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1882: The White Stockings become the first team to win 3 straight NL Championships with a record of 55-29, holding off the Providence Greys by 4 games. Try to get Chicago Cubs Tickets that year.

1883: The White Stockings, who finish with a 59-35 record, see their championship reign ends, as Boston Red Stockings beat them out by 4 games.

1894: The team changes its nickname from White Stockings to Colts, as their struggles continue,l 57-75.

1902: The Chicago Daily News becomes first-known entity to pen "Chicago Cubs" nickname as team moniker. The nickname refers to the amount of young players the team has. September 15 the famous double play combination of Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers, and Frank Chance records its first double play in 6-3 win vs. Reds. The young team would go on to finish in 5th place, 68-69.

1906: The Chicago Cubs win a Major League record 116 games, enroot to taking the National League Championship by a comfortable 20 games. The Cubs would advance to the World Series where they would take on the cross-town White Sox. Alternating games between the Westside home of the Cubs, and the Southside home of the Sox, the Cubs are upset by a weak hitting White Sox team dubbed "The hitless wonders", by the Chicago papers. Neither team won a home game until the White Sox closed out the series in Game 6 with an 8-3 win.

1907: The Chicago Cubs tickets are a pass out as they win 110 games on the way to cruising to their second straight World Series appearance. This time their opponent was the Detroit Tigers, who were led by a young Ty Cobb. Trailing 3-2 in Game 1 the Cubs would rally to send the game to extra innings where darkness eventually prevailed, as the clubs walked away with a 3-3 tie. From there it would be a cake walk for the Cubs, as the team from Chicago went on to sweep the next 4 games holding the Tigers to a combined 3 runs.

1908: In one of baseball's classic pennant races the New York Giants, Pittsburgh Pirates and Chicago Cubs battle down to the finals days of the season with NL Championship up for grabs. The Giants appear to win the pennant when Fred Merkle hits a dramatic winning HR against the Cubs. However, due to fans flooding the field, Merkle is unable to circle the bases. A fiasco ensues where the Cubs try to tag 2nd Base with every baseball they could find. Not knowing what to do the NL decides to replay the game and the Cubs, would win the game which would end up deciding the pennant. At 99-65, the Cubs finished 1 game ahead of the Giants and Pirates. The Cubs would go on to face the Detroit Tigers for the 2nd Straight years in the World Series. Trailing 6-5 in the opener the Cubs would rally on 6 straight hits to claim a 10-6 victory. Game 2 would be a pitcher's duel until the 8th Inning before the Cubs exploded for 6 runs in the 8th Inning to take a 2-0 series lead. After the Tigers won Game 3, the Cubs would win the final 2 games shutting out the Tigers twice to become the first team ever to win 2 consecutive World Series. Little did anyone know at the time that this would be the last World Series the Cubs would win in the 20th Century. Cubs tickets anyone?

1916: Charles Weeghman and 9 investors purchase the Cubs from Charles Taft. Three months later, on April 20th, the Cubs beat the Reds, 7-6, in the first NL game at Weeghman Park, which would later be renamed Cubs Park in 1920 and eventually Wrigley Field in 1926. The Cubs first season at Clark and Addison streets would not be a good one as the team finished in 5th with a 67-86 record. But the Cubs bleacher ticket phenomenon was started.

1925: April 14th with Quin Ryan at the mike, WGN Radio broadcasts its first regular-season Cubs game, as Chicago defeats the Pittsburgh Pirates by an 8-2. However, the team would not be as successful as the Cubs fell into last place with a 68-86 record.

1927: A second deck is added to the friendly confines increasing capacity to 40,000 Cubs Tickets, as the Cubs draw over a million fans for the first time ever, setting a record for Chicago Cubs Tickets Sold. The Cubs would go on to finish in 4th place with a solid 85-68 record.

