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.

His best season in the Minors came in 1996, when he posted a 10-2 record for the Daytona Cubs.

Eckersley remained with the Cubs in 1985, when he posted an 11 – 7 record with two shutouts ( the last two of his career ).

In 1949 Charlie Grimm, the Cubs ' new manager, posted a framed excerpt from that interview in the Cubs clubhouse, where it remains.

The Cubs posted a disappointing 67 – 95 record for the season, finishing in fifth place.

He worked as a back up catcher to Michael Barrett although, many of the Cubs pitchers preferred pitching to Blanco as his 2005 catcher's earned run average of 3. 58 was almost 1 run lower than the 4. 45 average posted by Barrett.

His most productive season came in 2001 with the Cubs, when he posted career-highs in batting average (. 290 ), RBI ( 66 ), runs ( 76 ), hits ( 153 ) and games played ( 147 ).

After the 1969 season, he was traded to the Cubs, and he posted 1970 totals of 19 HRs and 68 RBI before hitting only. 210 in 1971 with just 8 home runs.

After the Cubs posted their first winning record in 17 years, Kennedy began to assert a more traditional managerial authority over the team.

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.

The club started out well, going 35 – 19 through mid-June, but injuries to Sutcliffe and others in the pitching staff contributed to a 13 game losing streak that pushed the Cubs out of contention.

Despite being well out of playoff contention the Cubs went 24 – 13 under Quade, the best record in baseball during that 37 game stretch and was hired as manager on October 19.

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 ).

* Brad Penny ( 2000 – 2004 ) — In 2003, Penny collected the win in Florida's NLCS clinching victory over the Chicago Cubs and in the World Series against the New York Yankees he went 2 – 0 with a 2. 19 ERA in his two starts.

On September 19, 2007, in a game against the Chicago Cubs, Griffey fielded a Derrek Lee single in right field, then suddenly went down in pain.

For the next 19 years, the team mirrored the name of its parent major league club, being known through the years as the Tacoma Giants ( 1960 – 1965 ), Tacoma Cubs ( 1966 – 1971 ), Tacoma Twins ( 1972 – 1977 ), and Tacoma Yankees ( 1978 ).

Hee-seop Choi (; ; Hangul: 최희섭 ; Hanja: 崔熙燮 ; born March 19, 1979 in Hwasun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea ) is a professional baseball player who has played in the MLB for the Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

He appeared at third base in every Cubs game from April 19, 1964 through May 31, 1966, establishing a league record with 364 consecutive games at the position ; his 164 games at third base in 1965 remain the major league record.

Cubs fans showed their appreciation for him by giving him a standing ovation when the Cleveland Indians played at Wrigley Field on June 19, 2009.

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.

He played as a shortstop and first baseman in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for 19 seasons on the National League's ( NL ) Chicago Cubs team, from 1953 through 1971.

After two disappointing seasons, Hartnett was dismissed by the Cubs on November 13, 1940, after 19 years with the club.

However, Rentería replaced Arias as the starting shortstop on May 19 against the Chicago Cubs.

Gary Joseph Gaetti (; born August 19, 1958 ), nicknamed " G-Man ", " Rat ", or " Zorn ", is an American former third baseman in Major League Baseball for the Minnesota Twins ( 1981 – 1990 ), California Angels ( 1991 – 1993 ), Kansas City Royals ( 1993 – 1995 ), St. Louis Cardinals ( 1996 – 1998 ), Chicago Cubs ( 1998 – 1999 ) and Boston Red Sox ( 2000 ).

In and he joined double-play partner Ryne Sandberg as an All-Star and was a key contributor to the Cubs ' NL East division title in, hitting. 278 with 20 doubles, 6 triples, 9 home runs, 60 runs batted in and 19 stolen bases.

* Video: Julian Robertson on Tiger Cubs and Tiger Seeds ( hedge funds financed by him ) and his estates in New Zealand — Opalesque FIVE Minutes, 11 / 19 / 09

On February 19, 2012, the Chicago Cubs and Robertson agreed to terms to a minor league contract.

Hill played in 66 games for the Indians in 1993 and hit only. 224 before being traded to the Cubs on August 19.

He was signed by the Chicago Cubs as an amateur free agent on June 19, 1964.

A lifelong baseball enthusiast and New York Giants fan, he first performed Ernest Thayer's then-unknown poem Casey at the Bat to the Giants and Chicago Cubs the day his friend, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher Tim Keefe had his record 19 game winning streak stopped, August 14, 1888.

Erskine, author of two no-hitters, ( against the Chicago Cubs on June 19, 1952 and the New York Giants on May 12, 1956 ), was a member of the beloved Dodgers team which won the 1955 World Series for the franchise's first Series title.

" In the ninth inning, the Cubs trailed 9 – 8, and faced the premier relief pitcher of the time, Bruce Sutter.

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.

The Cubs enjoyed one more pennant at the close of World War II, finishing 98 – 56.

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 ).

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.

Sutcliffe proceeded to go 16 – 1 for Cubs and capture the Cy Young Award.

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.

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

The Cubs concluded the regular season with a 96 – 65 record, 6. 5 games ahead of the 2nd place Mets.

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.

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.

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 win propelled the Cubs into the postseason once again with a 90 – 73 regular season tally.

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.

In 2006, bottom fell out as the Cubs finished 66 – 96, last in the NL Central.

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.