This makes the Cubs, along with the Braves who were also founded in 1871, one of the two oldest active teams in major North American sports.

Mordecai " Three-Finger " Brown, Jack Taylor, Ed Reulbach, Jack Pfiester, and Orval Overall were several key pitchers for the Cubs during this time period.

There were some historic moments for the Cubs as well ; they claimed the ' 35 pennant in thrilling fashion, winning a record 21 games in a row in September.

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.

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 ).

Iowa Cub Joe Carter and CF Mel Hall were sent to Cleveland for Sutcliffe and back-up C Ron Hassey (. 333 with Cubs in 1984 ).

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

The celebrating crowd outside at Wrigley Field was enormous despite the fact the Cubs were on the road.

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 were swamped by media attention in 1998, and the team's two biggest headliners were Sosa and rookie flamethrower Kerry Wood.

" The Cubs, however, were unable to come through, losing the first game and eventually stranding over 30 baserunners in a 3-game Arizona sweep.

Sosa wore the iconic # 21 with the Cubs in honor of his childhood idol Roberto Clemente Also in 1998, Sosa's 416 total bases were the most in a single season since Stan Musial's 429 in.

The Cubs qualified as the NL Wild Card team, but were swept by the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS.

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.

The Cubs would win the first two games at Wrigley Field, and were less than two innings away from a series sweep when their luck changed.

At various times, a post office, exposition center, armory, and even an early home field of the baseball club now known as the Chicago Cubs were built in the park.

Kile, known for his sharp, big-breaking curveball, died of coronary disease in Chicago, where he and the Cardinals were staying for a weekend series against the Chicago Cubs.

The Cubs were sold in 2009.

All these " in the park " shots, including the one from the previous scene where Ferris catches the foul ball on TV, were filmed on September 24, 1985 at a game between the Montreal Expos and the Cubs.

From 1982-83, the Pikeville Cubs were located in the city.

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.

The Cubs placed him on the fifteen day disabled list, and expected him to miss several weeks while recovering from the injury.

Nen was expected to fill in the closer role, a role recently vacated by Rod Beck, who left via free agency to the Chicago Cubs.

Some contend Ruth's extended arm is pointing more to the left field direction, toward the Cubs bench, which would be consistent with his ( continued ) gesturing toward the bench while rounding the bases after the hit.

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.

After Thursday's open date, Solly plans to open with Larry Jackson against the Cubs here Friday night.

The most recent player credited with a " straight " steal of home was Pete Kozma of the St. Louis Cardinals who stole home against the Chicago Cubs on September 21, 2012.

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.

Da Super Fan sketch has not been brought back by SNL, with the exception of a single appearance by Horatio Sanz as a Super Fan for the Cubs on Weekend Update in 2003.

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.

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

Jim Frey was hired to manage the 1984 Cubs, with Don Zimmer coaching 3rd base and Billy Connors serving as pitching coach.

Following the " Daily Double ," Matthews, Durham, Cey, Moreland and Davis gave the Cubs an order with no gaps to pitch around.

When the Cubs clinched the Eastern Division with a Sutcliffe complete-game 2-hitter at Pittsburgh on September 23, the franchise had its first title of any kind since 1945.

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

Rather than hold any games in the cross town rival Sox Park, the Cubs made arrangements with the August A. Busch, owner of the St. Louis Cardinals, to use Busch Stadium in St. Louis as the Cubs " home field " for the World Series.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

Most notably, they traded with the Pittsburgh Pirates for outfielder Kenny Lofton and third baseman Aramis Ramirez, and rode dominant pitching, led by Kerry Wood and Mark Prior, as the Cubs led the division down the stretch.