1929: After falling 4 games short in 1928 the Cubs would not be denied in 1929, with a 98-54 record the Cubs win the National League pennant by more than 10 games, as nearly 1.5 million Chicago Cubs tickets are sold as people pack Wrigley to marvel at the hitting exploits of future Hall of Famers Rogers Hornsby (the year's NL MVP), Hack Wilson, Gabby Hartnett and Kiki Cuyler. In the first World Series played at Wrigley Field the Cubs faced the Philadelphia Athletics. After losing the first 2 games at home the Cubs rebounded to take Game 3 in Philadelphia and looked well on their way to evening the series at 2 with an 8-0 lead in Game 4. However, the A's would rally and would stun the Cubs by scoring 10 runs in the 7th Inning to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. The Cubs would not recover losing Game 5 to close out the series.

1930: Outfielder Hack Wilson puts together one of the greatest hitting seasons in baseball history, pounding 56 homers and driving in a single season record 191 RBI. However, the Cubs would fall 2 games short (90-64) of their quest for a return trip to the series.

1932: In the same year the Cubs become the final Major League team to add numbers to their uniforms, manager Charlie Grimm leads the Cubs to the National League pennant with a 90-64 record. The Cubs face the vaunted New York Yankees in the '32 Series, and would end up being swept in 4 straight games. However, one moment stands as one of the biggest debates in World Series history. Did Babe Ruth call his shot? In the 5th inning of Game 3 in Chicago, the Babe seemed to gesture to CF before smashing a majestic homer over the CF wall. While the debate on whether he called his shot will range on forever, it just served to build on the Babe's legend.

1937: Bill Veeck is hired and, plants the now-famous ivy on the outfield wall. That same year, the bleachers are constructed and a new scoreboard is installed, both of which have remained virtually untouched over the years. The Cubs would go on to finish 3 games out of first, 93-61.

1941: The Cubs begin plans to add light to Wrigley Field. However, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, P.K. Wrigley donates the lighting equipment that he had recently purchased to the War Department in 1941.

1945: The Cubs make their final World Series appearance of the 20th century by posting a 98-56 record. The Chicago Cubs would face the Detroit Tigers for the 4th time. The Cubs get off to a promising start when Hank Borowy pitches the Cubs to a 9-0 shutout win in Game 1. The Tigers would bounce back to take Game 2, as the series shifted to Wrigley. The Cubs would use another standout pitching performance as Claude Passeau tossed a one-hitter in Game 3 to retake the series lead, but after the Tigers won the next 2 games the Cubs faced a 3-2 series deficit heading back to Detroit. In Game 6 OF Stan Hack reaches safely in 6 of 7 plate appearances and drives in winning run in 12th inning as Cubs beat Tigers 8-7 to force Game 7. However the Cubs would fall losing 9-3 in what would be their final World Series game of the century. No post season Chicago Cubs Tickets needed for the rest of the century!

1947: On May 18th the largest crowd in Wrigley Field history (literally all Chicago Cubs Tickets were SOLD OUT) comes to see Jackie Robinson's first game in Chicago. The Cubs would lose to Robinson's Brooklyn Dodgers 4-2. They would go on to finish 6th place that season at 69-85.

1948: An all sold out tickets preseason exhibition game against the cross-town White Sox on April 16th is the setting for the Cubs debut on WGN-TV, as Jack Brickhouse broadcasts a 4-1 White Sox win at Wrigley Field. The Cubs would go on to finish in last place with a 64-90 record.

1958: SS Ernie Banks wins the NL MVP hitting 47 homers, while driving in 129 RBI. However, the Cubs still struggle and finish in 5th place tie at 72-82.

1959: Ernie Banks becomes the first National Leaguer to win the MVP trophy in back-to-back seasons as he hits 45 home runs and a major-league leading 143 RBI. However, once again the Cubs finish in a 5th place tie, 74-80.

1966: Chicago Cubs Tickets were plentiful when following an 8th place Leo Durrocher is hired as manager, and states, "The Cubs are not an 8th place team." Durrocher is right as the Cubs fall into the NL Cellar with an awful 59-103 record.

1969: Weather or not you are suppositious and believe in curses like a black cat you must admit what happened to the Cubs is an awful strange coincidence. After leading the NL East all summer the Cubs entered a key a 2-game series at Shea leading the Mets by 2 ½ on September 9th. During that first game a black cat came out of nowhere and circled the Cub in the on deck circle before pacing back and forth on the top step of the Cubs dugout. The Cat (nobody knows whether the cat found tickets or did not have a ticket) would eventually take off down the tunnel leading to Cubs clubhouse. The Cubs would not recover eventually finishing 8 games out at 92-70.

