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The 1906 Cubs won a record 116 of 154 games. They then won back-to-back World Series titles in 1907–08

Chicago National League Ball Club 1906 - The "Cubs" -- Pennant Winners Date: 1906 Format: postcard Description: Postcard of the 1906 Chicago Cubs team. Players are identified as: Top Row, left to right: M. Brown, J. Pfeister, A. Hofman, C.G. Williams (Secretary-Treasurer), O. Overall, E. Reulback, J. Kling. Middle Row: H. Gessler, J. Taylor, H. Steinfeldt, J. McCormick, F. Chance, J. Sheckard, P. Moran, F. Schulte. Bottom Row: C. Lundgren, T. Walsh, J. Evers, J. Slagle, J. Tinker. Pen annotation on front of postcard: "Tinker-Evers to Chance, 1906" refers to famous poem by Franklin Pierce Adams entitled, "Baseball's Sad Lexicon."

The pitcher is catching a grounder near the first base line and the batter is running to first base. Spectators sitting in the grandstand and bleachers are visible in the background

Worlds Championship Series, Chicago vs. Detroit, Bennett Park

West Side Park Chicago 1908.png More details 1908 Chicago Cubs vs. New York Giants Panoramic Photograph

Fans on Coogan's Bluff watch the infamous "Merkle's Boner" game between the Giants and Cubs, Polo Grounds