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The change in the flag color scheme matched the Win flag color with the honored colors of the retired number flags, as the white-on-blue Cubs "team flag" was retired. [10] Subsequent retired Cubs numbers for Ron Santo , Ryne Sandberg and Ferguson Jenkins / Greg Maddux also match this color scheme.
The flags were replaced by 1990, the first year in which the Cubs media guide reports the switch to the now-familiar colors of the flags: White with blue "W" and blue with white "L". In addition to needing to replace the worn-out flags, by then the retired numbers of Banks and Williams were flying on the foul poles, as white with blue numbers ...
The Chicago club's 77–77 record in the National Association (1871, 1874–1875) is not included in MLB record keeping. Post-season series are also not included in the totals. To honor the milestone, the Cubs flew an extra white flag displaying "10,000" in blue, along with the customary "W" flag.
CHICAGO — Jed Hoyer’s White Flag submission won’t go down in Chicago sports history like White Sox Chairman Jerry Reinsdorf’s memorable quote about his team’s White Flag trade in 1997.
Chicago Cubs reliever Luke Little said he had to change his glove before he entered Wednesday night's 4-3 victory over the Houston Astros because of an American flag patch. Manager Craig Counsell ...
Cubs reliever Luke Little forced to change his glove because of white in American flag patch; Bruins beat Maple Leafs 4-2 in Game 3 to take series lead; Cubs OF Cody Bellinger sidelined by two fractured ribs on his right side; Herro scores 24, Heat hit franchise playoff-record 23 3s to beat Boston and even series 1-1
Cubs win the 2016 World Series, their first in 108 years, and ending the Curse of the Billy Goat. Away team wins all games in the season series for the first time. 2017: Cubs: 3–1: Tie, 1–1 Cubs, 2–0 White Sox 62–56 Cubs sweep at Guaranteed Rate Field. 2018: Cubs: 4–2: Cubs, 2–1 Cubs, 2–1 ...
There are 15 flags, one for each National League team, and their order on the flagpoles reflects the current standings. The entrance to the scoreboard is a trap-door on the bottom. On the reverse of the scoreboard, visible from the CTA elevated trains, is a blue Cubs pennant in white outlined in red neon. The scoreboard was extensively ...