1970 :Mr. Cub Ernie Banks belts his 500th career HR, as the Cubs fall 5 games short of 1st place at 84-78.

1971: Ernie Banks retires following his 19th season in a Cubs uniform, through his career Mr. Cub blasted 512 career HR, but never was fortunate to play in the post season. In his final season the Cubs finish in a 3rd place tie at 83-79.

1972: Two No Hitters (Burt Hooton April 16th and Milt Pappas September 2nd) highlight a 2nd place finish at 85-77, the year Leo Durrocher wasfired after trouble with players and management boiled over, and began affecting the team's play.

1979: Bruce Sutter establishes himself as baseball's most dominant closer by taking home the NL Cy Young award. However, Sutter does not take the Cubs far as they finish in 5th place at 80-82.

1981: In the midst of a terrible year interrupted by a strike, in which the Cubs finish with an NL worst 38-65 combined record, the Cubs are sold by William Wrigley to the Tribune Company for $20.5 million. Prices for Cubs tickets were promptly raised.

1983: During an awful 5th place 71-91 year, manager Lee Ellia is fired after criticizing Cubs fans that sit in the OF seats known as the "Bleacher Bums".

1984: On June 23rd Ryne Sandberg goes 5-for-6 and hits two late-inning game-tying home runs off St. Louis Cardinals reliever Bruce Sutter in a Cubs 11-inning 12-11 win. Sandberg would go on to win the NL MVP. Meanwhile Rick Suttcliffe who was acquired in a mid-June deal with the Cleveland Indians posts a 16-1 record on the way to claiming the NL Cy Young. Together Suttcliffe, ad Sandberg lead the Cubs to their first NL Eastern Division championship at 96-65. Cubs tickets could no be found in the Cubs first postseason appearance since 1945 as the Cubs face the San Diego Padres in the NLCS. The Cubs get off to a fast start demolishing the Padres in Game 1 at Wrigley 13-0. The Cubs would follow it up with 4-2 win in Game 2, which would send the Cubs to San Diego only needing to win 1 game to advance to the World Series. The Cubs would hold leads in all 3 games, but the bullpen could not hold it as the Padres on 3 straight to advance to the fall classic.

1987: The Cubs make a big splash by signing free agent OF Andre Dawson away from the Montreal Expos. Dawson would go on to lead the NL in HR with 49, taking home the MVP despite the Cubs finishing in last place at 76-85.

1988: On the famous 8-8-88 date for all Cubs ticket holders, in a contest against the Philadelphia Phillies, the Cubs play their first night game in Wrigley Field history, as number 1 Cubs fan; President Ronald Regan throws the switch from the White House. The night's debut was eventually rained out after 3 1/2 innings, and the first official night game occurred the next night, when the Cubs defeated the New York Mets, 6-4. The Cubs would go on to finish the season in 4th place at 77-85.

1989: Led by manager Don Zimmer, the Cubs enjoyed All-Star seasons from Ryne Sandberg, Andre Dawson, and Rick Sutcliffe. In addition the Cubs enjoyed strong relief from closer Mitch Williams, who earned the name "Wild Thing" for his some time walk filled relief appearances. With these key contributions the Cubs win the NL East with a 93-69 record and Cubs post season tickets were sold. However the Cubs would go on to lose in the NLCS again falling victim to the hitting of Will Clark as the San Francisco Giants defeated the Cubs 4 games to 1.

1992: Near the end of spring training the Cubs make a deal with White Sox swapping OF George Bell, for Sammy Sosa. In Sosa's first season with Cubs the team finishes in 4th place at 78-84.

1996: Ryne Sandberg returns after a nearly 2 year hiatus in an attempt to set the career record for Homers among 2B as the Cubs finish in 4th place at 76-86.

1997: Cubs tickets were plentiful as the Cubs stumble out of the gate losing their first 16 games as closer Mel Rojas, the Cubs big off-season Free Agent signing becomes on of the biggest free agent busts of all-time. Rojas would end up being dealt to the New York Mets in August, as the Cubs went on to finish in last place at 68-94. Following the season Ryne Sandberg would retire for good holding the record for HR among 2B.

