the cubs were 9 games ahead of the cardinals in the 2017 standings.
the cubs were 9 games ahead of the cardinals in the 2017 standings.
how many games are the cubs ahead of the cardinals in the 2017 standings?
9
the cardinals–cubs rivalry refers to games between the st. louis cardinals and the cubs. the cubs lead the series 1,137–1,106 through , while the cardinals lead in national league pennants with 19 against the cubs' 17. the cubs have won 11 of those pennants in major league baseball's modern era (1901–present), while all 19 of the cardinals' have been won since 1901. the cardinals also have a clear edge when it comes to world series successes, having won 11 championships to the cubs' 3. the cardinals have enjoyed an overwhelming advantage over their chicago rivals in the regular season standings. in the 70 seasons from 1946 through 2016, the cardinals have finished ahead of the cubs 53 times. in that same span the cardinals have had 50 seasons in which their winning percentage was over .500, while the cubs have finished over that mark 21 times (they finished at an even .500 twice). 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. this has added excitement to several pennant races over the years, most recently in 1984, , , , 2015, and 2016; the first three times the division title was won by the cubs, the fourth by the cardinals, who went on to win the national league pennant as the cubs faltered in the second half of the 2004 season. however, 2015 and 2016 were special years for the cubs. in 2015, the cubs finished in third place in the nl central division behind the cardinals and pirates, but they made the playoffs as the second national league wild card team. after defeating the pirates 4-0 in the wild card game, they disposed of the cardinals in the nlds in four games (3-1); however, they later lost to the new york mets in the nlcs (mets 4- cubs 0). in 2016, the tide really turned in a positive direction for the chicago cubs. they won the nl central division crown with a record of 103-58 which was 17.5 games ahead of the second place cardinals (86-76). the cubs then defeated the san francisco giants in the nlds (3-1) followed by the los angeles dodgers in the nlcs (4-2) to win the nl pennant for the first time since 1945. in an epic 2016 world series, the cubs ended their 108-year world series championship drought by defeating the cleveland indians in a thrilling seven game series (4-3).
history of the chicago cubs
bullet::::- july 21 – in game one of a doubleheader, tyler chatwood walked six, but only gave up one run in 5.1 innings of work and left with the cubs ahead 3–1. ben zobrist went 4–4 while javier báez and tommy la stella drove in two runs each as the cubs pulled away for the 7–2 win over the cardinals. in game two, the cubs fell behind early, but mike montgomery lasted six innings while allowing only one run and left with a 3–1 lead. the cub bullpen could not hold the lead this time, giving up a run in the eighth and three in the ninth as the cubs fell 6–3. báez and joe maddon were ejected after báez was called out on a check swing in the fifth and anthony rizzo continued his hot hitting while batting leadoff, going 4–5 in the loss.
2018 chicago cubs season