the last time the cubs won a world series was 2012.
the last time the cubs won a world series was 2012.
when is the last time the cubs won a world series?
2012
the cubs defeated the cleveland indians in seven games in the 2016 world series, their first appearance since the 1945 world series and first win since the 1908 world series. in the world series, the cubs came back from a three-games-to-one deficit, winning the final three games. the last time a team came back from a three-games-to-one deficit to win the world series was the kansas city royals in 1985. the cubs were also the first team to win games 6 and 7 on the road in a world series since the pittsburgh pirates had done so against the baltimore orioles in 1979. the world series victory put an end to the so-called curse of the billy goat and the longest world series championship drought in history.
2016 chicago cubs season
the cardinals–cubs rivalry refers to games between the st. louis cardinals and chicago cubs. the cubs lead the series 1,091–1,044 through , while the cardinals lead in national league pennants with 19 against 17 for the cubs. however, the cardinals have a clear edge when it comes to world series successes, having won 11 championships, while the cubs have only won 3. cardinals-cubs games see numerous visiting fans in either st. louis' busch stadium or chicago's wrigley field. when the national league split into two, and then three divisions, the cardinals and cubs remained together. they had 3 pennant races in 1930, 1935, and 1945. the two teams met in the world series of the nineteenth century when the cardinals, then known as the browns, were part of the american association. the teams tied in 1885 and st. louis won in 1886. st. louis, however, has officially vacated their history from the aa. the first modern postseason meeting between the two teams was the 2015 nlds, which the cubs won 3 games to 1 before losing the 2015 nlcs to the new york mets. the cubs would go on to win the world series over the cleveland indians the following year. ben zobrist, who grew up a cardinals fan in the peoria area, was named the world series mvp for the cubs.
major league baseball rivalries