Read more
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Chicago Cubs defeat Boston Red Sox, 14-6
CHICAGO -- The professorial 38-year-old bounded up the dugout steps, his hand aloft, acknowledging the legion of 39,215 who packed Wrigley Field... Read more
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Chicago Cubs defeat Boston Red Sox, 7-6
CHICAGO--Grasping for a positive takeaway from what so far has been a lost weekend in Wrigleyville? Maybe it is this: Manny Ramirez, who until... Read more
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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... Read more
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Baltimore Orioles defeat Chicago Cubs, 7-5
A recap of the Orioles' 7-5 win over the Cubs last night: WISH YOU WERE HERE As trade rumors swirled this offseason, Brian Roberts figured it... Read more
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Chicago Cubs defeat Baltimore Orioles, 7-4
CHICAGO -- It took all of five batters last night for one of Orioles manager Dave Trembley's worst fears to be realized. Already a pitcher short... Read more
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Baltimore Orioles defeat Chicago Cubs, 11-4
CHICAGO -- The Orioles said all the right things, denying that taking two of three games against the Chicago Cubs, the team with the best overall... Read more
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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... Read more
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New York Mets defeat Chicago Cubs, 6-2
A second straight September collapse remains a distinct possibility for the Mets, but GM Omar Minaya is slated to be rewarded either way with a new... Read more
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Chicago Cubs defeat New York Mets, 9-6
Wednesday night was an opportunity for Oliver Perez to give the Mets a quality outing from a starter not named Santana or Pelfrey. With just one... Read more
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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... Read more