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Cubs and finished
Some historians think Kling's absence was significant enough to prevent the Cubs from also winning a third straight title in 1909, as they finished 6 games out of first place.
After losing the 1945 World Series to the Detroit Tigers, the Cubs finished with winning seasons the next two years, but those teams did not enter post-season play.
The Cubs finished in 4th place at 81 – 81, while Philadelphia surged, finishing with 101 wins.
The 1983 Cubs had finished 71 – 91 under Lee Elia, who was fired before the season ended by Green.
The Cubs retained many players who experienced career years in ' 98, and after a fast start in 1999, they collapsed again ( starting with being swept at the hands of the cross-town White Sox in mid-June ) and finished in the bottom of the division for the next two seasons.
In 2006, bottom fell out as the Cubs finished 66 – 96, last in the NL Central.
The Cardinals have enjoyed an overwhelming advantage over their Chicago rivals in the regular season standings since the Cubs last participated in a World Series ( 1945 ): in the 66 seasons from 1946 through 2011 the Cardinals have finished ahead of the Cubs 49 times.
In that same span the Cardinals have had 45 seasons in which their winning percentage was over. 500, while the Cubs have finished over that mark 19 times ( they finished at an even. 500 twice ).
They started the season with a three-game sweep of the Cubs but eventually finished eighth among the National League's ten teams.
Smith finished second in MVP balloting to Andre Dawson, who had played on the last-place Chicago Cubs, largely because Smith and teammate Jack Clark split the first-place vote.
Sosa finished the season with 40 home runs, and he hit two more in the 2003 NLCS against the Florida Marlins, but overall, the Cubs lost the series in seven games.
In 1908, they finished in a tie with the Chicago Cubs and had a one-game playoff at the Polo Grounds.
The Sounds finished the season with a 76 – 68 record, tied with the Iowa Cubs for first-place in the American North Division.
The Cubs led the wild card until mid-September, but finished the 2004 season with 89 wins and out of the playoffs.
In, he bounced back to win 18 games and finished second in the league's Cy Young voting to Steve Bedrosian despite playing for a last-place Cubs team which featured National League Most Valuable Player Andre Dawson.
He finished third in the balloting for the NL Most Valuable Player Award ( MVP ) behind Chicago Cubs winner Ryne Sandberg and runner-up Keith Hernandez of the New York Mets.
The Mets won 39 of their last 50 games, and finished the season with 100 wins against 62 losses, eight games over the second place Cubs.
Hernandez finished second in the NL Most Valuable Player voting behind Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg, and emerged as the Captain of the Mets ' young core of ballplayers that included 1983 Rookie of the Year Darryl Strawberry, Ron Darling, Wally Backman and Rookie of the Year, Dwight Gooden.
Stan Hack was fired as the Cubs manager when the they finished in last place in the 1956 season, and the new Cubs manager, Bob Scheffing, asked for Martin's resignation along with the rest of the coaching staff.
Although the Cubs were in first place heading into the final month of the season, the team faltered and again finished fourth.
" He was right: the Cubs finished 10th and became the first team to finish behind the previously hapless New York Mets.

Cubs and 2011
On January 7, 2011, Matt Garza was traded from the Tampa Bay Rays to the Cubs as part of an eight-player deal.
On October 21, 2011 the Cubs officially hired Theo Epstein as president of baseball operations.
On November 17, 2011, Dale Sveum agreed to a three year contract with an option for a fourth to become new manager of the Cubs.
After the 2011 season, general manager Jed Hoyer left the Padres to join the Chicago Cubs.
History repeated itself in June 2011, when Gretzky ’ s 17-year-old son, Trevor, was drafted by the Chicago Cubs.
He signed a letter of intent to play baseball at San Diego State University, currently coached by Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn, and was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in the 2011 MLB draft.
In the 2011 championship, the Daytona Cubs swept the St. Lucie Mets 3-0 and claimed their fourth title in 11 years.
About a month after Santo's death, Cubs Chairman Tom Ricketts announced that Santo would be honored by the Cubs in the 2011 season.
On October 21, 2011 he resigned from his job in Boston to become President of Baseball Operations for the Chicago Cubs.
On October 12, 2011, Epstein agreed to a five-year contract worth $ 18. 5 million with the Chicago Cubs.
On October 19, 2011 It has been reported that Epstein's official title with the Cubs will be president, as it is expected that the current San Diego Padres General Manager Jed Hoyer will assume the same position with the Cubs.
On October 21, 2011, the Red Sox and Cubs jointly announced Epstein had assumed the position as President of Baseball Operations of the Chicago Cubs and had resigned as the Red Sox General Manager, and was succeeded by Ben Cherington.
In a 2011 interview on ESPN's Pardon the Interruption, Cubs President Theo Epstein expressed a desire for the team to reach out to Bartman.
While they've always been known as the Cougars since moving to Kane County, they were affiliated with the Baltimore Orioles in 1991 and 1992, with the Florida Marlins from 1993 to 2002, the Oakland Athletics from 2003 until 2010, and with the Kansas City Royals for the 2011 and 2012 seasons before joining the Chicago Cubs for the 2013 season.
As of 2011, this is the last appearance for the Chicago Cubs in the Fall Classic.
The team, which plays in the Southern League, is the Double-A affiliate of the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball as of the 2011 season.
On November 29, 2011, Quirk became the bench coach for the Chicago Cubs to serve under newly hired manager Dale Sveum.
Ramirez activated his $ 14 million dollar option on November 3, 2010 to stay with the Cubs for the 2011 season.
On April 12, 2011, Davis signed a minor league contract with the Chicago Cubs.

