the cubs first won the world series in 1907.
the cubs first won the world series in 1907.
when did the cubs first win the world series?
1907
the cubs have appeared in a total of eleven world series. the 1906 cubs won 116 games, finishing 116–36 and posting a modern-era record winning percentage of , before losing the world series to the chicago white sox ("the hitless wonders") by four games to two. the cubs won back-to-back world series championships in 1907 and 1908, becoming the first major league team to play in three consecutive world series, and the first to win it twice. most recently, the cubs won the 2016 national league championship series and 2016 world series, which ended a 71-year national league pennant drought and a 108-year world series championship drought, both of which are record droughts in major league baseball. the 108-year drought was also the longest such occurrence in all major north american sports. since the start of divisional play in 1969, the cubs have appeared in the postseason ten times through the 2018 season.
chicago cubs
at the start of the cubs' 2008 baseball season, deporter revived the cubs first noted fan club called the west side rooters social club which was founded in 1908 by cubs shortstop joe tinker. the fan club's official war cry is "oof wah!". deporter is president of the 2008 west side rooters social club. the late cubs' hall of famer ernie banks was chairman, dutchie caray, harry caray's widow, is treasurer and cubs' hall-of-famer ryne sandberg is secretary. the fan club was dismantled by unpopular cubs' owner charles murphy after the cubs had won the world series in 1908 and the cubs have not won the world series since. cub fans hope that by bringing back the west side rooters social club, the chicago cubs will finally win the world series.
grant deporter