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Lost World Series (Philadelphia Athletics) 1–4 6 1918: 84 45 .651 Lost World Series (Boston Red Sox) 2–4 7 1935: 100 54 .649 Lost World Series (Detroit Tigers) 2–4 8 1929: 98 54 .645 Lost World Series (Philadelphia Athletics) 1–4 9 1908: 99 55 .643 Won World Series (Detroit Tigers) 4–1 10 2016: 103 58 .640 Won World Series (Cleveland ...
The 1906 Cubs won 116 games, finishing 116–36 and posting a modern-era record winning percentage of .763, 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 ...
In the modern two-league era, the longest losing streak belongs to the 1961 Philadelphia Phillies at 23 games. In the American League, the 1988 Baltimore Orioles and 2024 Chicago White Sox hold the record at 21 games. The longest losing streak consisting entirely of postseason games is 18, belonging to the Minnesota Twins (2004–2023).
When the Chicago Cubs’ home losing streak reached 11 consecutive games in 1994, manager Tom Trebelhorn didn’t know what to say. “There aren’t the words to describe this,” Trebelhorn told ...
The franchise record for consecutive games with a home run is five, held by four players, including current Cubs slugger Christopher Morel, who did it last season.
In Game 2, Greenberg collided with Cubs catcher Gabby Hartnett and broke his wrist, sidelining him for the rest of the Series. The Cubs had won 21 consecutive games in September (still a record as of 2021), eventually taking the National League pennant by four games over the defending World Series champions, the St. Louis Cardinals.
September 7, 1907, for the Chicago Cubs: MLB statistics; Win–loss record: 152–139: Earned run average: 2.65: Strikeouts: 662: Stats at Baseball Reference Teams; Chicago Orphans/Cubs (1898–1903) St. Louis Cardinals (1904–1906) Chicago Cubs (1906–1907) Career highlights and awards; MLB record 187 consecutive complete games; World Series ...
The Mets (who had lost a record 120 games in their inaugural season 7 years earlier), would go on to win the World Series. The Cubs, despite a respectable 92–70 record, would be remembered for having lost a remarkable 17 + 1 ⁄ 2 games in the standings to the Mets in the last quarter of the season.