2016 World Series Game 7
VERIFIED evidence grade — master store (canonical CSV)
Combined Graph record U-00265 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-E-0019. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.
Chicago Cubs championship
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Chicago Cubs championship
Sources
- MLB.com — Jordan Bastian and Carrie Muskat, 'Cubs win World Series' Game 7 report, Nov 3, 2016 (tier 1 league journalism, fetched in full via Chicagology reproduction of the MLB.com article) (verification source · master store)
Evidence note (master store)
2016 World Series Game 7 played November 2, 2016 in Cleveland; Chicago Cubs defeated Cleveland Indians 8-7 in 10 innings after a 17-minute rain delay; Ben Zobrist hit the tiebreaking RBI double in the 10th and was named World Series MVP; win ended the Cubs' 108-year championship drought (first title since 1908). Stored date 2016-11-02 and note confirmed. DUPLICATE/OVERLAP FLAG: this game is the clinching game of CTL-E-0086 '2016 Cubs World Series' — same event at game vs series granularity; stamped on its own merits, do not merge.
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