2016 Cubs World Series

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CTL-E-0086 · Event

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Combined Graph record U-01619 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-E-0086. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Cubs beat Cleveland; ends 108-year drought

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Cubs beat Cleveland; ends 108-year drought

Sources

MLB.com — Bastian/Muskat Game 7 report, Nov 3, 2016 (tier 1 league journalism, fetched in full via Chicagology reproduction) (verification source · master store)

Evidence note (master store)

2016 World Series: Chicago Cubs defeated Cleveland Indians 4 games to 3, clinching with an 8-7, 10-inning Game 7 win on November 2, 2016 in Cleveland; first Cubs championship since 1908, ending the 108-year drought. Stored note 'Cubs beat Cleveland; ends 108-year drought' confirmed. DUPLICATE/OVERLAP FLAG: series-level duplicate of CTL-E-0019 '2016 World Series Game 7' (the clinching game); stamped on its own merits, do not merge — recommend the graph link them as series/game rather than hold them as independent events.

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