Bernie Sanders Wasn't Born the Last Time the Chicago Cubs Won 100 Games

CHICAGO, IL — On Monday night, the Chicago Cubs continued their quest for That Which Cannot be Spoken Out Loud for Fear of Angering the Baseball Gods by beating the Pittsburgh Pirates and doing somethng the organization hasn't done in quite a while: win at least 100 games in a season.

Remember the last time the Cubs did that?

Actually, that was 1935, and unless you're well into your 80s or older, you probably don't remember it. In case you're curious, though, here's what was going on during that year Chicago hit the century mark in victories:

• Donald Trump (1946) and Hillary Clinton (1947) had yet to be born. Even Bernie Sanders (1941) was six years away from entering the world.
• Woody Allen, Julie Andrews, Elvis Presely, Bob Denver, Jerry Lee Lewis and Donald Sutherland, however, are 1935 babies.
• Babe Ruth played in his final game as a member of the Boston Braves.
• The board game Monopoly and canned beer go on sale for the first time.
• Persia changes its name to Iran (but it still gets mail addressed to "Persia" to this day).
• Oklahoma City introduces the parking meter to the world.

And how did that 100-win season turn out for the 1935 Cubs? The team went 100-54 that year, rattled off 21 consecutive wins in September beat the defending world champion St. Louis Cardinals for the National League pennant. But Chicago eventually lost to the Detroit Tigers in the World Series

Still, that was 81 years ago. In the 21st century, teams that win 100 games are much more successful in the postseason, right?

Since 2000, 15 teams have won at least 100 games. Of those 15, only three teams — the 2003 and 2009 New York Yankees, and the 2004 Cardinals — made it to the World Series. And of those three teams, the '09 Yankees squad is the only one to win the championship.

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