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Cubs have big night in 16-0 rout of Dodgers • Apr. 13, 2025, 2:39 AM ET (AP)
Freddie Freeman returns to Dodgers' lineup after missing 9 games with ankle injury from shower slip • Apr. 12, 2025, 1:20 AM ET (AP)
Geese make nest next to iconic Wrigley Field bleachers during Chicago Cubs games • Apr. 6, 2025, 6:02 PM ET (AP)

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Also Known As Chicago Colts • Chicago White Stockings • Chicago Orphans • North Siders • Cubbies
Awards And Honors World Series (2016) • World Series (1908) • World Series (1907)
Date 1876 - present
Headquarters Chicago
Areas Of Involvement baseball
Related People Greg Maddux • Grover Cleveland Alexander • Jimmie Foxx • Sammy Sosa • Rogers Hornsby • Ernie Banks • Lou Boudreau • Fergie Jenkins • William Wrigley, Jr. • Leo Durocher • Lou Brock • Harvey Kuenn • Tony Lazzeri • Billy Williams • Ryne Sandberg

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Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs; Wrigley Field
Alfonso Soriano
Chicago Cubs: Aramis Ramírez
Chicago Cubs, World Series win
Joe Tinker
Harry Caray
Banks, Ernie
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