List of Chicago Cubs seasons

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The following lists the results of every season of the Chicago Cubs baseball club of Major League Baseball beginning in 1870 and continuing to 1876 as a charter member of the National League (NL). The White Stockings changed their name in 1890 to the Chicago Colts and again in 1898 to the Chicago Orphans until finally settling in 1903 with the name of the Chicago Cubs.

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While the organization Major League Baseball recognizes only seasons in select leagues from 1876 to the present as major league, many baseball historians consider major league baseball to have started earlier. Some include seasons from the National Association, and others include its predecessor organization, the National Association of Base Ball Players.

The Chicago Cubs have completed 153 seasons of baseball. Within this time, the Cubs have won 17 National League pennants, 3 World Series championships, 3 pre-World Series Championships, and tied for 2 pre-World Series Championships. By virtue of their pennants and playoff championships, the Cubs can claim to be the best team in baseball in eight different seasons. However, they also lay claim to the longest championship drought in North American sports history: 108 seasons from their second World Series title in 1908 to their third in 2016.

The Cubs have been members of three organized leagues, beginning with the amateur National Association of Base Ball Players in 1870, followed by three seasons in the professional National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, and the National League since 1876.

Year by year

Chicago Cubs regular season record by season
MLB
season		Team
season		 League Division Regular season Postseason results Awards
Finish W L Pct GB
Chicago White Stockings
1870 1870 NABBP *1st227.759—
1871 1871 NA 3rd199.6792
1874 1874 NA 5th2831.47518.5
1875 1875 NA 6th3037.44835
1876 1876 NL *1st5214.788—Lost to Saint Louis Brown Stockings in postseason "Championship of the West"
1877 1877 NL5th2633.44115½
1878 1878 NL4th3030.50011
1879 1879 NL4th4633.58210½
1880 1880 NL *1st6717.798—
1881 1881 NL *1st5628.667—
1882 1882 NL *1st5529.655—Tied AA pennant-winner Cincinnati Reds in two-game postseason contest, 1-1
1883 1883 NL2nd5939.6024
1884 1884 NL5th6250.55422
1885 1885 NL *1st8725.777—Tied World Series (Browns) 3–3–1 [a] *
1886 1886 NL *1st9034.726—Lost World Series (Browns) 4–2 *
1887 1887 NL3rd7150.5876½
1888 1888 NL2nd7758.5709
1889 1889 NL3rd6765.50819
Chicago Colts
1890 1890 NL2nd84 [b] 53.6136
1891 1891 NL2nd8253.6073½
1892 1892 NL7th7076.47930
1893 1893 NL9th5671.44129
1894 1894 NL8th5775.43234
1895 1895 NL4th7258.55415
1896 1896 NL5th7157.55518½
1897 1897 NL9th5973.44734
Chicago Orphans
1898 1898 NL4th8565.56717½
1899 1899 NL8th7573.50726
1900 1900 NL6th6575.46419
1901 1901 NL6th5386.38137
1902 1902 NL5th6869.49634
Chicago Cubs
1903 1903 NL3rd8256.5948
1904 1904 NL2nd9360.60813
1905 1905 NL3rd9261.60113
1906 1906 NL *1st11636.763—Lost World Series (White Sox) 4–2 *
1907 † 1907 NL *1st10745.704—Won World Series (Tigers) 4–0 †
1908 † 1908 NL *1st9955.643—Won World Series (Tigers) 4–1 †
1909 1909 NL2nd10449.6806½
1910 1910 NL *1st10450.675—Lost World Series (Athletics) 4–1 *
1911 1911 NL2nd9262.5977½ Frank Schulte (MVP) [4]
1912 1912 NL3rd9159.60711½
1913 1913 NL3rd8865.57513½
1914 1914 NL4th7876.50616½
1915 1915 NL4th7380.47717½
1916 1916 NL5th6786.43826½
1917 1917 NL5th7480.48124
1918 1918 NL *1st8445.651—Lost World Series (Red Sox) 4–2 *
1919 1919 NL3rd7565.53621
1920 1920 NL5th7579.48718
1921 1921 NL7th6489.41830
1922 1922 NL5th8074.51913
1923 1923 NL4th8371.53912½
1924 1924 NL5th8172.52912
1925 1925 NL8th6886.44227½
1926 1926 NL4th8272.5327
1927 1927 NL4th8568.5568½
1928 1928 NL3rd9163.5914
1929 1929 NL *1st9854.645—Lost World Series (Athletics) 4–1 * Rogers Hornsby (MVP) [5]
1930 1930 NL2nd9064.5842
