The
Chicago Cubs are a professional
baseball team located in
Chicago,
Illinois. They are members of the
Central Divisionof
Major League Baseball's
National League. The Cubs are one of the two remaining charter members of the National League (the other being the
Atlanta Braves).
The Cubs have not won the
World Series in 103 years, a
longer championship drought than that of any other
major North American professional sports team,
Wrigley FieldLake ViewThe club played its first games in 1870 as the
Chicago White Stockings and were founded professionally in 1876. This makes the Cubs, along with the
Braves who were also founded in 1871, one of the two oldest active teams in
major North American sports. Because the Cubs lost two seasons to the
Great Chicago Fire, the Braves have played more seasons, although the Cubs hold the record for oldest team still in its original city.
(Wikipedia)