CUBS WIN FIRST WORLD SERIES SINCE 1908
• The Chicago Cubs claimed their third World Series title in franchise history, joining 1907, when they defeated the Detroit Tigers (4-0-1), and 1908, when they defeated the Tigers (4-1).
• The 107-season drought without a World Series title had been the longest drought without a championship in the four major sports.
BEN ZOBRIST NAMED WORLD SERIES MVP
• Cubs outfielder Ben Zobrist was named the winner of the World Series Most Valuable Player presented by Chevrolet.
• Zobrist, who was part of Kansas City's 2015 World Series-winning team, becomes the first Cubs player to win the MVP Award, which originated in 1955.
• He is just the seventh outfielder (eighth time overall) to be named MVP, joining Hall of Famer Frank Robinson of the Orioles (1966); Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente of the Pirates (1971); Hall of Famer Reggie Jackson of the Athletics (1973) and for the Yankees (1977); Pedro Guerrero of the Dodgers (1981); Boston's Manny Ramirez (2004); and Jermaine Dye of the White Sox (2005).
• Zobrist went 1-for-5 in Game 7 tonight and put the Cubs on top with his his RBI-double in the top of the 10th inning.
• The Illinois native went 10-for-28 (.357) with two doubles, a triple, two RBI and five runs scored in the series.
• For his career, he is now batting .293 (17-for-58) in the World Series. He has hit safely in nine of his last 10 World Series games, and in 10 of his last 12 dating back to Game 1 of last year's Fall Classic.
WINNING GAME 6 AND 7
• The Cubs became the 20th team to come back from down 3-2 in the Fall Classic under the current seven-game format.
• Prior to tonight, the last team to turn the trick was the 2011 Cardinals, who trailed the Rangers 3-2 before taking both games back in St. Louis. The others include the 2002 Angels (over SF); 2001 Diamondbacks (over NYY); 1991 Twins (over ATL); 1987 Twins (over STL); 1986 Mets (over BOS); 1985 Royals (over STL); 1982 Cardinals (over MIL); 1979 Pirates (over BAL); 1973 Athletics (over NYM); 1968 Tigers (over STL); 1958 Yankees (over MIL); 1952 Yankees (over BRO); 1946 Cardinals (over BOS); 1940 Reds (over DET); 1934 Cardinals (over DET); 1926 Cardinals (over NYY); 1925 Pirates (over WSH); and 1924 Senators (over NYG).
• The last team to win Games 6 and 7 of the World Series on the road after trailing 3-2 was the 1979 Pirates, who won Games 6 and 7 at Baltimore. In addition, the 1968 Tigers, the 1958 Yankees, the 1952 Yankees, the 1934 Cardinals and the 1926 Cardinals all won Games 6 and 7 on the road to win the World Series.
COMING BACK FROM DOWN 3-1
• The Cubs became the seventh team in World Series history to come back from down 3-1 to win the series. The previous six teams to come back from a 3-1 deficit to win the World Series include the 1985 Royals, 1979 Pirates, 1968 Tigers, 1958 Yankees, 1925 Pirates and the 1903 Pilgrims (best-of-9).
• This is the first time that the Cubs came back to win a best-of-seven series in which they trailed 3-1. In the previous five instances, Chicago lost each series, including the 1910 World Series vs. Philadelphia (lost series in five); the 1918 World Series vs. Boston (lost series in six); the 1929 World Series vs. Philadelphia (lost series in five); the 1935 World Series vs. Detroit (lost series in six); and the 1989 NLCS vs. San Francisco (lost series in five).
IN GAME SEVEN
• The road team has now been victorious in 20 of the 38 (52.6%) best-of-seven Game 7s.
• The Cubs are just the second road team in the last 11 Game 7s to come out on top, joining the 2014 Giants, who defeated the Royals in Game 7 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. Prior to the Giants, the last road team to win a Game 7 of the World Series was the 1979 Pirates at Baltimore.
GAME 7 RESULTS
• The Cubs are now 1-2 in Game 7s overall, includ- ing 1-1 in the Fall Classic. Prior to tonight's win, the losses came in Game 7 of the 1945 World Series against Detroit, and Game 7 of the 2003 NLCS against Florida, both of which were played at Wrigley Field.
• The Indians are now 0-3 in Game 7s overall, inlcuding 0-2 in the World Series. In addition to tonight's loss, the previous losses came in Game 7 of the 1997 World Series against Florida, and Game 7 of the 2007 ALCS against Boston, both of which took place on the road. (Note - Cleveland defeated Brooklyn in Game 7 of the 1920 best-of-nine Fall Classic to clinch the title).
THIS SCENARIO
• This is the third time in World Series history that a series has followed the following scenario: home team wins Game 1; road team wins Game 2; road team wins Game 3; road team wins Game 4; home team wins Game 5; road team wins Game 6; and road team wins Game 7.
• The other occurrences were in 1968, when the Tigers defeated the Cardinals in Game 7 on the road, and in 1979, when the Pirates defeated the Orioles in Game 7 on the road.
EXTRA EXTRA
• Tonight was the 60th extra-inning game in World Series his- tory, and just the fifth in a decisive game in the World Series. The others include Game 7 of the 1997 World Series (Florida overa Cleveland); Game 7 of the 1991 World Series (Minnesota over Atlanta); Game 7 of the 1924 World Series (Washington over New York); and Game 8 of the 1912 World Series (Boston over New York).
