The Crosstown Classic
Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox Baseball Series Game Scores
Game Info by BaseballHistorian.com


All Time Crosstown Classic Regular Season Totals:

Chicago White Sox: 37 Wins vs. Chicago Cubs: 35 Wins
(not including the 1906 world series games)

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Barack Obama on being a White Sox fan

from Chicago Sun Times
August 25, 2008

We all knew Barack Obama is a White Sox fan, but the presumed Democratic presidential nominee took it a bit further in an interview with ESPN.

Obama joked about the stereotype of Cubs fans, who probably are tired of being described as partying people-watchers instead of serious baseball fans.

"You go to Wrigley Field, you have a beer, beautiful people up there," Obama said, according to transcripts released by ESPN. "People aren't watching the game. It's not serious. White Sox, that's baseball."

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Crosstown Classic Game Scores
(from 1997 through 2009 (and also 1906 World Series at bottom))

Before interleague play in 1997, the White Sox and the Cubs often played in exhibition games. The White Sox and their South Side fans invade Wrigley and the North Siders travel via the Dan Ryan, Lake Shore Drive, or the "El" (the subway) via the Red Line to U.S. Cellular Field.  Most of these exhibition games were filled with "call ups", those being minor league players as the teams did not wish to have their regular players injured in an exhibition game. Thusly, these games, although intense in the fans eyes, were merely entertainment.

Then in 1997, it was finally counted. The first two years of these games (1997 & 1998), there were only 3 games for the entire season, with the home team alternating. Then in 1999, MLB introduced the current series of the games, in which there are 3 games at each park each year.

Although the teams had a similar record against each other in this series (they were tied going into 2009), there is nothing similar about either team in the eyes of their fans. With the Cubs having not won a World Series in over 100 years, and the White Sox finally having broken their long drought in 2005 (an 88 year wait), the "palehose" have an advantage in recent bragging rights with their World Series win.

 
Date Location Winning Team
Score
 Losing Team
Score
6/16/2009 Wrigley Field  
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  Rain postpones the first 2009 meeting of these teams.  The make up date was 9/3/09 and the White Sox won 5-0. This was the first time a Cubs vs. White Sox game was postponed since the interleague games became official.
6/17/2009 Wrigley Field White Sox
 4
 Cubs
1
 

Walk 6 batters and you're probably going to lose. Walk zero batters, and you're probably going to win. That's the way it went for starting pitchers Ryan Dempster (6 walks), and John Danks (0 walks). Danks' shines with 7 IP, 1 ER, 5 H, 9 K's and as mentioned, 0 BB's.  The Cubs' hitters continue to underperform to expectations and can only manage an extra base hit from Aaron Miles and "the gamer" (get it??) Milton Bradley gets 2 hits to raise his season average to .234.

For the "Pale Hose"... Alexi Ramirez "put one on the board" by hitting his 6 HR of the year, and Scott Podsednik continues to mimick his past White Sox success by picking up 2 hits and his 9th SB of the year.   Scott Linebrink and Bobby Jenks both pitch 1 scoreless inning in relief and give up 0 hits and strike out one. Jenks picks up his 15th save of the year.
6/18/2009 Wrigley Field Cubs
6
 White Sox
5
  Goose eggs across the first five innings and the White Sox score first with one in the top of the 6th and then go ahead on Alexi Ramirez's 2nd HR in as many days and the Sox go up 5 to 1 heading into the bottom of the 8th and then, the Cubs suddenly find some spunk with Gavin Floyd out of the game (Floyd went 7 IP, 1ER). Micah Hoffpair gets on base with an error by Chris Getz, and a few batters later, swinging at the first pitch for the fourth straight at bat, Derrek Lee homers into the basket in right field, and up steps last year's Rookie of the Year; Geovany Soto and he promptly hits a solo shot to tie the game. A Reed Johnson pinch hit single, an Andres Blaco sacrifice, and an Alfonso Soriano single then plates Johnson for the come from behind Cubbies to even the series up once again with 34 wins for each team against each other.  word up.
6/26/2009 U.S. Cellular Field Cubs
5
 White Sox
4
   
