Chicago Cubs

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Major League Baseball team professional baseball team

The Chicago Cubs are a historic Major League Baseball team known for their devoted fan base, iconic Wrigley Field home, and long championship drought broken by their 2016 World Series win.

Aliases (12)

Cubs ×3
Chicago Cubs organization ×2
Chicago White Stockings ×2
Chicago Cubs (NL East) before 1994 realignment ×1
Chicago Cubs (primary team) ×1
Chicago Cubs (second stint) ×1
Chicago Cubs 1966 ×1
Chicago Cubs franchise ×1
Chicago Orphans ×1
Chicago White Stockings (19th century baseball team) ×1
The Cubbies ×1
The Cubs ×1

Statements (66)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Major League Baseball team → professional baseball team →
2016WorldSeriesGames	7 →
2016WorldSeriesMVP	Ben Zobrist →
2016WorldSeriesOpponent	Cleveland Indians →
ballpark	Wrigley Field →
basedIn	Chicago →
cityRival	Chicago White Sox →
country	United States →
division	National League Central →
famousFor	devoted fan base → long championship drought → playing at Wrigley Field →
formerDivision	National League East →
formerName	Chicago Colts → Chicago Orphans → Chicago White Stockings →
foundedAs	Chicago White Stockings →
homeStadium	Wrigley Field →
league	Major League Baseball →
leagueAbbreviation	MLB →
leagueEntry	National League →
leagueEntryYear	1876 →
leaguePennants	National League pennant →
location	Chicago, Illinois →
mascot	Clark the Cub →
memberOf	National League →
nickname	The Cubbies → The Cubs →
notableBroadcaster	Harry Caray → Pat Hughes →
notableEvent	Steve Bartman incident →
notableManager	Joe Maddon →
notableOwner	Ricketts family →
notablePlayer	Billy Williams → Ernie Banks → Fergie Jenkins → Ron Santo → Ryne Sandberg → Sammy Sosa →
notableSeason	2016 MLB season →
retiredNumber	1 → 10 → 14 → 23 → 26 → 31 → 42 →
rival	St. Louis Cardinals →
rivalry	Crosstown Classic → Cubs–Cardinals rivalry →
sport	baseball →
springTrainingBallpark	Sloan Park →
springTrainingLocation	Mesa, Arizona →
stadiumLocation	Wrigleyville, Chicago →
stadiumOpened	1914 →
teamColors	blue → red → white →
televisionMarket	Chicago media market →
worldSeriesChampionships	3 →
worldSeriesDroughtEnded	2016 →
worldSeriesDroughtLengthYears	108 →
worldSeriesTitle	1907 World Series → 1908 World Series → 2016 World Series →