1998: On May 6th Rookie Kerry Wood ties major-league record by fanning 20 batters in Cubs' 2-0 win over the Houston Astros. Wood would go on to take the Rookie of the Year, but it was overshadowed by the story of the yea. The story of the year would involve Cubs OF Sammy Sosa, and St. Louis Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire battle all season for the single season HR record held by Roger Maris. On September 13th in a 10-inning 11-10 win against the Milwaukee Brewers, Sosa hits home runs Nos. 61 and 62 to tie and then surpass Roger Maris on single-season home run list. Sosa would eventually end up with 66 HR leaving him just 4 behind McGwire for the record. Thanks to Sosa who claims the NL MVP the Cubs end the season tied with San Francisco Giants for the NL Wild Card with a record of 89-73. The Cubs would capture NL wild card with 5-3 win over the Giants in one-game playoff at Wrigley Field in which Cubs tickets for the game were sold out in less than 20 minutes just the day before the game. However, the Cubs would go on to be swept in 3 straight games by the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS.

1999: On his way to winning the first Hank Aaron award for slugging Sammy Sosa becomes the first player to hit 60 HR in two consecutive seasons. However as in 1998 he would finish second to Mark McGwire for the NL lead. The Cubs would go on to fall back into last place at 67-95, as the Cubs sorely missed Kerry Wood who missed the entire season with an arm injury.

2001: Sammy Sosa tags 425 total bases for his second 400-plus campaign, setting club marks for extra-base hits (103) and slugging percentage (737), topping the records set by Hack Wilson. In addition, Sosa recorded just the seventh 50-homer/150 RBI season in Major League history. Sosa is the only player since World War II to accomplish this feat twice, having previously reached it in 1998 as well. The Cubs also get strong pitching in the early part of the season highlighted by back-to-back 1-hitters from John Lieber who goes on to win 20 games, and Kerry Wood on May 24th and 25th. Thanks to the pitching staff and Sosa the Cubs are in 1st Place until late August. However the Cubs would end up fading in September finishing in 3rd place behind the playoff bound Houston Astros and St. Louis Cardinals at 88-74.

2002: After contending for the NL Central in 2001, hopes were high for the Cubs entering the year. However, early on it was clear the Cubs were going to be a disappointment as they found themselves well below .500 all year, while struggling to score runs. Making matters worse the Cubs started to take controversial measures, including putting up dark netting over the fence in back of the bleachers, to prevent fans from watching the game at the apartment buildings surrounding Wrigley Field where new Cubs tickets were invented. As midseason approached Manager Don Baylor was singled out as the scapegoat. However, under his replacement Bruce Kimm the Cubs would not do any better finishing in 5th place at an awful 67-95. The only thing Cubs had to look forward to was the debut of rookie pitcher Mark Prior, who goes 6-6 in 19 starts. Following the season the Cubs would change managers again, hiring Dusty Baker who had just led the San Francisco Giants to the World Series.

2003: The Cubs began the season on a milestone watch, as Sammy Sosa needed just 1 long ball to achieve his 500th career Homer. Sosa would achieve the feat on the 4th game of the year going deep on the road in the Cincinnati Reds new ballpark. However Sosa struggled early and in May was placed on the disabled list. Despite the loss of Sosa the Cubs played solid baseball behind the terrific 1-2 punch of Kerry Wood and Mark Prior who were quickly establishing themselves as the best pitching combo in the NL. When Sosa returned from the DL he was still struggling so he tried to use a corked bat to get himself out of his slump. Instead in brought embarrassment as his bat broke in a June 3rd interlegaue game against the Tamp Bay Devil Rays spreading cork all over the field, and earning the star an 8-game suspension. After the suspension Sosa caught fire and overcame his early power struggles to end the season with 40 homers, and 103 RBI. The Cubs however would spend much of the next 2 months hovering around .500. Hoping to get back in the race the Cubs made several deals with the Pittsburgh Pirates acquiring Armais Ramirez, Kenny Lofton, and Randall Simon, which helped kick start the Cubs offense. Despite a mediocre 69-66 record entering September the Cubs were in thick of a 3-team race for the NL Central Division title. It what is considered to be a huge premium Cubs ticket, the Cubs would establish themselves as a serious contender by taking 4 out of 5 from the St. Louis Cardinals to begin the season's last month. It would kick start a 19-8 month as the Cubs pitching and improved offense were just enough to catapult them into first place where they won the first division title in 14 years at 88-74.

