The Chicago Cubs are an American MLB team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
History[]
In 1870, they begun under the name Chicago White Stockings.
Six years later, they joined the National League. After this, their then-owner William Hulbert signed various star players, including pitcher Albert Spalding and infielders Ross Barnes, Deacon White, and Adrian Anson. They quickly established themselves as one of the National League's top teams.
After back-to-back pennants in 1880 and 1881, Hulbert died and Spalding, who had retired to make his company Spalding sporting goods, became owner.
In 1882, they won their third consecutive pennant, with Anson acting as player-manager, making him the first true superstar of the team.
Channel[]
The channel was created on August 18, 2015,[1] and they uploaded their first video on March 23, 2018, titled "Rizzo helps out Cubs in LaStella prank war".[2] On July 8, 2019, they uploaded their first livestream, titled "Javy Báez All-Star Chat".[3] They uploaded their first short on March 15, 2022, titled "Cubs Spring Training is underway in Arizona! | #shorts".[4]
Retired numbers[]
As of January 8, 2024, they have retired five numbers for six individuals.
- 10, Ron Santo
- 14, Ernie Banks
- 23, Ryne Sandberg
- 26, Billy Williams
- 31, Ferguson Jenkins and Greg Maddux
- 42, Jackie Robinson[Note 1]
Trivia[]
- They have won three world series titles, which are 1907, 1908, and 2016. Their 2016 title broke the longest World Series drought in league history.
Note[]
- ↑ Robinson's number was retired for all of Major League Baseball
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chicago Cubs - About. YouTube.
- ↑ Rizzo helps out Cubs in LaStella prank war by Chicago Cubs. YouTube. March 23, 2018.
- ↑ Javy Báez All-Star Chat by Chicago Cubs. YouTube. July 8, 2019.
- ↑ Cubs Spring Training is underway in Arizona! | #shorts by Chicago Cubs. YouTube. March 15, 2022.
