With a large number of people relocating to the state from the Midwest and the Northeast, as well as from California, many teams ( most notably the Chicago Cubs and the Los Angeles Dodgers ) have normally had large followings in Arizona.

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 club was originally called the Chicago White Stockings, after the nickname abandoned by the Cubs, and the name was soon shortened to Chicago White Sox, believed to have been because the paper would shorten it to Sox in the headlines.

The Cubs have not won the World Series in years, a longer championship drought than that of any other major North American professional sports team,

Because the Cubs lost two seasons to the Great Chicago Fire, the Braves have played more seasons, although the Cubs hold the record for oldest team still in its original city.

However, the Cubs have not won a World Series since 1908 ; this remains the longest championship drought in North American professional sports.

" The Cubs lost Game 4, lost the Series, and have not been back since.

The confusion may stem from the fact that Major League Baseball did decide that, should the Cubs make it to the World Series, the American League winner would have home field advantage unless the Cubs hosted home games at an alternate site since the Cubs home field of Wrigley Field did not yet have lights.

This was approved by Major League Baseball and would have enabled the Cubs to host games 1 and 2, along with games 6 and 7 if necessary.

Baseball experts felt the Cubs would have better represented the National League and would have won at least two World Series games.

There have been eight series sweeps since interleague play began: four by the Cubs in 1998, 2004, 2007, and 2008, and four by the White Sox in 1995, 2008, and 2012.

The Cardinals also have a clear edge when it comes to World Series successes, having won 11 championships to the Cubs ' 2.

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.

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 ).

The 1906 Cubs won a record 116 of 154 games.

They then won back to back World Series titles in 1907 – 08 In 1902, Spalding, who by this time had revamped the roster to boast what would soon be one of the best teams of the early century, sold the club to Jim Hart, and the franchise became known as the Chicago Cubs.

With Chance acting as player-manager from 1905 to 1912, the Cubs won four pennants and two World Series titles over a five-year span.

When Kling returned the next year, the Cubs won the pennant again, but lost to the Philadelphia Athletics in the 1910 World Series.

Near the end of the first decade of the double-Bills ' guidance, the Cubs won the NL pennant in 1929 and then achieved the unusual feat of winning a pennant every three years, following up the 1929 flag with league titles in 1932, 1935, and 1938.

Due to the wartime travel restrictions, the first three games of the 1945 World Series were played in Detroit, where the Cubs won two games, including a one-hitter by Claude Passeau, and the final four were played at Wrigley.

With strong defense – Dernier CF and Sandberg 2B, won the NL Gold Glove-solid pitching and clutch hitting, the Cubs were a well balanced team.

It was the second game of a double header and the Cubs had won the first game in part due to a three run home run by Moreland.

After the bench-clearing fight the Cubs won the second game, and the sweep put the Cubs at 68 – 45.

In the NLCS, the Cubs easily won the first two games at Wrigley Field against the San Diego Padres.

In Game 5 the Cubs took a 3 – 0 lead into the 6th inning, and a 3 – 2 lead into the seventh with Sutcliffe ( who won the Cy Young Award that year ) still on the mound.

The Cubs won the NL East once again that season winning 93 games.

Chicago halted St. Louis ' run to the playoffs by taking 4 of 5 games from the Cardinals at Wrigley Field in early September, after which the hapless Cubs finally won their first division title in 14 years.

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.

Despite the fact that the Cubs had won 89 games, this fallout was decidedly unlovable, as the Cubs traded superstar Sammy Sosa after he had left the season's final game early and then lied about it publicly.

The Cubs hit a high-water mark on June 28 at 47 – 22, boasting an game NL East lead, as they were led by Bobby Murcer ( 27 Hr / 89 RBI ), and Rick Reuschel ( 20 – 10 ).

Ironically, the following two seasons also saw the Cubs get off to a fast start, as the team rallied to over 10 games above. 500 well into both seasons, only to again wear down and play poorly later on, and ultimately settling back to mediocrity.

The Colt. 45s started their inaugural season on April 10, 1962, against the Chicago Cubs with Harry Craft as the Colt. 45s ' manager.

Writing 10 years later, Cubs ' shortstop Ernie Banks would call it the longest ball he'd seen hit at Wrigley Field ; according to Banks, the consensus among the Cubs was that " it must have traveled more than 500 feet ( 152. 4 m ) on its trip into Waveland Avenue.

* October 3 – October 10 – The Detroit Tigers win the World Series against the Chicago Cubs-the Cubs have not returned to the World Series since.

Brock made his major league debut with the Cubs on September 10, 1961 at the age of 21.

In addition to being a member of his Marquardt Middle School baseball team, he collected baseball cards ( amassing over 10, 000 ) and listened to every Chicago Cubs game.

* 10 – 14 October — Chicago Cubs ( NL ) defeats Detroit Tigers ( AL ) to win the 1908 World Series by 4 games to 1

They played the Hammond Pros, twice in Chicago at Cubs Park, which is now called Wrigley Field, in front of crowds of 10, 000 fans.

While the Cubs dropped their case, Brewer pursued his, and in, a judge ordered Martin to pay $ 10, 000 ($ as of ), in damages.

On September 28, 2003, Santo's jersey No. 10 was retired by the Cubs organization, making him the third player so honored behind his teammates Ernie Banks (# 14 ) and Billy Williams (# 26 ).

Other prominent Cubs had worn No. 10 after Santo's retirement, notably Dave Kingman and Leon Durham ; the most recent wearer had been interim manager Bruce Kimm, just the previous year.

From spring training through the end of the season, the Cubs wore a patch on the sleeve of their jersey with the number 10 on it.

The Cubs signed Prior to a contract for $ 10. 5 million, which stood as the record amount for a draft pick until 2009.

The other, Section 86, Row FF, Seat 10 in the left field bleachers, was the landing spot for Ripken's 278th home run as a shortstop, breaking Chicago Cubs legend Ernie Banks ' record for the position.

Wolf Cubs is open to youth of both sexes, ages 8 to 10 inclusive.

On July 30, he hit two home runs in a 10 – 7 loss to the Cubs.

They played their inaugural game on April 10, 1962, the Judge's 50th birthday, beating the Chicago Cubs 11-2.

On October 16,, Piniella agreed to a three-year contract to manage the Chicago Cubs for $ 10 million with a $ 5 million option for a fourth year.

The Cubs had lost their last 10 games at that stadium.

On October 1, 2000, the Pirates were defeated 10 – 9 by the Chicago Cubs in their final game at Three Rivers Stadium.

In the game, the Reds rallied from a 5 – 0 deficit to defeat the Chicago Cubs 10 – 6, the same team that had opened and closed at the Palace in 1902 and 1911 respectively.

On Opening Day, April 17, 1902, some 10, 000 spectators crowded into the park and watched the Reds lose to the Chicago Colts ( a. k. a. " Cubs "), by the score of 6-1.