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'From Opening Day in April to a historic November night, the Cubs championship season united the city of Chicago and fans around the world behind this incredible team. Mayor Rahm Emanuel released a statement, saying: Maddon, hired before the 2015 season, won his first Series title after establishing a loose clubhouse that featured at times Warren the pink flamingo, Simon the magician and the motto: 'Try not to suck.' This one was for Ernie Banks, Ferguson Jenkins, Ron Santo and Billy Williams, who never reached the postseason.ДЇor Gabby Hartnett, Ryne Sandberg and Greg Maddux, whose October runs fell short.ДЇor Lee Elia and the 'nickle-dime people' who spent so many wind-swept afternoons in the Friendly Confines watching loss after loss.ДЇor Bill Veeck, who planted ivy vines against Wrigley Field's outfield walls.ДЇor William Sianis, the Billy Goat Tavern owner said to have proclaimed when he was asked to leave Wrigley with his pet during the '45 Series: 'Them Cubs, they ain't gonna win no more.'ДЇor Steve Bartman, whose life was upended when he tried to catch a foul ball as the Cubs came apart in the 2003 playoffs.ДЄnd for Harry Caray, who promised viewers after the 1991 finale that 'sure as God made green apples, someday the Chicago Cubs are going to be in the World Series.' The Cubbies had not even reached the Series since 1945. 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.Д¬ubs 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.ДЄlbert 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 recapД¬UBS TWEETS: Follow the team as they celebrate their World Series winДexter 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.Д¬hapman wound up with the win and Montgomery got one out for his first save in the majors.Д«ryan Shaw, who gave up a leadoff single to Kyle Schwarber in the 10th, took the loss.Дownload 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, 2016ДЄfter 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.Д¬leveland was trying to win its first crown since 1948, but manager Terry Francona's club lost the last two games at home.

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If Cubs win World Series, restaurant promises free Italian beef sandwichesД«lue-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. Reaction from Addison Russell after the Chicago Cubs won the 2016 World Series.Д«en Zobrist hit an RBI double and Miguel Montero singled home a run to make it 8-6.

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