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Cubs History
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Cubs
team nicknames (most were
given by the press):
| White
Stockings |
1876 - 1889 |
the first dynasty:
winning six pennants |
| Black
Stockings |
1887 |
a year later they
called themselves Black Sox, but the name was not official |
| Colts |
1890 - 1892 |
when the player's
league was formed many young players replaced the veterans |
| White
Colts |
1892 - 1895 |
switching back to their
old team color: white |
| Anson's
Broncos |
1896 |
A fad. Just a
passing fad. |
| Orphans |
1897 - 1901 |
a name they adapted
after manager Cap Anson was fired |
| Spuds |
1899 |
the name was given
after in 1997 they finished 9th but seldom used |
| Cubs |
1900 - today |
though first playing as
the Cubs in 1902, the press started the name in 1900 |
Also
several names appeared during Spring training and season play:
Rainmakers
(when games were rained out in 1898) - Cowboys, Desert Rangers, Rough
Riders (while for Spring training in
New
Mexico in 1899) - Recruits, Panamas (after a trip to Panama) - Remnants
(because many players had left for the forming
American
League) - Zephyrs, Nationals, Trojans
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Cubs Stadiums
| 23rd
Street Grounds |
1876 - 1877 |
| Lakefront
Park |
1878 - 1884 |
| West Side
Park |
1885 - 1892 |
| South Side
Park |
1891 - 1894 |
| West Side
Grounds |
193 - 1915 |
| Weeghman
Park |
1916 - today |
|
renamed Cubs Park |
1920 |
|
renamed Wrigley Field |
1926 |
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Cubs victories
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Pennants: |
Division
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Records,
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