In 1930, the Cubs outfielder put together one of the greatest offensive slugging years in baseball history.
During that season, he hit .356 with a league-leading 56 home runs. Most impressively, he drove in 191 runs, setting a major league record that still stands today.
Normally, Wilson would have been a shoo-in for MVP, but with the league under financial strain, no MVP was awarded in typical Cubs' luck.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/CubsMoments/HackWilson.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "322", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); spts_CubsMoments[i++] = new Array("","1935 WS","A SERIES OF LOSING
The Cubs won back-to-back World Series titles in 1907 and '08, but since then have lost in seven separate trips to the Fall Classic.
In 1935, the Cubs finished with the best record in the majors, but were trumped by Detroit Tigers in six games.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/CubsMoments/WorldSeriesOlder.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "337", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); spts_CubsMoments[i++] = new Array("","1945 World Series","THE LAST CHANCE
Cubs' fans may remember 1945 as the last time the team made an appearance in the World Series.
Again that season, Chicago entered the Series with the best record in baseball and home-field advantage. The Series was tied three games apiece heading into the pivotal Game 7 at Wrigley Field, but the Tigers jumped all over Chicago starter Hank Borowy for five runs in the first and never looked back.
An interesting sidenote is that this World Series took place during the war and many stars were still away in service. Tigers' slugger Hank Greenberg, however, had been given an early discharge, and hit two homers with seven RBI in the series.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/CubsMoments/WorldSeriesOld.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "415", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); spts_CubsMoments[i++] = new Array("","Banks 500","BANKS HITS NO. 500
Known as \"Mr. Cub,\" Ernie Banks kept a sunny disposition that mirrored the eternal optimism of Cubs' fans.
On May 12, 1970, Banks hit a second-inning home run off Pat Jarvis for his landmark 500th. The home run also gave him his 1,600th RBI.
The Hall of Famer finished his career in 1971 with 512 homers and 1,636 RBI.
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Statistically, 1976 was the greatest season of Rick Monday's career. But that same season, the Cubs' outfielder would become famous for an act that had nothing to do with baseball.
On April 25, two men ran onto the field at Dodgers Stadium with the intention of burning an American flag. Monday, a former Marine Corps reserve officer, realized what they were doing, ran up behind them and snatched the flag away before they were able to set it ablaze.
The incident made Monday a national celebrity as the clip was shown on news broadcasts around the country.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/CubsMoments/RickMondayFlag.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "James Roark", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "422", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); spts_CubsMoments[i++] = new Array("","Phils 23, Cubs 22","OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION
On May 17, 1979, the Cubs and Phillies played in one of the highest-scoring games in MLB history.
The Cubs rallied back from an 11-run fourth-inning deficit to tie the game at 22-all by the ninth inning. Unfortunately for Chicago, Mike Schmidt hit his second home run of the day in the 10th inning to give Philly a 23-22 win.
The teams combined for 45 runs and 50 hits in the highest-scoring game in over 50 years.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/CubsMoments/23-22.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Larry Stoddard", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "351", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); spts_CubsMoments[i++] = new Array("","NL East 84","BACK TO THE PLAYOFFS
After losing the 1945 World Series, it was a long wait for Cubs fans just to get back to the playoffs.
The drought ended in 1984, when Chicago won 96 games to capture the NL East behind Rick Sutcliffe, who proved to be one of the best deadline trade acquisitions ever.
Sutcliffe made 20 starts for the Cubs, going 16-1 with a 2.69 ERA and winning the NL Cy Young Award.
Unfortunately for Chicago, Sutcliffe's magic ended at an inopportune moment. He took the loss in the fifth and deciding game of the '84 NLCS.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/CubsMoments/Cubs1984.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Gene J. Puskar", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "351", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); spts_CubsMoments[i++] = new Array("","Wood 20Ks","KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKERRY WOOD
He came in, both guns blazing, as the face of the Cubs' resurgence. And what an impression he made on a nation.
On May 6, 1998, Kerry Wood, making his fifth major league start, crafted one of the most dominant pitching performances in baseball history.
The rookie tied the major league record by striking out 20 batters, and tossed a complete-game one-hitter against Houston.
Typical Cub moment: Wood would have had a no-hitter if Kevin Orie could have cleanly fielded a Ricky Gutierrez grounder. The play could have been ruled an error but was ruled a hit.","http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/NBCSports/Sections/Personal/Chiappetta%2C%20Mike/MLB/CubsMoments/Wood20Ks.hlarge.jpg","","", "", "", "", "", "", "Fred Jewell", "ASSOCIATED PRESS", "273", "302", "#000000", "", "", "", ""); spts_CubsMoments[i++] = new Array("","Sosa 61 62","SLAMMIN' SAMMY
In September 1998, with the Cubs in the midst of a playoff race, Sammy Sosa was also involved in a race of his own with Mark McGwire to determine the single-season home run king.
At the time, the nation was swept up in the drama, and Sammy delivered during a series with Milwaukee, hitting two homers on September 13 to pull even with McGwire and keep the Cubs in the hunt.
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In 2003, it seemed as if the Cubs were destined to return to the World Series. They were up three games to two in the NLCS and held a 3-0 lead in the eighth inning of game six with ace Mark Prior on the mound.
Luis Castillo was up in the eighth when he lofted a popup down the third-base line, but when outfielder Moises Alou leaped up to catch it, a fan named Steve Bartman reached out and deflected the ball out of Alou's range.
Alou was incensed, and Prior went on to walk Castillo, opening the floodgates to an eight-run Marlins' outburst.
The Marlins went on to win the NLCS and eventually, the World Series. Since the time, many Cubs players have absolved Bartman of blame in the incident.
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The Cubs may be known for a long stretch of losing, but in reality they are one of the winningest franchises in MLB history.
On April 23, 2008, Chicago became the second franchise to earn its 10,000th win, after defeating the Colorado Rockies.
The Cubs' .514 all-time winning percentage is also sixth behind the Yankees (.567), Giants(.538), Dodgers (.524), Cardinals (.517) and Red Sox (.516).
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