6/27/2009 U.S. Cellular Field White Sox
8
 Cubs
7
   
6/28/2009 U.S. Cellular Field White Sox
6
 Cubs
0
           
9/3/2009
Makeup of 6/16 PPD		 Wrigley Field White Sox
5
 Cubs
0
 

Making his 3rd start in the majors, Rookie Carlos Torres throws seven shutout innings to give the edge to the 2009 Crosstown Classic to the Chicago White Sox.  Alfonso Soriano strikes out three times and continues his sub par season with a missplay in the 8th.  With a runner at first base, A.J. Pierzynski flies one to left.  "Fonzie", hampered by a sore left knee, slipped while going after the fly ball, and it drops. The Sox score a run, and AJ was safe at third on the error. Paulie Konerko followed with an RBI single, and the Cubs do what they do best in 2009, and that's beat up water coolers and gatorade machines in the dugout. Today's champ is Ryan Dempster, who took his frustration out by kicking the water fountain.

"I slipped, and when I slipped I lost my balance," Soriano said. "I don't make an excuse, but that's the first time it happened -- that I slipped and missed the ball."

"The last time I checked, we didn't score any runs," Aramis Ramirez said, "so even if [Soriano] makes that play, we lose, 1-0. Nobody wants to make a mistake on the field. 'Sori' doesn't want to make mistakes. Nobody wants to be embarrassed like that. We have to pick it up, that's the bottom line."
   
2009 Crosstown Classic Season Standings White Sox
4
 Cubs
2

 
Date Location Winning Team
Score
 Losing Team
Score
6/29/2008 U.S. Cellular Field White Sox
5
 Cubs
1
  Mark Buehrle throws 7 innings and strikes out 5. Sox dominant relievers of Linebrink and Jenks finish off their revenge sweep of the Cubs.  South Siders ding 3 home runs by Quentin (19), Anderson (4), and Thome (15).  Sean Marshall matches Buerhle for innings and K's, but gives up 3 in a solid effort.  This was the last game against each other for 2008. Or, is it??????????? Here's to seeing a post-season, Crosstown Classic.
6/28/2008 U.S. Cellular Field White Sox
  6
Cubs
  5
  With the game tied at 5 in the 7th, Carlos Quentin continues his clutch and hot hitting and his quest for the MVP by hitting the game winner and his 18th of the year off struggling Carlos Marmol. Sox head in the final game with a possible sweep of the Cubs at home. Both starters of Gallagher and Vasquez get hit hard and only go 6 and 4 1/3 respectively. Taters by Dye "oh my" his 18th, Alexi "New Daddy" Ramirez hits his 5th, and Carlos Quentin tags his 18th.  Derrek Lee goes 5 for 5 with 3 RBI.
6/27/2008 U.S. Cellular Field White Sox
10
Cubs
3
  The Sox take advantage of Eric Patterson's impressions of past Cub players like Dwight Smith and Dave Kingman when Orlando Cabrera tags up and takes second on a fly out to left (later scored on Quintin's single in the first), then in the 3rd Patterson misplays a line drive single and his throw to the plate is off the mark. Ryan Dempster's control falters and fan favorite Swisher tags a grand salami off Dempster. "You can put a whole bunch up on the booooo-aaaaard", well 7 actually, in the 3rd.  Soto and Fontenot hit back-to-back jacks in the 5th, but the Cubs cannot come back against the South siders and the Sox take the first game at "The Cell."
6/22/2008 Wrigley Field Cubs
7
White Sox
1
  Javier Vasquez starts out wild throwing 8 straight balls, and an error on SS Cabrera sets the tone for the game, as the Cubs take pitches and score two in the first, and then sweep the ChiSox for the final game of the series on a Sunday Night Baseball game on ESPN. Ryan Dempster goes to 9-0 at home on the season and Aramis Ramirez hits his fourth HR of the weekend. For the series, Jermaine Dye goes 5-13 (.385), with 3R, 2HR & 4RBI for the Sox.  Ramirez goes 6-13 (.462), 4R, 4HR & 7RBI.
6/21/2008 Wrigley Field Cubs
11
White Sox
7
  Cubs errupt for 9 runs in the 4th, as Edmonds homers twice in one inning. He's the 3rd cub to do so. The last two were the Slugger Sammy Sosa, and Mark Bellhorn of Red Sox W. Series fame. Dye and Ramirez hit homers for the second straight day.  Home Runs were: J Edmonds 2 (5), M Fontenot (3), A Ramirez (13), J Dye (16), Wise (1).
6/20/2008 Wrigley Field Cubs
4
 White Sox
3
  Dye homers in the 2nd, Pierzynski in the 3rd, Lee and Ramirez hit back to back jacks in the 7th, and Aramis hits his 2nd of the game, a walk-off HR in the bottom of the 9th. Wood gets the Win, Linebrink the loss. Attendance: 41,106 (100% full).
2008 Crosstown Classic Season Standings Cubs
3
 White Sox
3
 