2003: Facing the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS the Cubs got off to a good start as Kerry Wood stared on the mound and at the plate pitching a solid 7 plus while delivering a 2-run double as the Cubs won Game 1 in Atlanta 4-2. After the Braves took Game 2 the series shifted to Wrigley Field where Mark Prior out dueled Greg Maddux to give the Cubs a 3-1 win. However with a chance to close the series out in Game 4 Matt Clement struggled as the Braves evened the series with a 6-4 win setting up a decisive 5th game in Atlanta. Game 5 in Atlanta would see the return of Kerry Wood who dominated the Braves again as the Cubs won their first postseason series in 95 years with a 5-1 win. Facing the Florida Marlins in the NLCS the Cubs experienced a roller coaster of emotions in Game 1, as they jumped out to a quick 4-0 lead. However the Marlins rallied and took a lead into the 9th where Sammy Sosa delivered a 2-out 2-run homer to even the game at 8-8. However the Marlins would recover and win in the 11th inning. The loss would not deter the Cubs who came back the next night and won going away 12-3, as they took the next 3 games for a 3-1 series lead. After losing Game 5 in Florida the Cubs returned to Wrigley Field needing just 1 win to reach their first World Series since 1945. A party atmosphere was hovering over Wrigleyville as the Cubs had Mark Prior on the mound and a 3-0 lead going into the 8th Inning. The cheers got louder as Mike Mordecai flied out to start the inning. After a Juan Pierre double the Cubs appeared to have the innings 2nd out as Moises Alou drifted to the stands, but a fan named Steve Bartman (think he'd have sold his Cubs ticket if he only knew!) knocked the ball away, opening the flood gates. The batter Luis Castillo would walk, which was followed by an Ivan Rodriguez single that put the Marlins on the board. Things would only get worse as SS Alex Gonzalez booted a double play ball as the Marlins went on to score 8 runs to force a 7th game with an 8-3 win. Not even Kerry Wood could save the Cubs in Game 7 as the Cubs ace was shaky as the Marlins took the game by a score of 9-6 to go on to the series leaving Cubs fans with heartbreak like they had never suffered before.

2004: Coming off their heartbreaking loss in the NLCS the Cubs were the popular pick to win the NL at the start of the season as their dynamic young pitching duo of Kerry Wood and Mark Prior was joined by future Hall of Famer Greg Maddux who was returning to the Cubs after 11 years with Atlanta Braves. The Cubs would get off to a solid start winning 12 of their first 18 games. However, as the season wore on the Cubs had issues with injuries as both Wood and Prior missed significant time due to injury making only a total of 43 starts, with neither winning 10 games. Picking up the slack for Wood and Prior was Maddux and Carlos Zambrano who each won a team high 16 games, included was Maddux's 300th career win against the San Francisco Giants on August 7th. While the Cubs were well out of the picture for the Division Title they remained in the Wild Card race until the end of the season. And, despite setting a new season record for Cubs ticket sales, with a week left in the season the Cubs bullpen failed them as protecting a 3-0 lead against the New York Mets with 2 outs in the 9th Inning Closer LaTroy Hawkins allowed a 3-run homer to September call up Victor Diaz. The Mets would go on to win in 11 innings as another minor league call up Craig Brazell won the game with a homer. The Cubs would not recover as they lost 7 of their final 9 games missing the Wild Card spot by just 3 games as they finished in 3rd place with an 89-73 record. On the final game of the season a simmering feud between Sammy Sosa and Manager Dusty Baker exploded as Sosa left early and was criticized heavily by Baker. Immediately trade rumors began to emerge as Sosa who despite hitting 35 Home Runs only managed 80 RBI while hitting .253, with a poor average in clutch situations. Eventually Sosa would be dealt to the Baltimore Orioles for Jerry Hairston Jr. and at least 2 minor-leaguers.

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