No other baseball club in the world has a longer history than the Chicago Cubs. They were founded as an amateur team less than a decade after the Civil War (1874) and played their first season in the National League. The NL was established in 1876, so the Cubs were already members when they began play.
The franchise has won more than 800 games over the course of its existence, including six World Series titles between 1907 and 2016. However, they have also had many losing seasons and failed to win any pennants until John McDonough took over as manager in 1985. He eventually led the Cubs to their first World Series title since 1908. Since then, the team has been involved in several more playoff appearances but has never won another championship.
In 2017, the Cubs finished last in the NL Central with a 67-97 record. At the end of the season, President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein was named the 2018 National League Executive of the Year by Baseball America. In June 2018, the Cubs announced that they had hired former Boston Red Sox president Sam Kennedy as their new president of business operations. In August 2018, it was reported that the Cubs had offered Joe Maddon the managerial job with which he became familiar during his tenure with the Tampa Bay Rays. On October 10, 2018, the Cubs announced that manager Joe Maddon had resigned rather than accept a contract extension from the team.
The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team from Chicago, Illinois. The Cubs are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team that plays in the National League (NL) Central division. The team's home games are held at Wrigley Field, which is located on the city's North Side. The team was founded in 1876 as the Chicago White Stockings.
Wrigley Field is the home of the Chicago Cubs and has been since 1914. The first game played at Wrigley Field was on April 17, 1914, when the Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 in 10 innings. The Cubs have won more than 670 regular season games since then and have only been eliminated from playoff contention twice - in 2007 and 2008. The team's owner is an organization called "Billy Bean LLC", which is made up of members of the family that owns Wrigley Field.
The Chicago Cubs have won two World Series titles - in 1907 and 2016 - and eight NL pennants. They have also appeared in nine World Series games but have never won one. The team's all-time leader in wins is Joe McCarthy with 1,505; he was hired by the Cubs as their manager in 1945 and led them to victory in the NL Championship Series in 1946 but was fired after that season. Bill James is credited with creating the term "expository language" to describe the statistical analysis that now forms such a large part of modern baseball writing.
The Chicago Cubs are a Major League Baseball team that competes in the NL Central Division. The Cubs have had 60 managers since their beginning as the White Stockings in 1876. They have won the National League pennant five times and the World Series once in 1908. The Cubs have played their home games at Wrigley Field, located on North Clark Street in Chicago, Illinois, since 1914.
The current manager of the Chicago Cubs is Joe Maddon who took over after the season ended last year. He has managed the Tampa Bay Rays previously and is one of the most popular managers in baseball today. Joe Maddon was hired by Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer of the Cubs front office to replace Dale Sveum who was fired at the end of the 2013 season. Before becoming a manager, Joe Maddon coached for the Cubs organization for ten years. He first joined the team as a third base coach in 2005 when Bruce Bochy was still managing the San Francisco Giants. In 2010, Maddon became the Cubs pitching coach when Phil Rogers died during spring training. In this role, he helped guide pitchers Jason Hammel, Jeff Samardzija, John Lackey, and Ryan Dempster develop into top-flight pitchers.
The Chicago Cubs have played 148 seasons, second only to the Atlanta Braves (149). The Cubs have won 17 National League pennants, three World Series championships, three pre-World Series championships, and are tied for two pre-World Series championships throughout this span.
The Chicago Cubs Team Encyclopedia and History Chicago Cubs, Chicago Orphans, Chicago Colts, and Chicago White Stockings were also National Association franchises.
The Chicago Cubs Team Encyclopedia and History Chicago Cubs, Chicago Orphans, Chicago Colts, and Chicago White Stockings were also National Association franchises.
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The Cubs, formerly known as the White Stockings, joined the National League in 1876 and became the Chicago Cubs in 1903. The Cubs have been in eleven World Series during their existence.
| Chicago Cubs | |
|---|---|
| Major league titles | |
| World Series titles (3) | 1907 1908 2016 |
The Chicago Cubs have nine minor league baseball affiliates spread between the United States and the Dominican Republic. Five clubs are individually owned, while the big baseball club owns four others (two Arizona League Cubs squads and two Dominican Summer League Cubs squads). The Cubs have had the most success with their franchise in the Class A South Atlantic League, where they have won five league titles over the past eight years. They also boast two of the top three highest-paid scouts in baseball.
The Cubs' top affiliate is based in West Palm Beach, Florida. Hired by the team in 2003, Joe Garagiola Jr. is responsible for player development and management of the Cubs' rookie league squad (Short Season A), which competes against teams in the New York-Penn League. The club's other Florida locations include Mesa Desert Dogs in Phoenix and Peoria Chiefs in Peoria, Illinois.
The Cubs' main complex is in Mesa, Arizona, but they also have a facility in Glendale, Arizona. The club has won two World Series rings (106 wins in 2008 and 2017) and appeared in another (2007), all while playing in their own backyard.
The Chicago Cubs last participated in the World Series in 1945, and they would not win it again until 2016. The Cubs have a history of having several opportunities to win the National League pennant but falling short each time.
The Cubs are members of the National League (NL) and have won three World Series (1907, 1908, and 2016).
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