1931 1931 NL3rd8470.54517
1932 1932 NL *1st9064.584—Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–0 *
1933 1933 NL3rd8668.5586
1934 1934 NL3rd8665.5708
1935 1935 NL *1st10054.649—Lost World Series (Tigers) 4–2 * Gabby Hartnett (MVP) [6]
1936 1936 NL2nd8767.5655
1937 1937 NL2nd9361.6043
1938 1938 NL *1st8963.586—Lost World Series (Yankees) 4–0 *
1939 1939 NL4th8470.54513
1940 1940 NL5th7579.48725
1941 1941 NL6th7084.45530
1942 1942 NL6th6886.44238
1943 1943 NL5th7479.48430½
1944 1944 NL4th7579.48730
1945 1945 NL *1st9856.636—Lost World Series (Tigers) 4–3 * Phil Cavarretta (MVP) [6]
1946 1946 NL3rd8271.53614½
1947 1947 NL6th6985.44825
1948 1948 NL8th6490.41627½
1949 1949 NL8th6193.39636
1950 1950 NL7th6489.41826½
1951 1951 NL8th6292.40334½
1952 1952 NL5th7777.50019½ Hank Sauer (MVP) [6]
1953 1953 NL7th6589.42240
1954 1954 NL7th6490.41633
1955 1955 NL6th7281.47126
1956 1956 NL8th6094.39033
1957 1957 NL7th6292.40333
1958 1958 NL5th7282.46820 Ernie Banks (MVP) [6]
1959 1959 NL5th7480.48113 Ernie Banks (MVP) [6]
1960 1960 NL7th6094.39035
1961 1961 NL7th6490.41629 Billy Williams (ROY) [7]
1962 1962 NL9th59103.36442½ Ken Hubbs (ROY) [7]
1963 1963 NL7th8280.50617
1964 1964 NL8th7686.46917
1965 1965 NL8th7290.44425
1966 1966 NL10th59103.36436
1967 1967 NL3rd8774.54014
1968 1968 NL3rd8478.51913
1969 1969 NL East [c] 2nd9270.5688
1970 1970 NLEast2nd8478.5195
1971 1971 NLEast3rd8379.51214 Fergie Jenkins (CYA) [8]
1972 1972 NLEast2nd8570.54811
1973 1973 NLEast5th7784.4785
1974 1974 NLEast6th6696.40722
1975 1975 NLEast5th7587.46317½
1976 1976 NLEast4th7587.46326
1977 1977 NLEast4th8181.50020
1978 1978 NLEast3rd7983.48811
1979 1979 NLEast5th8082.49418 Bruce Sutter (CYA) [8]
1980 1980 NLEast6th6498.39527
1981 1981 [d] NLEast6th1537.28817½
5th2328.4516
1982 1982 NLEast5th7389.45119
1983 1983 NLEast5th7191.43819
1984 1984 NLEast ^1st9665.596—Lost NLCS (Padres) 3–2 Ryne Sandberg (MVP) [6]
Rick Sutcliffe (CYA) [8]
Jim Frey (MOY) [9]
1985 1985 NLEast4th7784.47823½
1986 1986 NLEast5th7090.43837
1987 1987 NLEast6th7685.47218½ Andre Dawson (MVP) [6]
1988 1988 NLEast4th7785.47524
1989 1989 NLEast ^1st9369.574—Lost NLCS (Giants) 4–1 Jerome Walton (ROY) [7]
Don Zimmer (MOY) [9]
1990 1990 NLEast4th7785.47518
1991 1991 NLEast4th7783.48120
1992 1992 NLEast4th7884.48118 Greg Maddux (CYA) [8]
1993 1993 NLEast4th8478.51913
1994 1994 NL Central [e] 5th4964.43416½ Playoffs cancelled [f]
1995 1995 NLCentral3rd7371.50712
1996 1996 NLCentral4th7686.46912
1997 1997 NLCentral5th6894.42016
1998 1998 NLCentral2nd ¤90 [g] 73.55212½Lost NLDS (Braves) 3–0 Sammy Sosa (MVP) [6]
Kerry Wood (ROY) [7]
1999 1999 NLCentral6th6795.41430
2000 2000 NLCentral6th6597.40130
2001 2001 NLCentral3rd8874.5435
2002 2002 NLCentral5th6795.41430
2003 2003 NLCentral ^1st8874.543—Won NLDS (Braves) 3–2
Lost NLCS (Marlins) 4–3
2004 2004 NLCentral3rd8973.54916
2005 2005 NLCentral4th7983.48821
2006 2006 NLCentral6th6696.40717½
2007 2007 NLCentral ^1st8577.525—Lost NLDS (Diamondbacks) 3–0
2008 2008 NLCentral ^1st9764.602—Lost NLDS (Dodgers) 3–0 Geovany Soto (ROY) [7]
Lou Piniella (MOY) [9]
2009 2009 NLCentral2nd8378.5168½
2010 2010 NLCentral5th7587.46316
2011 2011 NLCentral5th7191.43825
2012 2012 NLCentral5th61101.37736
2013 2013 NLCentral5th6696.40731
2014 2014 NLCentral5th7389.45117
2015 2015 NLCentral3rd ¤9765.5993Won NLWC (Pirates)
Won NLDS (Cardinals) 3–1
Lost NLCS (Mets) 4–0		 Jake Arrieta (CYA) [8]
Kris Bryant (ROY) [7]
Joe Maddon (MOY) [9]
2016 † 2016 NL *Central ^1st10358.640—Won NLDS (Giants) 3–1
Won NLCS (Dodgers) 4–2
Won World Series (Indians) 4–3 †		 Kris Bryant (MVP) [6]
Ben Zobrist (WS MVP)
2017 2017 NLCentral ^1st9270.568—Won NLDS (Nationals) 3–2
Lost NLCS (Dodgers) 4–1
2018 2018 NLCentral2nd ¤9568.5831Lost NLWC (Rockies)
2019 2019 NLCentral3rd8478.5197
2020 2020 NLCentral ^1st3426.567—Lost NLWC (Marlins) 2–0
2021 2021 NLCentral4th7191.43824
2022 2022 NLCentral3rd7488.45719
2023 2023 NLCentral2nd8379.5129
2024 2024 NLCentral3rd8379.51210

