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The Chicago Cubs, first known as the White Stockings, were a founding member of the National League in 1876, becoming the Chicago Cubs in 1903. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball and have played in a total of 11 World Series. The 1906 Cubs won 116 games, finishing 116-36 and posting a modern-era record winning percentage of .763. TheCubs won back-to-back World Series championships in 1907 and 1908, becoming the first major league team to play in three consecutive World Series, and the first to win it twice. Most recently, the Cubs won the 2016 National League Championship Series and 2016 World Series, which ended a 71-year National League pennant drought and a 108-year World Series championship drought, both of which are record droughts in Major League Baseball. Since the start of divisional play in 1969, the Cubs have appeared in the postseason 11 times through the 2020 season. Through 2021, the franchise’s all-time record is 11,087-10,521.