2016 Chicago Cubs season
# Date Opponent Score Win Loss Save Attendance Record Streak
133 September 1 Giants 5-4 Smith ( 2-4 ) Strickland ( 3-2 ) Edwards Jr. ( 1 ) 38,539 86-47 W4
134 September 2 Giants 2-1 Lester ( 15-4 ) Suárez ( 3-3 ) - 40,818 87-47 W5
135 September 3 Giants 2-3 Bumgarner ( 14-8 ) Arrieta ( 16-6 ) Casilla ( 30 ) 41,250 87-48 L1
136 September 4 Giants 3-2 ( 13 ) Cahill ( 4-4 ) Reynolds ( 0-1 ) - 41,293 88-48 W1
137 September 5 @ Brewers 7-2 Hendricks ( 14-7 ) Davies ( 10-7 ) - 43,662 89-48 W2
138 September 6 @ Brewers 5-12 Peralta ( 6-9 ) Hammel ( 14-8 ) - 32,888 89-49 L1
139 September 7 @ Brewers 1-2 Knebel ( 1-2 ) Smith ( 2-5 ) Thornburg ( 9 ) 23,832 89-50 L2
140 September 9 @ Astros 2-0 Lester ( 16-4 ) Musgrove ( 2-4 ) Chapman ( 33 ) 33,841 90-50 W1
141 September 10 @ Astros 1-2 McHugh ( 10-10 ) Lackey ( 9-8 ) Giles ( 10 ) 41,854 90-51 L1
142 September 11 @ Astros 9-5 Arrieta ( 17-6 ) Fiers ( 10-7 ) - 31,939 91-51 W1
143 September 12 @ Cardinals 4-1 Hendricks ( 15-7 ) Leake ( 9-10 ) Chapman ( 34 ) 43,397 92-51 W2
144 September 13 @ Cardinals 2-4 Reyes ( 2-1 ) Hammel ( 14-9 ) Siegrist ( 2 ) 44,060 92-52 L1
145 September 14 @ Cardinals 7-0 Lester ( 17-4 ) Martínez ( 14-8 ) - 44,701 93-52 W1
146 September 15 Brewers 4-5 Nelson ( 8-14 ) Grimm ( 1-1 ) Thornburg ( 10 ) 41,362 93-53 L1
147 September 16 Brewers 5-4 ( 10 ) Chapman ( 1-1 ) Boyer ( 2-4 ) - 40,823 94-53 W1
148 September 17 Brewers 3-11 Davies ( 11-7 ) Arrieta ( 17-7 ) - 40,956 94-54 L1
149 September 18 Brewers 1-3 Peralta ( 7-10 ) Hendricks ( 15-8 ) Thornburg ( 11 ) 41,286 94-55 L2
150 September 19 Reds 5-2 Hammel ( 15-9 ) Wood ( 6-4 ) Chapman ( 35 ) 39,251 95-55 W1
151 September 20 Reds 6-1 Lester ( 18-4 ) Smith ( 3-2 ) - 40,586 96-55 W2
152 September 21 Reds 9-2 Lackey ( 10-8 ) Stephenson ( 2-2 ) - 40,434 97-55 W3
The 2016 Chicago Cubs season was the 145th season of the Chicago Cubs franchise, the 141st in the National League and the Cubs' 101st season at Wrigley Field. To celebrate their 100 years at Wrigley, the Cubs wore a patch on their home uniforms and wore 1916 throwback uniforms on July 6. They began the season on April 4, 2016 at the Los Angeles Angels and finished the regular season on October 2, 2016 at the Cincinnati Reds. The Cubs finished with the best record in Major League Baseball and won their first National League Central title since the 2008 season, winning by 17½ games. The team also reached the 100-win mark for the first time since 1935 and won 103 total games, the most wins for the franchise since 1910. The Cubs defeated the San Francisco Giants in the National League Division Series and returned to the National League Championship Series for the second year in a row, where they defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers in six games. The Cubs defeated the Cleveland Indians in seven games in the 2016 World Series, their first appearance since the 1945 World Series and first win since the 1908 World Series. In the World Series, the Cubs came back from a three-games-to-one deficit, winning the final three games. The last time a team came back from a three-games-to-one deficit to win the World Series was the Kansas City Royals in 1985. The Cubs were also the first team to win Games 6 and 7 on the road in a World Series since the Pittsburgh Pirates had done so against the Baltimore Orioles in 1979. The World Series victory put an end to the so-called Curse of the Billy Goat and the longest World Series championship drought in history.