Cubs and season
Radio broadcasts had not begun and most devotees of baseball attended the games near home, in the town park or a pasture, with perhaps two or three trips to the city each season to see the Cubs or the Pirates or the Indians or the Red Sox.
It turned out that the Cubs and Giants ended the season tied for first place, so the game was indeed replayed, and the Cubs won the game, the pennant, and subsequently the World Series ( the last Cubs Series victory to date, as it turns out ).
Although he would go on to have back-to-back 17-win seasons for the Chicago Cubs in 1971 and 1972, including a no-hitter in the latter season, this did not help the Reds, who ended up losing the 1970 World Series to Robinson and the Orioles.
The Cubs responded by winning a pennant in the war-shortened season of 1918, where they played a part in another team's curse.
However, the Philadelphia Phillies cut the lead to two by the All-star break, as the Cubs sat 19 games over. 500, but they swooned late in the season, going 20 – 40 after July 31.
" Again, the Cubs ' unusually high number of day games is often pointed to as one reason for the team's inconsistent late season play.
The Cubs concluded the regular season with a 96 – 65 record, 6. 5 games ahead of the 2nd place Mets.
The loss ended a spectacular season for the Cubs, one that brought alive a slumbering franchise and made the Cubs relevant for a whole new generation of Cubs fans.
In 1989, the first full season with night baseball at Wrigley Field, Don Zimmer's Cubs were led by a core group of veterans in Ryne Sandberg, Rick Sutcliffe and Andre Dawson, who were boosted by a crop of youngsters such as Mark Grace, Shawon Dunston, Greg Maddux, Rookie of the Year Jerome Walton, and Rookie of the Year Runner-Up Dwight Smith.
The Cubs won the NL East once again that season winning 93 games.
After the retirement of Sandberg and the trade of Dunston, the Cubs had holes to fill and the signing of Henry Rodriguez, known affectionately at " H-Rod " to bat cleanup provided protection for Sammy Sosa in the lineup, as Rodriguez slugged 31 round-trippers in his first season in Chicago.
The win propelled the Cubs into the postseason once again with a 90 – 73 regular season tally.
Despite losing fan favorite Grace to free agency, and the lack of production from newcomer Todd Hundley, skipper Don Baylor's Cubs put together a good season in 2001.
" One of the biggest stories of the season transpired as the club made a midseason deal for Fred McGriff, which was drawn out for nearly a month as McGriff debated waiving his no-trade clause, as the Cubs led the wild card race by 2. 5 games in early September.
They led the Wild Card by 1. 5 games over San Francisco and Houston on September 25, and both of those teams lost that day, giving the Cubs a chance at increasing the lead to a commanding 2. 5 games with only eight games remaining in the season, but reliever LaTroy Hawkins blew a save to the Mets, and the Cubs lost the game in extra innings, a defeat that seemingly deflated the team, as they proceeded to drop 6 of their last 8 games as the Astros won the Wild Card.
After a rough start, which included a brawl between Michael Barrett and Carlos Zambrano, the Cubs overcame the Milwaukee Brewers, who had led the division for most of the season, with winning streaks in June and July, coupled with a pair of dramatic, late-inning wins against the Reds, and ultimately clinched the NL Central with a record of 85 – 77.
The Cubs posted a winning record ( 83 – 78 ) for the third consecutive season, the first time the club had done so since 1972, and a new era of ownership under the Ricketts ' family was approved by MLB owners in early October.
On August 22, Lou Piniella, who had already announced his retirement at the end of the season, announced that he would leave the Cubs prematurely to take care of his sick mother.

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