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The 2016 Chicago Cubs season was the 145th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 141st in the National League and the Cubs' 101st season at Wrigley Field.The Cubs were managed by Joe Maddon in his second year as Cubs manager, and played their home games at Wrigley Field as members of the National League Central.
The 2016 National League Championship Series was a best-of-seven playoff in Major League Baseball’s 2016 postseason in which the overall #1 seed Chicago Cubs defeated the third-seeded Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2016 World Series against the Cleveland Indians. As the Division Series ...
This was the first and only playoff series loss of the Bruce Bochy-led Giants. The Cubs went on to defeat the Dodgers in the NLCS, then win the 2016 World Series over the American League champion Cleveland Indians, their first World title since 1908.
For fun, we took a look at how this team compares to the last World Series contender to play its home games at Wrigley.
It was a victory 108 years in the making. And a celebration that could go on for 108 more.
The postseason began on October 4, and ended on November 2, with the Cubs defeating the Indians in seven games in the 2016 World Series. It was the Cubs' first title in 108 years , ending the longest championship drought in North American sports history, as well as the Curse of the Billy Goat .
The Cubs looked on in disbelief, a brief replay ... Chicago Cubs’ tenuous hold on a playoff spot takes another hit with a gut-punch, walk-off loss in 13 innings Skip to main content
The 2016 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2016 season.The 112th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs and the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history.