1906 Chicago Cubs season
The 1906 Chicago Cubs season was the 35th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 31st in the National League and the 14th at West Side Park. Skippered by player-manager Frank Chance, the Cubs won the National League pennant with a record of 116–36, a full 20 games ahead of the second-place New York Giants. The team's .763 winning percentage, with two ties in their 154-game season, is the highest in modern MLB history. The 2001 Seattle Mariners also won 116 games, but they did that in 162 games, resulting in a .716 winning percentage.
| 1906 Chicago Cubs | ||
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| National League Champions | ||
| League | National League | |
| Ballpark | West Side Park | |
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |
| Record | 116–36 (.763) | |
| League place | 1st | |
| Owners | Charles Murphy | |
| Managers | Frank Chance | |
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The 1906 Cubs are often considered the greatest MLB team to not win the World Series. In a major upset, the Cubs were beaten by their crosstown counterparts Chicago White Sox in that year's World Series.
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