Chicago Colts

MLB, 1890-1897

Franchise

Every name and league this franchise has played under

Team History

All known identities for this franchise

Name Colors Period
Chicago Cubs
1903 – Present
Chicago Orphans
1898 – 1902
Chicago Colts
1890 – 1897
Chicago White Stockings
1871 – 1889

Ballparks

West Side Park II

Capacity: 10000

Opened: 1894

Wrigley Field

Capacity: 41072

Opened: 1914

South Side Park II

Capacity: 15000

Opened: 1890

West Side Park I

Opened: 1885

Seasons

1897 MLB Season 1896 MLB Season 1895 MLB Season 1894 MLB Season 1893 MLB Season 1892 MLB Season
1891 MLB Season 1890 MLB Season

All-Time MLB Map Leaders

Ranked by days as map leader — time spent holding more territory than any other franchise. Reign = longest unbroken streak on top. Titles = seasons ended on top. Conquered = territories ever taken. Biggest day = most taken at once.

#2
of 113 franchises
698
days as map leader
26
longest reign (days), 2021
3
map titles
30
largest empire (2008)
# Franchise Days Led Longest Reign Titles Conquered Biggest Day Peak Seasons
1 Atlanta Braves 730 35 2 10246 +30 30 156
2 Chicago Cubs This team 698 26 3 9927 +30 30 154
3 Cleveland Guardians 615 22 4 9560 +30 30 126
4 St. Louis Cardinals 595 12 3 11123 +30 30 148
5 Chicago White Sox 556 29 7 8842 +30 30 126
6 Detroit Tigers 538 25 4 9627 +30 30 126
7 New York Yankees 538 11 3 9322 +30 30 126
8 San Francisco Giants 521 12 3 9906 +30 30 144
9 Athletics 495 17 2 8414 +30 30 126
10 Los Angeles Dodgers 488 15 5 10120 +30 30 143
11 Boston Red Sox 488 17 3 9391 +30 30 126
12 Pittsburgh Pirates 478 17 0 9093 +30 30 145
13 Cincinnati Reds 477 14 4 9697 +30 30 150
14 Philadelphia Phillies 473 26 2 8730 +30 30 147
15 Baltimore Orioles 455 28 2 7692 +30 30 126

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