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.

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

After being beaten in Game 3 7 – 1, the Cubs lost Game 4 when Smith, with the game tied 5 – 5, allowed a game-winning home run to Garvey in the bottom of the ninth inning.

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.

Meanwhile, play-by-play TV broadcaster Len Kasper was also lost to the Chicago Cubs and replaced by Rich Waltz ( who had previously been with the Seattle Mariners ), and radio announcer John " Boog " Sciambi was replaced by Roxy Bernstein.

Shortly before the All Star break the Brewers climbed to one game above. 500, but then lost their next three to the Chicago Cubs and would never return to. 500.

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.

They lost the rematch to the Cubs, who would go on to win their second World Series.

The Giants tied for the NL Wild card but lost a one-game playoff against the Chicago Cubs ( at Wrigley Field, Chicago ).

The Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves in the first round, but lost to the eventual World Series Champion Florida Marlins in the NLCS, a tightly contested seven game series.

However, the Cubs lost in seven games to the eventual World Series champion Florida Marlins.

On May 18, 2006, Wood returned to the Cubs ' pitching rotation when he started and lost a home game against the Washington Nationals.

He also holds the major league record for number of consecutive losses to one team, having lost 13 straight games to the Chicago Cubs.

He also helped the Cubs to another division title, but the Cubs lost to the San Francisco Giants in the playoffs.

The Cubs lost that series to the Detroit Tigers in seven games and have yet to return to the championship round.

The Cubs were in first place at the time, but after the cat appeared, the Cubs lost the game and eventually fell eight games behind the Mets in the standings, missing that season's playoffs entirely.

After the 1917 season, the Phillies sold Alexander to the Cubs, ostensibly fearful that he would be lost to the army in World War I, but as Phillies owner William Baker admitted later, " I needed the money ".

In Game 4 of the Series, the Curse of the Billy Goat was allegedly laid upon the Cubs when P. K.

The shift in the Cubs ' fortunes were characterized June 23 on the " NBC Saturday Game of the Week " contest against the St. Louis Cardinals.

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.

After losing an extra-inning game in Game 1, the Cubs rallied and took a 3 games to 1 lead over the Wild Card Florida Marlins in the NLCS.

Florida shut the Cubs out in Game 5, but young pitcher Mark Prior led the Cubs in Game 6 as they took a 3 – 0 lead into the 8th inning and it was at this point when a now-infamous incident took place.

Despite sending Kerry Wood to the mound and holding a lead twice, the Cubs ultimately dropped Game 7, and failed to reach the World Series.

The heavily favored Cubs took an early lead in Game 1, but James Loney's grand slam off Ryan Dempster changed the series ' momentum.

Phil Cavarretta hit one for the Cubs in Game One.

Greenberg hit the only two homers by the Tigers — one in Game Two, where he batted in three runs in a 4 – 1 win ; the other — a two-run job — tied the game in the eighth inning of Game Six, making the score 8 – 8, but the Cubs won that game with a run in the bottom of the 12th.

He took his daughter to Chicago for her first major league game ( Cubs vs. Rockies ), during which he sang " Take Me Out to the Ball Game ".

Buckner accumulated over 2, 700 hits in his twenty-year career, won a batting title in, and represented the Cubs at the All-Star Game the following season.

Over his career in Chicago, he batted over. 300 four times, leading the league in 1980 at. 324, and was the Cubs ' sole representative at the 1981 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

During the 2009 NHL Winter Classic at Wrigley Field, as the Chicago Blackhawks hosted the Detroit Red Wings on New Year's Day 2009, former Blackhawks players Bobby Hull, Stan Mikita, and Denis Savard and former Cubs players Ryne Sandberg and Ferguson Jenkins sang a hockey-themed version of the seventh-inning stretch ; " Take Me Out to the Hockey Game " used lines such as " Root, root, root for the Blackhawks " and " One, two, three pucks, you're out.

During that season, the Cubs sent their entire starting infield, including Santo, to the All-Star Game in Washington, D. C .; he and Cubs shortstop Don Kessinger started for the National League team.

Wood earned two wins in the Divisional Series against the Atlanta Braves and was the starter in Game 3 of the 2003 National League Championship Series, which the Cubs won in extra innings.

The Game of the Week, however, put the sleeper Cubs on the national stage against their regional rival, the St. Louis Cardinals.

His last game at Wrigley Field on September 21, 1997 was also the last game during which Cubs broadcaster Harry Caray would perform " Take Me Out to the Ball Game " during the seventh-inning stretch, as Caray died the following offseason.

With wins of 13 – 0 and 4 – 2, the Cubs needed to win only one game of the next three in San Diego to make to the World Series.

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.

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.

Cubs are usually born in a litter of 2 – 4 cubs.

* 5 – 11 September — Boston Red Sox ( AL ) defeats Chicago Cubs ( NL ) to win the 1918 World Series by 4 games to 2

* 9 – 14 October — Chicago White Sox ( AL ) defeats Chicago Cubs ( NL ) in the 1906 World Series by 4 games to 2.

* 8 – 12 October — Chicago Cubs ( NL ) defeats Detroit Tigers ( AL ) to win the 1907 World Series by 4 games to 0 with one tie

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

* World Series – New York Yankees defeat the Chicago Cubs, 4 – 0.

After an attempt the previous night was rained out, the Cubs defeat the New York Mets 6 – 4.

On June 4, he had two triples and two RBIs as the Cardinals defeated the Chicago Cubs 5 – 1, a game that ended future Hall of Famer Grover Cleveland Alexander's 11-game winning streak.

On August 4, 1960, Martin, then playing for the Reds, charged the mound in the second inning after receiving a brushback pitch from Chicago Cubs pitcher Jim Brewer.

Despite multi-year offers from other teams, Wood agreed to a one year, $ 4. 2 million deal with the Cubs.

His last-ever lead in the all-time strikeout race was after his start on September 4, 1984, when he struck out four Cubs to lead Ryan by three ( 3, 857 to 3, 854 ).

He was taken out of the game with the Cubs leading 5 – 4 and the bases loaded.

* 28 September to 2 October — New York Yankees defeats Chicago Cubs to win the 1932 World Series by 4 games to 0.

Beckett's major league debut was on September 4, 2001, against the Chicago Cubs, in which he gave up one hit over six shutout innings.

) Banks holds Cubs records for games played ( 2, 528 ), at-bats ( 9, 421 ), extra-base hits ( 1, 009 ), and total bases ( 4, 706 ).

After pitching into the tenth inning of the July 4 game against the Cubs, Gibson was removed from a game without finishing an inning for the first time in more than 60 consecutive starts, a streak spanning two years.

He started against the Chicago Cubs, and he gave up 7 runs in only 4 innings.