Chicago Cubs

The Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The team was founded in 1876 as the Chicago White Stockings, as one of the inaugural teams in the National League.

Championships

The team has had a total of 3 championship-winning seasons in the modern era (1901 and later) of major-league baseball, winning the World Series in 1907, 1908, and 2016. They were also National League champions, but lost in the World Series, 8 times, in 1906, 1910, 1918, 1929, 1932, 1935, 1938, and 1945.

Prior to the start of the modern World Series in 1903, the team won 6 National League titles, in 1876, 1880, 1881, 1882, 1885, and 1886. They appeared in a 19th-century version of the World Series in 1885 and 1886, playing against the champion from the American Association (a baseball league active during the period 1882-1891). They tied the AA champion St. Louis Browns in 1885, winning 3 games, losing 3, and tying 1. In 1886 they beat the Browns 4 games to 2.

Locations and Nicknames

The team has been based in Chicago since its inception in 1876. They have played their home games at the following stadiums.

• 1876-1877: 23rd Street Grounds
• 1878-1884: Lakefront Park
• 1885-1891: West Side Park (Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only in 1891)
• 1891-1893: South Side Park (Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays only in 1891)
• 1893-1915: West Side Grounds
• 1916-present: Wrigley Field (Originally named Weeghman Park, renamed Cubs Park in 1919, renamed Wrigley Field in December 1926)

They have been known by 4 different nicknames:

• 1876-1889 Chicago White Stockings
• 1890-1897 Chicago Colts
• 1898-1902 Chicago Orphans
• 1903-present Chicago Cubs

Retired Numbers

The following uniform numbers are retired in that players, managers, and coaches of the team will no longer use them.

• 10 Ron Santo
• 14 Ernie Banks
• 23 Ryne Sandberg
• 26 Billy Williams
• 31 Greg Maddux
• 31 Ferguson Jenkins
• 42 Jackie Robinson (retired across major league baseball)