The Cubs were last champions when Joe Tinker, Johnny Evers and Frank Chance won consecutive titles in 1907-08, until now the only ones in team history. At the time, Theodore Roosevelt was president, New Mexico, Arizona, Alaska and Hawaii were not yet states, and the first Ford Model T car was two weeks old. They reached the top again on the 39,466th day after Orval Overall's three-hit shutout won the 1908 finale at Detroit in a game that took 1:24. Twenty-one other teams had won the World Series since Cubs last were champions. Jim Rose interviews Mike Montgomery after he closes Game 7 to win the World Series.Ĭubs jumped on each other between the mound and second base, and their fans in the stands kept cheering. Montgomery took over, and helped set off a wild celebration on Chicago's North Side. struck out Mike Napoli, Ramirez grounded out, Brandon Guyer walked and Davis hit an RBI single. Then in the bottom half, Carl Edwards Jr. Montero singled to make it a two-run lead. Rizzo was intentionally walked and Zobrist slapped an opposite-field double past a diving third baseman Jose Ramirez.
in a still-packed ballpark.Īlbert Almora Jr., pinch-running for Schwarber, alertly took second on Bryant's long fly to center. It was just the fourth time that a Game 7 went to extra innings, and the rain delayed play until 12:11 a.m.
Gamezone: Cubs World Series Game 7 box score, play-by-play recapĬUBS TWEETS: Follow the team as they celebrate their World Series winĭexter Fowler homered on Corey Kluber's fourth pitch of the game, 23-year-old Javier Baez and 39-year-old David Ross also went deep for the Cubs, who led 5-1 in the fifth inning and 6-3 in the eighth.Ĭhapman wound up with the win and Montgomery got one out for his first save in the majors.īryan Shaw, who gave up a leadoff single to Kyle Schwarber in the 10th, took the loss.ĭownload a memento photo of the Wrigley Field marquee While Cubs fans hugged with delight, there was only despair for the Indians, who now have gone longer than anyone without a crown. #WorldSeries /4wAJsrPpC6- Chicago Cubs November 3, 2016Īfter defeating San Francisco and the Los Angeles Dodgers in the playoffs, Chicago became the first team to earn a title by winning Games 6 and 7 on the road since the 1979 Pittsburgh Pirates. Manager Joe Maddon's team halted the longest title drought in baseball, becoming the first club to overcome a 3-1 Series deficit since the 1985 Kansas City Royals.Ĭleveland was trying to win its first crown since 1948, but manager Terry Francona's club lost the last two games at home.
If Cubs win World Series, restaurant promises free Italian beef sandwichesīlue-clad Cubs fans who traveled from Wrigley Field filled nearly the entire lower deck behind the Chicago dugout at Progressive Field, singing "Go! Cubs! Go!" Man predicts 2016 Cubs World Series win in 1993 HS yearbook Davis delivered an RBI single with two outs in the bottom half, but Mike Montgomery closed it out at 12:47 a.m., and the celebration was on. Roberto Perez led off with a single, was bunted over to second base by Tyler Naquin and Rajai Davis followed with a walk.Reaction from Addison Russell after the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series.īen Zobrist hit an RBI double and Miguel Montero singled home a run to make it 8-6. In the fifth, the Cubs escaped a bases loaded, one-out threat when Justin Grimm managed to get Francisco Lindor to ground into a double play and the crowd erupted. Three times in the first five innings, Cleveland were able to get a baserunner to third but could not advance him the last 30 metres. Tomlin, spotting his pitches with pinpoint accuracy, kept the Cubs off balance and off the bases, while Chicago starter Kyle Hendricks escaped jam after jam.
Roars rolled through the old stadium in the opening innings but, as the game wore on, a worried stillness marked the tense battle. With the wind blowing out towards Wrigley Field’s reachable, ivy-covered outfield walls, offensive fireworks were anticipated but it was the pitchers who held sway along with bench player Crisp, who ruined the fun for a packed house of nearly 42,000. The Indians’ victory jettisoned any chance the Cubs had of clinching the World Series title at home with only the next two games left to be played in Chicago. Reliever Carl Edwards Jr, one of six pitchers used by the Cubs, took the loss. Andrew Miller, who relieved starter Josh Tomlin in the fifth, was credited with the win as four Cleveland pitchers combined on a five-hitter.