Record by decade

The following table describes the Cubs' MLB win–loss record by decade.

DecadeWinsLossesPct
1870s253194.566
1880s691395.636
1890s711654.521
1900s879592.598
1910s826668.553
1920s807728.526
1930s889646.579
1940s736802.479
1950s672866.437
1960s735868.459
1970s785827.487
1980s735821.472
1990s739813.476
2000s807811.499
2010s817803.504
2020s345363.487
All-time1132710767.513

All-time records

As of September 30, 2019

TotalsWinsLossesTiesPer.
All-time regular season record11,08210,488157.514
  Opening Day 69622.559
All-time postseason record [h] 4773—.392
  Wild Card Game 11—.500
  National League Division Series 1215—.444
  National League Championship Series 1121—.344
  World Series 2336—.390
All-time regular and postseason record11,12910,561157.513

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The dispute in 1885 concerned Game 2, which was forfeited by St. Louis when they pulled their team off the field protesting an umpiring decision. The managers, Cap Anson and Charles Comiskey, initially agreed to disregard the game. When St. Louis won the final game and an apparent 3–2 Series championship, Chicago White Stockings owner Albert Spalding overruled his manager and declared that he wanted the forfeit counted. The result of a tied Series was that neither team got the prize money that had been posted by the owners before the Series (and was returned to them after they both agreed it was a tie). [1]
  2. ↑ The official Chicago Cubs website reports 84 wins for 1890; [2] however, Baseball-Reference.com reports 83 wins because the game on May 23 was ruled a no-decision even though the score was 10–8 in the Cubs' favor [3]
  3. ↑ In 1969 MLB expanded by 4 teams to 12 in each league and split each league into an East and West division, the Cubs were placed in the National League East.
  4. ↑ The 1981 season was shortened by a player's strike. MLB decided to split the season into two halves with the division winner of each half playing in a Divisional Round of the playoffs.
  5. ↑ In 1994 MLB split each league into 3 divisions. The Cubs were placed in the newly created National League Central.
  6. ↑ There was no postseason in 1994 due to the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike.
  7. ↑ The Cubs played 163 games to resolve a regular season record tie with the San Francisco Giants for the wild card playoff spot and forced a one-game playoff tiebreaker, which the Cubs won 5-3.
  8. ↑ This does not include pre-modern World Series games (Champions from 1876 to 1904).

References

General

Specific

  1. ↑ Jon David Cash, Before They Were Cardinals: Major League Baseball in Nineteenth-Century St. Louis. University of Missouri Press 2002
  2. ↑ "Year-by-Year Results". Cubs.com. MLB Advanced Media, LP. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1890 Chicago Colts". Baseball-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved April 14, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Baseball Awards Voting for 1911". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Baseball Awards Voting for 1929". Baseball-Reference.com . Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "All-time winners Most Valuable Player". Major League Baseball . Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "All-time winners Rookie of the Year". Major League Baseball . Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 "All-time winners Cy Young Award". Major League Baseball . Retrieved November 19, 2015.
  9. 1 2 3 4 "All-time winners Manager of the Year winners". Major League Baseball . Retrieved November 19, 2015.
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