.311 AVG, 12 HR, 6.56 ERA
.296 AVG, 11 HR, 5.12 ERA
2008 is the first time that both the Cubs and the White Sox were in 1st place when they met in the Crosstown Classic.  In the hype up to the game, John Danks, the White Sox starting pitcher said, "We'll all be bringing our nose plugs, try not to smell all the urine over there. Nah, we're looking to have fun over there, but that place is a {bleep} hole."
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2007 Games
(click on date for lineups)
Date Location Winning Team
Score
 Losing Team
Score
6/24/2007 U.S. Cellular Field Cubs
3
 White Sox
0
6/23/2007 U.S. Cellular Field Cubs
2
 White Sox
1
6/22/2007 U.S. Cellular Field Cubs
5
 White Sox
1
5/20/2007 Wrigley Field White Sox
10
 Cubs
6
5/19/2007 Wrigley Field Cubs
11
 White Sox
6
5/18/2007 Wrigley Field Cubs
6
 White Sox
3
2007 Crosstown Classic Season Standings Cubs
5
 White Sox
1
   
 
2006 Games
Date Location Winning Team
Score
 Losing Team
Score
7/2/2006 Wrigley Field Cubs
15
 White Sox
11
7/1/2006 Wrigley Field White Sox
8
 Cubs
6
6/30/2006 Wrigley Field White Sox
6
 Cubs
2
5/21/2006 U.S. Cellular Field Cubs
7
 White Sox
4
5/20/2006 U.S. Cellular Field White Sox
7
 Cubs
0
5/19/2006 U.S. Cellular Field White Sox
6
 Cubs
1
2006 Crosstown Classic Season Standings White Sox
4
 Cubs
2
*May 20th, 2006: Michael Barrett punches AJ Pierzynski
(Jeff Roberson/AP)  

 
2005 Games
Date Location Winning Team
Score
 Losing Team
Score
6/26/2005 U.S. Cellular Field Cubs
2
 White Sox
0
6/25/2005 U.S. Cellular Field Cubs
6
 White Sox
2
6/24/2005 U.S. Cellular Field White Sox
12
 Cubs
2
5/22/2005 Wrigley Field Cubs
4
 White Sox
3
5/21/2005 Wrigley Field White Sox
5
 Cubs
3
5/20/2005 Wrigley Field White Sox
5
 Cubs
1
2005 Crosstown Classic Season Standings White Sox
3
 Cubs
3
 
 
2004 Games
Date Location Winning Team
Score
 Losing Team
Score
7/4/2004 Wrigley Field Cubs
2
 White Sox
1
7/3/2004 Wrigley Field Cubs
4
 White Sox
2
7/2/2004 Wrigley Field Cubs
6
 White Sox
2
6/27/2004 U.S. Cellular Field White Sox
9
 Cubs
4
6/26/2004 U.S. Cellular Field White Sox
6
 Cubs
3
6/25/2004 U.S. Cellular Field Cubs
7
 White Sox
4
2004 Crosstown Classic Season Standings Cubs
4
 White Sox
2
 