• The Cubs became the first road team to win an extra-inning game in the decisive game of the Fall Classic.
TEAM EFFORT
The Cubs had eight different players record an RBI in tonight's game, the most of any team in Game 7 of a World Series. The previous mark of seven was set by the Cardinals in Game 7 of the 1934 World Series against Detroit.
ROSS HOMER
• David Ross homered in the top of the sixth inning to extend Chicago's lead to 6-3, becoming the oldest player in history to homer in Game 7 of the World Series at 39 years, 228 days old. Hall of Famer Willie Stargell was 39 years, 225 days old when he homered in Game 7 of the 1979 Fall Classic.
• Ross became the oldest player to homer in a World Series game since Hall of Famer Eddie Murray homered in Game 2 of the 1995 World Series for Cleveland at 39 years, 240 days old.
LESTER OUT OF THE PEN
• Tonight marked Jon Lester's fourth career relief appearance. Each of his previous three came with Boston during the 2007 season, with the last two coming during the Posteason. Lester tossed 2.0 perfect innings on September 30, 2007 vs. Minnesota; pitched 0.2 innings in Game 2 of the 2007 ALCS; and tossed 3.0 scoreless innings in Game 4 of the 2007 ALCS.
• Lester tossed 3.0 innings out of the bullpen tonight, matching his career-high in relief, done in Game 4 of the 2007 ALCS.
HATS OFF
• Kyle Schwarber capped an impressive series under unusual circumstances with three hits in tonight's game.
• Schwarber went 3-for-5 tonight and finished this World Series 7-for-17 (.412) with a double and two RBI.
• For his career in the Postseason, Kyle is now batting .364 (16-for-44) with a double, five home runs, 10 RBI and eight runs scored.
TOP OF THE ORDER PRODUCTION
Cubs leadoff hitter Dexter Fowler and number two hitter Kyle Schwarber each had three hits in tonight's game. It marked just the fourth time that a pair of teammates each had at least three hits in a decisive Game 7 of the World Series. The others to do so inlcuded Larry Doyle and Chief Meyers (three hits each) for the 1912 Giants, Omar Moreno (three hits) and Willie Stargell (four hits) for the 1979 Pirates, and George Brett (four hits) and Darryl Motley (three hits) for the 1985 Royals.
OFFENSIVE OUTBURST
• The Cubs hit three home runs tonight, marking the fourth time that a team has hit at least three homers in Game 7 of the Fall Classic. The others to do so were the 1956 Yankees (four homers); the 1960 Pirates (three homers); and the 1964 Yankees (three homers).
• The four home runs hit overall tonight marked the fifth Game 7 in World Series history with at least four homers. The others came in 1956 (Yankees hit four, Dodgers hit zero); in 1960 (Pirates hit three, Yankees hit two); in 1964 (Yankees hit three, Cardinals hit two); and in 1986 (Mets hit two, Red Sox hit two).
• Tonight's 8-7 final was the highest scoring decisive World Series game since 1960, when the Pirates beat the Yankees, 10-9.
JOE MADDON
Joe Maddon, the 53rd manager in Cubs history since their last World Series title, joins Frank Chance as the only managers in Cubs history to lead the Cubs to a World Series title.
BELIEVE IT OR NOT...
When the Indians scored two runs on Jon Lester's wild pitch, it was the second time in Indians Postseason history that two runs scored on a wild pitch or passed ball. In Game 6 of the 1995 ALCS, Ruben Amaro and Kenny Lofton both scored on a passed ball in the eighth inning at Seattle.
UNUSUAL NIGHT FOR MILLER
Andrew Miller allowed four hits in his 2.1 innings pitched tonight. It was just the fifth time in his career that he allowed at least four hits in a relief appearance, and the first time since August 4, 2011 with Boston against the Indians, when he allowed four hits over 2.2 innings of relief.
BRANDON GUYER
Brandon Guyer became the first player ever to enter as a substitute and have two hits in a deciding game of the World Series. Frank “Home Run” Baker in 1921 and Charley Hall in 1912 each did so in Game 7s of a best-of-nine series.
LATE AND GREAT
• Rajai Davis hit a game-tying two-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning off Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman. It marked the latest game-tying or go-ahead homer in the eighth inning-or-later of a deciding World Series game since Alfonso Soriano in the eighth inning of Game 7 of the 2001 World Series.
• The homer tied for the latest deficit-erasing home run ever in Game 7 of the World Series. In 1960, Hal Smith's three-run homer gave the Pirates a 9-7 lead over the Yankees.
INDIANS STAFF
• The Indians surrendered a total of 17 runs over the last two games of this series (nine runs in Game 6 and eight runs in Game 7). The staff allowed just 23 total runs over the first 13 games of the Postseason before Game 6 of the Fall Classic.
• The club's 80 strikeouts in relief this Postseason ranked second all-time by any team in a single Postseason, trailing only the 2015 Kansas City Royals (89).
• Cleveland pitchers recorded 145 strikeouts overall this Postseason, which was the fourth-most in a single Postseason, trailing the 2015 Royals (160); the 2010 Rangers (150); and the 2013 Cardinals (149).
• Cleveland pitchers had a combined 64 strikeouts in this World Series, which was second-most in a single Fall Classic, behind the 2001 Yankees (70).
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