DYK: History lesson: 20 amazing Cubs and Indians facts

No one knows who will win this year’s World Series between the Cubs and Indians, which begins with Game 1 on Tuesday night in Cleveland. But one thing is for sure: One long-suffering franchise will finally get to celebrate when the dust finally clears.

The teams in this year’s Fall Classic features the longest winless streaks in each league; the Indians have not won a World Series since 1948, while the Cubs have famously not won it all since 1908. Despite the lack of championship pennants, both teams boast long and storied histories that involve some of the greatest players to ever step onto the baseball diamond.

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• World Series Game 1: Tuesday, 7:30 p.m. ET air time/ 8 game time on FOX

Game Date Time (air time/game time) Matchup TV Gm 1 Oct. 25 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX Gm 2 Oct. 26 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX Gm 3 Oct. 28 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX Gm 4 Oct. 29 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX *Gm 5 Oct. 30 8 p.m. CLE @ CHC FOX *Gm 6 Nov. 1 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX *Gm 7 Nov. 2 7:30 p.m./8 p.m. CHC @ CLE FOX * If necessary | All times listed ET • World Series coverageShop for postseason gear: Cubs | Indians

Before Chicago and Cleveland get underway in the 112th World Series, here are 20 amazing facts you should know about the history and iconic players for these franchises:

Chicago Cubs

• The Cubs were one of the original teams to make up the National League when it was founded in 1876, and they have played in Chicago for all 141 years since then. They are the only franchise to play continuously in the same city since the Senior Circuit’s inception.

• The 1906 Cubs had the winningest season in MLB history. That year, Chicago went 116-36 in the regular season, a remarkable .763 winning percentage. Their 116-win mark has been equaled only by the 2001 Mariners, who lost 10 more games than the Cubs did.

• The last Cubs team to win the World Series, the 1908 club, was anchored by four Hall of Famers. On the mound, they had Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown, who went 29-9 with a 1.47 ERA and nine shutouts. Behind him, they had Joe Tinker at shortstop, Johnny Evers at second base and player-manager Frank Chance at first base — the famous “Tinker to Evers to Chance” double play combination memorialized in the poem “Baseball’s Sad Lexicon.”

• This is the Cubs’ 101st season at the iconic Wrigley Field. They moved into the Friendly Confines in 1916, and they’ve played 7,959 regular-season games there. Ernie Banks alone played in 1,285 of those games.

• Banks, Mr. Cub himself, holds the Major League record for most games played without a postseason appearance: 2,528, and every single one was with the …

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