2003 Games
Date Location Winning Team
Score
 Losing Team
Score
6/29/2003 U.S. Cellular Field Cubs
5
 White Sox
2
6/28/2003 U.S. Cellular Field White Sox
7
 Cubs
6
6/27/2003 U.S. Cellular Field White Sox
4
 Cubs
3
6/22/2003 Wrigley Field Cubs
2
 White Sox
1
6/21/2003 Wrigley Field White Sox
7
 Cubs
6
6/20/2003 Wrigley Field White Sox
12
 Cubs
3
2003 Crosstown Classic Season Standings White Sox
4
 Cubs
2
   
 
2002 Games
Date Location Winning Team
Score
 Losing Team
Score
6/30/2002 New Comiskey Park Cubs
9
 White Sox
2
6/29/2002 New Comiskey Park White Sox
5
 Cubs
4
6/28/2002 New Comiskey Park White Sox
13
 Cubs
9
6/16/2002 Wrigley Field White Sox
10
 Cubs
7
6/15/2002 Wrigley Field Cubs
7
 White Sox
3
6/14/2002 Wrigley Field Cubs
8
 White Sox
4
2002 Crosstown Classic Season Standings White Sox
3
 Cubs
3
   
 
2001 Games
Date Location Winning Team
Score
 Losing Team
Score
7/14/2001 Wrigley Field White Sox
3
 Cubs
1
7/13/2001 Wrigley Field White Sox
7
 Cubs
2
7/12/2001 Wrigley Field Cubs
5
 White Sox
1
6/10/2001 New Comiskey Park White Sox
3
 Cubs
1
6/9/2001 New Comiskey Park Cubs
4
 White Sox
3
6/8/2001 New Comiskey Park White Sox
7
 Cubs
3
2001 Crosstown Classic Season Standings White Sox
4
 Cubs
2
   
 
2000 Games
Date Location Winning Team
Score
 Losing Team
Score
7/9/2000 Wrigley Field Cubs
9
 White Sox
6
7/8/2000 Wrigley Field Cubs
9
 White Sox
2
7/7/2000 Wrigley Field White Sox
4
 Cubs
2
6/11/2000 New Comiskey Park Cubs
6
 White Sox
5
6/10/2000 New Comiskey Park White Sox
4
 Cubs
3
6/9/2000 New Comiskey Park White Sox
6
 Cubs
5
2000 Crosstown Classic Season Standings Cubs
3
 White Sox
3
   
 
1999 Games
(click on date for lineups)
Date Location Winning Team
Score
 Losing Team
Score
7/11/1999 New Comiskey Park Cubs
6
 White Sox
3
7/10/1999 New Comiskey Park Cubs
10
 White Sox
2
7/9/1999 New Comiskey Park White Sox
3
 Cubs
2
6/13/1999 Wrigley Field White Sox
6
 Cubs
4
6/12/1999 Wrigley Field White Sox
8
 Cubs
2
6/11/1999 Wrigley Field White Sox
5
 Cubs
3
1999 Crosstown Classic Season Standings White Sox
4
 Cubs
2
   
 
1998 Games
(click on date for lineups)
Date Location Winning Team
Score
 Losing Team
Score
6/7/1998 Wrigley Field Cubs
13
 White Sox
7
6/6/1998 Wrigley Field Cubs
7
 White Sox
6
6/5/1998 Wrigley Field Cubs
6
 White Sox
5
1998 Crosstown Classic Season Standings Cubs
3
 White Sox
0
   
 
1997 Games
(click on date for lineups)
Date Location Winning Team
Score
 Losing Team
Score
6/18/1997 New Comiskey Park White Sox
3
 Cubs
0
6/17/1997 New Comiskey Park White Sox
5
 Cubs
3
6/16/1997 New Comiskey Park Cubs
8
 White Sox
3
1997 Crosstown Classic Season Standings White Sox
2
 Cubs
1
   
 
1906 World Series
Date Location Winning Team
Score
 Losing Team
Score
10/14/1906 South Side Park White Sox
8
 Cubs
3
10/13/1906 West Side Grounds White Sox
8
 Cubs
6
10/12/1906 South Side Park Cubs
1
 White Sox
0
10/11/1906 West Side Grounds White Sox
3
 Cubs
0
10/10/1906 South Side Park Cubs
7
 White Sox
1
10/9/1906 West Side Grounds White Sox
2
 Cubs
1
1906 World Series Games White Sox
4
 Cubs
2