The Billy Goat Curse

“Any team can have a bad century.”

In October of 1945, Billy Sianis brought his pet goat to Game 4 of the World Series at Wrigley Field. The Cubs were playing the Detroit Tigers, and Sianis thought it fitting to have his goat join him in the stands that day. So began one of the strangest and sorrowful stories in all of baseball – the Chicago Cubs Billy Goat Curse.

William “Billy Goat” Sianis was a G…