The
Curse of the Billy Goat is a
sports-related curse that was allegedly placed on the
Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball franchise in 1945, when
Billy Goat Tavern owner Billy Sianis was asked to leave game 4 of the
World Series against the
Detroit Tigers at the Cubs' home ballpark of
Wrigley Field because the odor of his pet goat (named Murphy) was bothering other fans. He was outraged and allegedly declared, "Them Cubs, they ain't gonna win no more," which has been interpreted to mean that there would never be another World Series game won at Wrigley Field. The Cubs have not won a
World Series since
1908, or played in one since 1945.
