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questions: when did the cubs won a world series
name: Chicago Cubs
contexts: Chicago Cubs 2018 Chicago Cubs season Established in 1876 Team logo Cap insignia Major league affiliations National League ( 1876 -- present ) Central Division ( 1994 -- present ) East Division ( 1969 -- 1993 ) Current uniform Retired numbers 10 14 23 26 31 31 42 Colors Blue , red , white Name Chicago Cubs ( 1903 -- present ) Chicago Orphans ( 1898 -- 1902 ) Chicago Colts ( 1890 -- 1897 ) Chicago White Stockings ( NL ) ( 1876 -- 1889 ) Other nicknames 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 Ballpark Wrigley Field ( 1916 -- present ) a.k.a. Cubs Park ( 1920 -- 1926 ) a.k.a. Weeghman Park ( 1914 -- 1920 ) West Side Park ( II ) ( 1893 -- 1915 ) South Side Park ( 1891 -- 1893 ) West Side Park ( I ) ( 1885 -- 1891 ) Lakefront Park ( II ) ( 1883 -- 1884 ) Lakefront Park ( I ) ( 1878 -- 1882 ) 23rd Street Grounds ( 1876 -- 1877 ) Major league titles World Series titles ( 3 ) 1907 1908 2016 National League Pennants ( 17 ) 1876 1880 1881 1882 1885 1886 1906 1907 1908 1910 1918 1929 1932 1935 1938 1945 2016 Central Division titles ( 5 ) 2003 2007 2008 2016 2017 East Division titles ( 2 ) 1984 1989 Wild card berths ( 2 ) 1998 2015 Front office Owner ( s ) Thomas S. Ricketts , Laura Ricketts , Pete Ricketts , Todd Ricketts , Joe Ricketts Manager Joe Maddon General Manager Jed Hoyer President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein