What's the price of history?

The Chicago Cubs, who may lead major-league baseball in items they're willing to auction off, will raise a flag in honor of the franchise's 10,000th win today and then put it on the auction block for charity next week.

The 10,000th-win flag, along with the Cubs "W" flag, will be raised this afternoon and flown atop the Wrigley Field scoreboard for the duration of the current Cubs road trip.

The 10,000th-win flag will then be taken down Tuesday, prior to the 7 p.m. game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Wrigley Field, and autographed by the team. On Wednesday, the flag will be auctioned exclusively on www.cubs.com with all proceeds benefiting Cubs Care.

"The Chicago Cubs are honored to be only the second club in Major League Baseball history to reach the 10,000th-win plateau. With the auction of this historic flag, we want to turn this great franchise win into a big win for the community and Cubs Care," said Matt Wszolek, director of sales and promotions, in a statement released by the club.

The Cubs reached 10,000 wins with a 7-6 victory in 10 innings Wednesday night in Colorado. The team's overall record is 10,000-9,465 in

All-time winningest MLB franchises

(through April 23, 2008)

1. New York/San Francisco Giants 10,193

2. CUBS 10,000

3. Boston/Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves 9,706

4. Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers 9,462

5. Pittsburgh Pirates 9,397

Source: MLB.com