The Chicago Cubs’ history dates back to the 1870s, when the franchise was known as the Chicago White Stockings. Since the team was founded, incredible talents like Ernie Banks, Ron Santo, Greg Maddux, and Ryne Sandberg have suited up for the team from the north side of Chicago. But how many World Series titles have the Cubs won throughout the team’s history? Here’s an answer to that question.

When did the Cubs last win a World Series title?

The Cubs last won the World Series in 2016.

How many World Series have the Chicago Cubs won?

The Chicago Cubs franchise has won three World Series titles. The three championships were won in 1907, 1908, and 2016.

Between 1906-1908, the Cubs won the NL pennant in each of those three seasons. In 1906, the Cubs fell to the team’s cross-town rival: the White Sox. The next season, the Cubs would capture the crown for the first time. Led by Orval Overall and Mordecai Brown, the Cubs would go 4-0-1 against the AL champion Tigers in 1907.

The following season, Chicago would repeat as World Series champions. Once again, the Cubs defeated the Detroit Tigers. Brown and Overall would each win two games for the North Siders in that series. After that 1908 victory, though, the Cubs would endure an unprecedented title drought.

The Chicago Cubs made the World Series seven times between 1909 and 1945. Stars like Hack Wilson, Rogers Hornsby, and Pete Alexander would star for the Cubs but would fail to help the Cubs clinch the franchise’s third title. The Cubs lost in 1910 & 1929 to the Athletics, 1918 to the Red Sox, 1932 & 1938 to the Yankees, and 1935 & 1945 to the Tigers.

Chicago returned to the playoffs twice in the 1980s (1984 & 1989 thanks to franchise cornerstone Ryne Sandberg. The Cubs lost in the NLCS in both seasons. The 1990s saw yet another resurgence on the North Side, thanks to budding ace Kerry Wood and slugger Sammy Sosa. The Cubs made it to the Postseason in 1998 and 2003 but fell short of reaching the World Series in both years.

Notably, the Cubs had a 3-1 series lead against the Marlins during the 2003 NLCS. Florida reeled off three in a row to defeat the Cubs.

After a lengthy rebuild in the early 2010s, Chicago made it to the NLCS in 2015. Unfortunately for the Cubs, Chicago were swept by the Mets. The next season, however, would mark the breakthrough the Cubs needed.

Led by Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Anthony Rizzo, and Jon Lester, the Cubs knocked off the Giants (NLDS) and Dodgers (NLCS) to return to the World Series for the first time since 1945. Chicago met the Indians in the Fall Classic, a team that had the second-longest World Series title drought.

Cleveland went up 3-1 in that series after four games, but the Cubs reeled off three in a row to win the franchise’s first title since 1908.

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