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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSENATE RESOLUTION 815—COMMENDING THE CHICAGO CUBS BASEBALL TEAMS AS IT
CELEBRATES ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY ON AUGUST 29, 2026
Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
S. Res. 815
Whereas the Chicago Cubs became a charter member of the
National League of Professional Baseball Clubs in 1876;
Whereas, since 1876, more than 182,000,000 fans have
attended games of the Chicago Cubs, and millions more have
listened to games on the radio and watched games on
television across the United States and the world;
Whereas the founding team had only 11 players for the
entire season which consisted of James White, Cal McVey, Ross
Barnes, John Peters, Adrian “Cap” Anson, John Glenn, Paul
Hines, Bob Addy, Oscar Bielaski, Fred Andrus, and Albert G.
Spalding;
Whereas Albert G. Spalding, a native of Illinois, and
founder of the sporting goods company which still bears his
name today, served as the pitcher and manager;
Whereas the 1906 Chicago Cubs won 116 games, finishing 116-
36, before losing the World Series to the Chicago White Sox;
Whereas the team's season record of 116 wins during the
154-game season of 1906 is still a Major League Baseball
record today;
Whereas the Chicago Cubs won both the 1907 and 1908 World
Series against the Detroit Tigers playing at the West Side
Grounds;
Whereas the Chicago Cubs have played at Wrigley Field since
1916, which is a designated National Historic Landmark and
the second-oldest active ballpark in Major League Baseball;
Whereas Wrigley Field was the last baseball stadium to have
lights installed in 1988, the first stadium to have an organ
playing music, the first stadium to build permanent
concession stands, and the first stadium to have a live
broadcast of games;
Whereas “Wrigleyville” is the vibrant neighborhood that
surrounds Wrigley Field, providing a location for fans to
support surrounding small businesses, galvanize the city of
Chicago, and come together to root the Chicago Cubs to
victory;
Whereas, for more than 50 years, Harry Caray, with his
trademark shout of “Holy Cow” that is known to baseball
fans across the world, who broadcasted thousands of baseball
games before ending his career with the Chicago Cubs, earned
his induction into the National Sportscasters and
Sportswriters Hall of Fame, the Baseball Hall of Fame, and
the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame;
Whereas legendary broadcaster Jack Brickhouse, who served
as the voice of the Chicago Cubs on the radio from 1940-1944,
became the television announcer from 1947-1981, and was known
for his “Hey-Hey!” catchphrase, was inducted into the
Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame and awarded the National Baseball
Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award;
Whereas Pat Hughes, the Chicago Cubs lead play-by-play
radio announcer, whose voice is woven into the fabric of
sports culture in Chicago, called the 2016 World Series
championship that ended the 108-year drought for the Cubs,
and was inducted into the Chicago Cubs Hall of Fame and
awarded the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick
Award;
Whereas, between 1948 and 2019, WGN-TV revolutionized
baseball broadcasting and brought Chicago Cubs baseball to
the masses, airing more than 7,000 Cubs games and helping
spread the thrills of Cubs baseball through its unsurpassed
sports coverage and its historic partnership with the team;
Whereas the Chicago Cubs have won 8 division titles, 17
National League pennants, and 3 World Series championships,
including the series of 7 games in 2016 during which the Cubs
completed a historic comeback from down 3 games to 1 to
defeat the Cleveland Indians;
Whereas the 2016 parade following the Chicago Cubs World
Series championship, attended by an estimated 5,000,000
people, celebrated the Cubs making the World Series for the
first time since 1965, breaking the so-called “Curse of the
Billy Goat”;
Whereas the Chicago Cubs have scored more than 103,400
runs, have more than 200,000 hits, and is only the third
franchise in Major League Baseball to hit 15,000 home runs;
Whereas 54 players, managers, and executives for the
Chicago Cubs have been enshrined in the National Baseball
Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York;
Whereas Ferguson “Fergie” Jenkins became one of the most
dominant pitchers in the 1960s and 1970s, and in 1971 went
24-13, throwing a complete game in 30 of his 39 starts, and
becoming the first pitcher for the Chicago Cubs and the first
Canadian to win the Cy Young Award;
Whereas, between 1953 and 1971, Ernie Banks, who was later
awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack
Obama and inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame,
played as shortstop and first baseman for the Chicago Cubs,
often exclaiming his catchphrase, “It's a beautiful day for
a ballgame . . . Let's play two!”;
Whereas, in 1998, Sammy Sosa, 1 of 8 players in history
with more than 600 home runs, chased the single-season home
run record of Roger Maris' 61 home runs with Mark McGwire,
earning the National League Most Valuable Player Award by
driving in more runs than McGwire and leading the Chicago
Cubs to the playoffs;
Whereas Ron Santo, who played third baseman for 14 years
for the Chicago Cubs, was inducted into the National Baseball
Hall of Fame, named to the first All-Star Game in 1963, won
the first of 5 straight Gold Glove Awards, and, from 1963-
1970, averaged almost 29 home runs and 106 runs batted in per
season;
Whereas Billy Williams, left fielder and 6-time All Star,
was named 1961 National League Rookie of the Year after
hitting 25 home runs with 86 runs batted in, and is a member
of the National Baseball Hall of Fame;
Whereas second baseman Ryne “Ryno” Sandberg made 10
consecutive All-Star Game appearances, won 9 consecutive Gold
Gloves from 1983-1991, and famously led the Chicago Cubs to a
comeback victory, hitting 2 consecutive home runs in the
ninth and tenth innings against Bruce Sutter of the St. Louis
Cardinals at Wrigley Field in the “Sandberg Game”;
Whereas, in 1999, Ernie Banks, Sammy Sosa, Billy Williams,
and Fergie Jenkins were selected as members of the Chicago
Cubs All-Century Team;
Whereas famous Chicago Cubs such as Frank Chance, Johnny
Evers, Joe Tinker, Mordecai Brown, Gabby Hartnett, Hack
Wilson, Stan Hack, Phil Cavarretta, Andre Dawson, Lee Smith,
Kerry Wood, Anthony Rizzo, and more than 2,000 others have
brought joy to fans for generations; and
Whereas, since 2009, the Chicago Cubs Charities has donated
more than $51,000,000 to promote youth sports and well-being
and support youth and families throughout the city of Chicago
and State of Illinois: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate commends the Chicago Cubs on the
celebration of their 150th anniversary on August 29, 2026, in
light of their successes on the field, their significant
contributions to the sport, and the tremendous sense of pride
they have provided for all those who have played for, worked
for, and enjoyed the triumphs of the Chicago Cubs.