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In Game 6 of the NLCS, Hendricks pitched 7 + 1 ⁄ 3 innings facing the minimum in the clinching game to send the Cubs to their first World Series since 1945. The Cubs won the 2016 World Series over the Cleveland Indians , with Hendricks as the starting pitcher in Games 3 and 7, giving them their first title in 108 years.
The leader for World Series starts in a career is Whitey Ford, with 22 between 1950 and 1964, all for the New York Yankees. [2] Ford is the leader both in World Series wins by a starting pitcher, with 10, and World Series losses by a starting pitcher, with eight.
The 2016 World Series was the championship series of Major League Baseball's (MLB) 2016 season.The 112th edition of the World Series, it was a best-of-seven playoff between the National League (NL) champion Chicago Cubs and the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians, the first meeting of those franchises in postseason history.
Chicago Cubs starting pitcher Kyle Hendricks acknowledger the crowds applause after the team's 3-0 win over the Cincinnati Reds in a baseball game Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Chicago.
Thomas Ryan Pressly (born December 15, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Minnesota Twins and Houston Astros. He has also played for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic (WBC).
Chapman delivers a pitch during Game 6 of the 2016 World Series. Chapman's workload in the 2016 World Series escalated with the Cubs facing elimination at the hands of the Cleveland Indians. Down 3–1 in the series, Chapman pitched through the seventh, eighth, and ninth innings of Game 5, allowing only one hit and preserving the Cubs' 3–2 ...
Gregory Alan Maddux (born April 14, 1966), also known as "Mad Dog" and "the Professor," is an American former professional baseball pitcher who played 23 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily with the Atlanta Braves and Chicago Cubs. He won the 1995 World Series with the Braves over the Cleveland Indians.
Five Cubs' Opening Day starting pitchers have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame: Griffith, Alexander, Jenkins, Al Spalding and John Clarkson. [4] In addition, 300–game winner Greg Maddux was the Cubs' Opening Day starting pitcher in 1992. [5] The Cubs have won the modern World Series championship three times,in 1907, 1908 and 2016. [6]