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.

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 ).

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.

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

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.

Apparently handcuffed by the Tribune's bankruptcy and the sale of the club to the Ricketts family, the Cubs ' quest for a NL Central 3-peat started with notice that there would be less invested into contracts than in previous years.

ESPN's Peter Gammons and Dan Patrick both picked The Brewers to beat out the defending champion Cardinals and re-vamped Chicago Cubs to win the NL Central.

They first swept the Pittsburgh Pirates, thanks to walk-off home runs by Prince Fielder and Ryan Braun, tying the New York Mets for the Wild Card lead with 3 games to go against the NL Central division champion Chicago Cubs.

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

In the 1984 NLCS, the Padres faced the NL East champion Chicago Cubs, who were making their first post-season appearance since 1945 and featured NL Most Valuable Player Ryne Sandberg and Cy Young Award winner Rick Sutcliffe.

* 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

** Greg Maddux, Chicago Cubs ( NL )

After the Dodgers relocated to Los Angeles, on April 23, 1958 he became the seventh player to hit 300 home runs in the NL, connecting off Dick Drott of the Chicago Cubs.

He also collected another MVP Award, and the Cubs won the NL pennant.

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 Padres won the first NL pennant in its team history, defeating the Cubs in the National League Championship Series before losing the World Series to the Detroit Tigers.

Six current NL teams — the Braves, Dodgers, Giants, Phillies, Cubs and Reds — all pitched their first no-hitters before the advent of the American League in 1901.

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.

Eckersley performed poorly in his sole start for the Cubs in their NL Championship Series with the San Diego Padres.

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.

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.

The Cubs took the second game, with the Wild Card race still in a dead tie.

* Jim Cummings ( The Jungle Cubs: Born to Be Wild, singing voice in The Jungle Book Groove Party )

The adult version of himself appears in the Jungle Cubs: Born to be Wild video ( again voiced by Tony Jay ), and in these cutscenes, he attempts to kill Mowgli when he ( Mowgli ), Baloo and Bagheera walk into his part of the jungle.

Culver's sponsors numerous sports teams including the Wisconsin Badgers, Milwaukee Admirals, Iowa Hawkeyes, Minnesota Wild, and Chicago Cubs.

West Side Park hosting " Buffalo Bill's Wild West " in 1916, the year after the Cubs moved across town to Wrigley Field | Weeghman Park.

When he joined the Cubs, his extravagant wind-up and release and his frequent wild pitches inspired Wrigley Field organists to play The Troggs ' Wild Thing as he came out of the bullpen.

* Wild Paws series ( Scholastic Canada ), including ' Bobcat Rescue ' ( 2003 ), ' The Lonely Wolf Pup ' ( 2003 ), ' Bunnies in Trouble ' ( 2004 ), Orphaned Beluga ( 2004 ), and ' Cubs All Alone ' ( 2004 )

The Cubs could not make up the deficit and lost 7 – 5, with Bill (" Wild Bill ") Hallahan once again recording the win — and Warneke the loss.

Today known as the Chicago Cubs, they are the oldest team in American organized sports.

He entered into an agreement to buy the club, but the American League vetoed the sale, preferring to keep an American League team in Chicago to compete with the crosstown Cubs.

The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois.

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.

He was unable to extend his father's baseball success beyond 1938, and the Cubs slipped into years of mediocrity, although the Wrigley family would retain control of the team until 1981.

It has also been said by many that Sianis put a " curse " on the Cubs, apparently preventing the team from playing in the World Series.

After losing a dismal 103 games in 1966, the Cubs brought home consecutive winning records in ' 67 and ' 68, marking the first time a Cub team had accomplished that feat in over two decades.

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 Wrigley family sold the team to the Chicago Tribune in 1981, ending a 65-year family relationship with the Cubs.

With his shots in the 9th and 10th innings Wrigley Field erupted and Sandberg set the stage for a comeback win that cemented the Cubs as the team to beat in the East.

Sammy Sosa was the captain of the Chicago Cubs during his tenure with the team.

He owns numerous team records for the Cubs, and he holds the major-league record for the most home runs hit in a month ( 20, in June 1998 ).

But they soon interviewed the Cubs ' manager, who said that any use of corked bats on his team is strictly prohibited.

The home run was the first one that Sosa had recorded against the Cubs, and as a result he has hit a home run against every active MLB team.

Tim Lincecum held the Chicago Cubs to two hits through eight innings on August 21, but the team scored only one run, losing to the Cubs by a score of 5 – 1.

Each team played in 5 of the first 15 World Series ( tying them with the Red Sox and Cubs for most World Series appearances during that time period ).

Fans are generally encouraged to sing along, and at some ballparks, the words " home team " are replaced with the team name, as is the case with the Atlanta Braves, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays, Seattle Mariners, Colorado Rockies, and several other Major League Baseball teams.