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The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team based in Chicago and compete in Major League Baseball as a member of the National League Central Division. Founded in 1870 as the Chicago White Stockings, the club joined the National League as a charter member in 1876 and has been called the Cubs since 1903. They play at Wrigley Field, a National Historic Landmark on the city's North Side, and share the city with the Chicago White Sox of the American League. The 1906 team won 116 games for a modern-era record winning percentage of .763 and the club won back-to-back World Series in 1907 and 1908. The Cubs won the 2016 World Series, ending a 108-year championship drought, the longest in North American professional sports. Through 2026 the franchise has played more games than any other in MLB history.

Facts
Classification
Team Type
Professional Club 1
Founded Year
1870 1
Stadium Capacity
41,298 2
Connections

Competed In

Major League Baseball, Competitions
Source Chicago Cubs (Wikipedia)

Plays

Baseball, Sports
Source Chicago Cubs (Wikipedia)

Roster

Ben Zobrist, Athletes
Source Ben Zobrist (Wikipedia)
Dizzy Dean, Athletes
Source Wikipedia, Dizzy Dean
John K. Tener, Athletes
Source John K. Tener (Wikipedia)
José Núñez (right-handed pitcher), Athletes
Source José Núñez (right-handed pitcher) (Wikipedia)
Lew Burdette, Athletes
Source Lew Burdette (Wikipedia)
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Chicago

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Source Chicago Cubs (Wikipedia)Lead, home city
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The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.
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1. Chicago Cubs (Wikipedia)
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    The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.
  • Lead, founding
    the team was founded in 1870
  • Lead, home city
    The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.
  • Plays: Baseball, Lead, sport
    The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago.
  • Competed In: Major League Baseball, Lead, league
    The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division.
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2. MLB Stats API: Chicago Cubs (MLB Stats API)
MLB Stats APITeam record: venue field info
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"capacity": 41298
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John K. Tener (Wikipedia)
Roster: John K. Tener, Baseball career: Chicago White Stockings
Quote, Roster: John K. Tener, Baseball career: Chicago White Stockings
In 1888, Cap Anson, the manager of the Chicago White Stockings (now the Chicago Cubs), noticed him pitching in Pittsburgh and signed Tener to a contract.
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Ben Zobrist (Wikipedia)
Roster: Ben Zobrist, Article, team
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becoming a two-time World Series champion in consecutive seasons of 2015 with the Royals and 2016 with the Cubs
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Lew Burdette (Wikipedia)
Roster: Lew Burdette, Major League career, Cubs
Quote, Roster: Lew Burdette, Major League career, Cubs
and was later sent to the Chicago Cubs
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Wikipedia, Dizzy Dean
Wikimedia FoundationRoster: Dizzy Dean, Lead
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he played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Chicago Cubs, and St. Louis Browns
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José Núñez (right-handed pitcher) (Wikipedia)
Roster: José Núñez (right-handed pitcher), Lead, Cubs
Quote, Roster: José Núñez (right-handed pitcher), Lead, Cubs
Chicago Cubs (1990)
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