IV 

114TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 954 

Congratulating the Chicago Cubs on winning the 2016 Major League Baseball 

World Series. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 8, 2016 

Mr. QUIGLEY (for himself, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DOLD, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. GUTIE ́RREZ, Mr. LIPINSKI, Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, and Mr. BOST) 

submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 

on Oversight and Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Congratulating the Chicago Cubs on winning the 2016 Major 

League Baseball World Series. 

Whereas the Chicago Cubs, one of professional baseball’s oldest and most storied franchises, won their first World Series title in 108 years; 

Whereas the Chicago Cubs completed a historic comeback 

from down 3 games to 1 to defeat the Cleveland Indians 

in extra innings of game 7 of the Series; 

Whereas the 2016 Chicago Cubs made the World Series for 

the first time since 1945 and broke the so-called ‘‘Curse 

of the Billy Goat’’; 

Whereas the 2016 Chicago Cubs championship team demonstrated sportsmanship, team spirit, dogged persistence, 


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and determination in winning 103 regular season games 

and the National League Central Division championship; 

Whereas the 2016 Chicago Cubs honored the legacy of past 

Cubs greats such as Ron Santo, Ernie Banks, Fergie 

Jenkins, Ryne Sandberg, Billy Williams, and Greg 

Maddux; 

Whereas the 2016 Chicago Cubs galvanized the City of Chicago to come together and root the Cubs to victory; 

Whereas Chicago Cubs Manager Joe Maddon provided vital 

leadership and guided the team to its second playoff 

berth in his 2 seasons with the team; 

Whereas President of Baseball Operations Theo Epstein and 

General Manager Jed Hoyer and their baseball operations staffs assembled a championship-caliber team with 

an explosive offense, a deep starting rotation, and shut 

down bullpen; 

Whereas Tom Ricketts, the Chicago Cubs’ Chairman of the 

Board of Directors, and the rest of the Ricketts family 

never wavered in their quest to bringing a championship 

to the north side of Chicago; 

Whereas the Chicago Cubs beat the San Francisco Giants 3 

games to 1 thanks to shut down pitching performances 

by closer Aroldis Chapman and the starting rotation and 

home runs from pitchers Travis Wood and Jake Arrieta, 

Kris Bryant, and David Ross; 

Whereas the Chicago Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4 

games to 2 thanks to gutsy performances by the entire 

Cubs bullpen and starters Jon Lester, Jake Arrieta, John 

Lackey, and Kyle Hendricks and home runs from Dexter 

Fowler and Wilson Contreras, 2 home runs each from 


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Addison Russell, and Anthony Rizzo, and a grand slam 

from Miguel Montero; 

Whereas the 2016 World Champion Chicago Cubs defeated 

the American League Champion Cleveland Indians in 7 

exciting games thanks to incisive managing by Joe 

Maddon, lights out pitching, and clutch hitting; 

Whereas the Chicago Cubs’ World Series roster included 

players Jake Arrieta, Aroldis Chapman, Carl Edwards, 

Jr., Justin Grimm, Kyle Hendricks, John Lackey, Jon 

Lester, Mike Montgomery, Hector Rondon, Pedro Strop, 

Travis Wood, Wilson Contreras, Miguel Montero, David 

Ross, Javier Baez, Kris Bryant, Anthony Rizzo, Addison 

Russell, Ben Zobrist, Albert Almora, Chris Coghlan, Dexter Fowler, Jason Heyward, Kyle Schwarber, Jorge 

Soler, and coaches Joe Maddon, John Mallee, Eric 

Hinske, Chris Bosio, Brandon Hyde, Gary Jones, Dave 

Martinez, Lester Strode, Henry Blanco, Chad Noble, and 

Mike Borzello; 

Whereas millions of people joined in ‘‘Go Cubs Go’’ to celebrate the Cubs’ victory during their parade from 

Wrigleyville to Downtown Chicago; 

Whereas Chicago Cubs fans do not only live in Chicago but 

around the Nation and the world and joined together to 

celebrate the team’s success; and 

Whereas generations of Chicago Cubs fans finally got to see 

their team win the World Series for the first time: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) recognizes the Chicago Cubs for their long 

3 and distinguished history, contributions to sports 


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1 and pop culture, and importance to the Chicago 

2 community and the baseball world; 

3 (2) congratulates the Chicago Cubs on their 

4 league-best regular season and 2016 World Series 

5 Championship; 

6 (3) recognizes the contributions of the Chicago 

7 Cubs players, coaches, and leadership of the organi8 zation; and 

9 (4) joins with all the people in the United 

10 States and baseball fans everywhere in celebrating 

11 the long-awaited return of the World Series trophy 

12 to the ‘‘friendly confines’’ of Wrigley Field. 

Æ 


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