Referenced by (199)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Ben Zobrist → Ben Zobrist → Dave Martinez → David Ross → Ernie Banks → Grover Cleveland Alexander → Hippo Vaughn → Jim Edmonds → Jimmie Foxx → Joe Carter → Joe Girardi → Joe Tinker → Jon Lieber → Koji Uehara → Mark Bellhorn → Nomar Garciaparra → Orval Overall → Pat Moran → Ralph Kiner → Ryne Sandberg → Sam Fuld → So Taguchi → Tony La Russa → Tuffy Rhodes → Willie Wilson →	playedFor
Billy Williams → Bobby Darwin → Cole Hamels → Frank Chance → Grover Cleveland Alexander → Hippo Vaughn → Joe Garagiola → Joe Tinker → Jon Lester → Jon Lieber → Robin Roberts → Ron Santo → Sam Fuld → So Taguchi → Terrence Jon Francona →	memberOfSportsTeam
2008 National League Division Series → Clark the Cub → Johnny Evers → Kyuji Fujikawa → Mitch Williams → National League → National League Central → Orval Overall → Sammy Sosa ("Chicago Cubs (primary team)") →	team
Dallas Green → David Ross → Dusty Baker → Joe Altobelli → Joe Maddon → Joe Tinker → Johnny Evers → Pat Moran →	managedTeam
Billy Williams ("Chicago Cubs organization") → Dallas Green → Harry Caray → Jim Frey → Pat Hughes → Thomas S. Ricketts → Todd Ricketts →	employer
Fergie Jenkins → Fergie Jenkins ("Chicago Cubs (second stint)") → Greg Maddux → Sammy Sosa → Terry Francona →	playedForTeam
1907 World Series → 1908 World Series → 2016 Major League Baseball season → 2016 World Series →	champion
Billy Williams → Greg Maddux → Joe Carter → Ron Santo →	MLBDebutTeam
1906 World Series → 1918 World Series → 1929 World Series → 1984 National League pennant →	runnerUp
David Ross → Frank Chance → Jim Frey → Thomas S. Ricketts →	teamManaged
Hippo Vaughn → Orval Overall → Ryne Sandberg →	finalMLBTeam
Ernie Banks → Joe Girardi → Johnny Evers →	MLBdebutTeam
1060 Project → Weeghman Park ("Chicago Cubs franchise") →	associatedWith
Greg Maddux → Joe Carter →	draftedBy
Ben Zobrist → Ernie Banks →	finalMLBteam
Chattanooga Lookouts → Lansing Lugnuts →	formerAffiliation
Chicago Cubs ("Chicago White Stockings") → Chicago Cubs ("Chicago Orphans") →	formerName
National League Central ("Chicago Cubs (NL East) before 1994 realignment") → National League East →	formerTeam
2015 National League Division Series → Crosstown Classic →	hasParticipant
Chicago, Illinois, United States → Northeastern Illinois →	hasSportsTeam
1060 Project → Sloan Park →	homeVenueOf
Ernie Banks → Fergie Jenkins →	jerseyNumberRetiredBy
1906 World Series → 2008 NLDS: Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers →	loser
1906 World Series → 2016 Major League Baseball season →	NationalLeagueChampion
Chicago Cubs ("The Cubs") → Chicago Cubs ("The Cubbies") →	nickname
Sloan Park → Wrigley Field →	operator
Tribune Company → William Wrigley Jr. →	owned
Marquee Sports Network → Wrigley Field →	owner
Crosstown Classic → Cubs–Cardinals rivalry →	team1
Billy Williams → Ryne Sandberg →	teamRetiredNumberBy
Sloan Park → Weeghman Park →	tenant
Ricketts family →	acquired
Curse of the Billy Goat →	appliesToTeam
Clark Street and Addison Street →	associatedWithSportsTeam
Weeghman Park →	becameHomeOf
Thomas S. Ricketts →	boardMemberOf
Ricketts family →	businessInterest
Cubs–Cardinals rivalry →	category
Chicago White Sox →	cityRival
South Siders →	contrastWithTeam
Ricketts family →	controls
Todd Ricketts →	coOwnerOf
2008 Major League Baseball season →	divisionChampion
1906 World Series →	favoriteTeam
1908 World Series →	featuresTeam
2015 National League Division Series →	firstPostseasonMeetingBetween
Marquee Sports Network →	focusesOn
Charlotte Knights →	formerMajorLeagueAffiliate
Chicago Cubs ("Chicago White Stockings") →	foundedAs
1908 World Series →	game1WinningTeam
1906 World Series →	Game2Winner
1908 World Series →	game2WinningTeam
1906 World Series →	Game3Winner
1929 World Series →	game3Winner
1908 World Series →	game4WinningTeam
1908 World Series →	game5WinningTeam
North Siders ("Cubs") →	hasAbbreviationOfTeam
National League →	hasTeam
2008 NLDS: Chicago Cubs vs. Los Angeles Dodgers →	higherSeed
Clark the Cub →	homeBallparkTeam
Wrigley Field →	homeStadiumOf
1906 World Series →	homeTeam
Clark the Cub →	introducedBy
Marquee Sports Network →	majorityStakeholder
Clark the Cub →	mascotFor
2016 World Series →	MVPTeam
2016 World Series →	NLChampion
1984 World Series →	NLCSOpponent
2003 World Series →	NLCSOpponentOfMarlins
1929 World Series →	NLTeam
St. Louis Cardinals →	notableRival
Pat Hughes →	notableTeamCovered
Greg Maddux →	numberRetiredBy
Ricketts family →	owns
Chicago Colts →	partOfFranchise
Sandy Koufax →	pitchedPerfectGameAgainst
Cole Hamels ("Chicago Cubs organization") →	playedForOrganization
Cubs–Cardinals rivalry →	postseasonSeriesWinner2015NLDS
Chicago Colts ("Chicago White Stockings (19th century baseball team)") →	predecessor
Wrigley Field →	primaryTenant
North Siders →	refersTo
North Siders →	refersToMLBFranchise
Clark the Cub →	represents
Ron Santo →	retiredJerseyNumberBy
Milwaukee Brewers →	rival
Robin Roberts ("Chicago Cubs 1966") →	seasonsWithTeam
Wrigleyville, Chicago →	sportsCultureCenteredOn
Sloan Park →	springTrainingHomeOf
Chicago Colts →	successor
Harry Caray →	teamBroadcast
Marquee Sports Network →	teamCovered
Hippo Vaughn →	teamInNotableSeason
1908 World Series →	teamLeagueChampion
Joe Tinker ("Cubs") →	teamNickName
Ryne Sandberg →	tradedTo
1918 World Series →	visitingTeam
2015 National League Division Series →	winner
1907 World Series ("Cubs") →	winningTeamNickname
David Ross →	wonWithTeam
2016 Major League Baseball season →	WorldSeriesChampion
Ben Zobrist →	WorldSeriesTeam