<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chicago Cubs </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> 2017 Chicago Cubs season </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Established in 1876 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Team logo </Td> <Td> Cap insignia </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Major league affiliations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> National League (1876--present) <Ul> <Li> Central Division (1994--present) </Li> <Li> East Division (1969--1993) </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Current uniform </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Retired numbers </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 10 </Li> <Li> 14 </Li> <Li> 23 </Li> <Li> 26 </Li> <Li> 31 </Li> <Li> 31 </Li> <Li> 42 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Colors </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Blue, red, white </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Name </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Chicago Cubs (1903--present) </Li> <Li> Chicago White Stockings (NL) (1876--1889) </Li> <Li> Chicago Colts (1890--1897) </Li> <Li> Chicago Orphans (1898--1902) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Other nicknames </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> The Cubbies, the North Siders, the North Side Nine, the Boys in Blue, the Lovable Losers, the Little Bears, the Blue Bears, the Baby Bears </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Ballpark </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Wrigley Field (1916--present) <Ul> <Li> a.k.a. Weeghman Park (1914--1920) </Li> <Li> a.k.a. Cubs Park (1920--1926) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> 23rd Street Grounds (1876--1877) </Li> <Li> Lakefront Park (I) (1878--1882) </Li> <Li> Lakefront Park (II) (1883--1884) </Li> <Li> West Side Park (I) (1885--1891) </Li> <Li> South Side Park (1891--1893) </Li> <Li> West Side Park (II) (1893--1915) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Major league titles </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> World Series titles (3) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 1907 </Li> <Li> 1908 </Li> <Li> 2016 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> National League Pennants (17) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 1876 </Li> <Li> 1880 </Li> <Li> 1881 </Li> <Li> 1882 </Li> <Li> 1885 </Li> <Li> 1886 </Li> <Li> 1906 </Li> <Li> 1907 </Li> <Li> 1908 </Li> <Li> 1910 </Li> <Li> 1918 </Li> <Li> 1929 </Li> <Li> 1932 </Li> <Li> 1935 </Li> <Li> 1938 </Li> <Li> 1945 </Li> <Li> 2016 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Central Division titles (5) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 2003 </Li> <Li> 2007 </Li> <Li> 2008 </Li> <Li> 2016 </Li> <Li> 2017 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> East Division titles (2) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 1984 </Li> <Li> 1989 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Wild card berths (2) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> 1998 </Li> <Li> 2015 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Front office </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Owner (s) </Th> <Td> Thomas S. Ricketts, Laura Ricketts, Pete Ricketts, Todd Ricketts, Joe Ricketts </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Manager </Th> <Td> Joe Maddon </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> General Manager </Th> <Td> Jed Hoyer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> President of Baseball Operations </Th> <Td> Theo Epstein </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Chicago Cubs </Th> </Tr>

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