The Baseball Scholar

Chicago Cubs

Dave Franks
1–2 minutes

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  • Chicago Cubs Lists
  • Team History
    Years Known As Record World Series Titles Pennants Playoff Appearance
    1903 – 2022 Chicago Cubs 9,420 – 9,220 3 11 21
    1898 – 1902 Chicago Orphans 346 – 368 0 0 0
    1890 – 1897 Chicago Colts 550 – 516 0 0 0
    1876 – 1889 Chicago White Stockings 845 – 505 0 6 0
    World Series Titles
    Year Opponent Series World Series MVP
    2016 Cleveland Indians 4-3 Ben Zobrist
    1908 Detroit Tigers 4-1
    1907 Detroit Tigers 4-0
    Retired Numbers
    Number Player Years Played Position
    10 Ron Santo 1960 – 1974 3B
    14 Ernie Banks 1953 – 1971 1B / SS
    23 Ryne Sandberg 1982 – 1994, 1996 – 1997 2B
    26 Billy Williams 1959 – 1974 OF
    31 Ferguson Jenkins 1966 – 1973, 1982 – 1983 RHP
    31 Greg Maddux 1986 – 1992, 2004 – 2006 RHP
    MVP
    Year Player Position
    2016 Kris Bryant 3B
    1998 Sammy Sosa OF
    1987 Andre Dawson OF
    1984 Ryne Sandberg 2B
    1959 Ernie Banks SS
    1958 Ernie Banks SS
    1952 Hank Sauer OF
    1945 Phil Cavarretta 1B
    1935 Gabby Hartnett C
    1929 Rogers Hornsby 2B
    1911 Frank Schulte OF
    Cy Young Award
    Year Player
    2015 Jake Arrieta
    1986 Rick Sutcliffe
    1979 Bruce Sutter
    1971 Ferguson Jenkins
    Rookie of the Year
    Year Player Position
    2015 Kris Bryant 3B
    2008 Geovany Soto C
    1998 Kerry Wood SP
    1989 Jerome Walton OF
    1962 Ken Hubs 2B
    1961 Billy Williams OF
    Manager of the Year
    Year Manager
    2015 Joe Maddon
    2008 Lou Piniella
    1989 Don Zimmer
    1984 Jim Frey