All-Time Head-to-Head Dominance

Well, the Cubs aren't playing too great of baseball recently.  This sure would be a great time to distract from the on field product and take a trip down memory boulevard to be humbled by Cubs history.  Time to dig up the Cubs All-Time Head-to-Head Records, brought to you by baseball-reference.com which by the way is an unbelievable website with every MLB stat ever, no crap just stats.  Anyway, the Cubs are a winning franchise for sure.  While the Phillies made headlines just a while ago with their 10,000th loss in franchise history, becoming the first franchise to achieve such futility, the Cubs got their 10,000 win in franchise history also becoming the first franchise to achieve this mark.  It was at Coors Field in April 2008.  The following head-to-head records are from 1901 onwards.

Chicago Cubs All-Time Record: 10,196-9,641 (.514 winning %)

Chicago Cubs Most Played Opponents (Most Games Against):
1. Pittsburgh Pirates (2,144)
2. St. Louis Cardinals (2,140)
3. Philadelphia Phillies (2,024)
4. Cincinnati Reds (2,000)
5. San Francisco Giants (1,899)

Chicago Cubs Most Beaten Opponents NL (Most Wins):
1. St. Louis Cardinals (1,083-1,040)
2. Philadelphia Phillies (1,058-953)
3. Pittsburgh Pirates (1,027-1,107)
4. Atlanta Braves (1,024-849)
5. Cincinnati Reds (1,007-977)

Chicago Cubs Most Beaten Opponents AL (Most Wins):
1. Chicago White Sox (36-39)
2. Minnesota Twins (11-10)
3. Kansas City Royals (9-6)
4. Cleveland Indians (7-7)
T5. Oakland Athletics (4-2)
T5. Seattle Mariners (4-4)
T5. Texas Rangers (4-5)
T5. Toronto Blue Jays (4-5)

Chicago Cubs Most Defeated Opponents NL (Most Losses):
1. Pittsburgh Pirates (1,027-1,107)
2. St. Louis Cardinals (1,083-1,040)
3. San Francisco Giants (903-978)
4. Cincinnati Reds (1,007-977)
5. Philadelphia Phillies (1,058-953)

Chicago Cubs Most Defeated Opponents AL (Most Losses):
1. Chicago White Sox (36-39)
2. Detroit Tigers (3-11)
3. Minnesota Twins (11-10)
4. Cleveland Indians (7-7)
5. Kansas City Royals (9-6)

Chicago Cubs Winningest Opponents NL (Best Winning %):
1. San Diego Padres (236-190, .554)
2. Atlanta Braves (1,024-849, .547)
T3. Colorado Rockies (77-68, .531)
T3. Milwaukee Brewers (104-92, .531)
5. Philadelphia Phillies (1,027-1,107, .526)

Chicago Cubs Losingest Opponents NL (Worst Winning %):
1. Arizona Diamondbacks (39-53, .424)
2. Houston Astros (308-355, .465)
T3. San Francisco Giants (903-978, .480)
T3. Washington Nationals (266-288, .480)
5. Pittsburgh Pirates (1,027-1,107, .481)

All 30 Major League Baseball teams have played at Wrigley Field, but the Cubs have never played at Fenway Park in Boston (coincidence?) and at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, home of the A's. The Angels became the last team to play their first game at Wrigley Field last Friday, winning 7-6.  The Cubs are 2-0 at neutral sites after beating Houston in both games in Milwaukee in 2008, effectively ending their hopes at a wild card berth in the playoffs.  Carlos Zambrano no-hit Houston in the first game, and Ted Lilly came close to doing the same the next day.