| Date | Location | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| June Series — Wrigley Field | |||
| June 14 | Wrigley Field | Cubs 8–4 | Cubs |
| June 15 | Wrigley Field | Cubs 7–3 | Cubs |
| June 16 | Wrigley Field | Sox 10–7 | White Sox |
| June Series — New Comiskey Park | |||
| June 28 | New Comiskey Park | Sox 13–9 | White Sox Sox highest-scoring Crosstown Classic game to this point |
| June 29 | New Comiskey Park | Sox 5–4 | White Sox |
| June 30 | New Comiskey Park | Cubs 9–2 | Cubs |
The 2002 Crosstown Classic was the highest-scoring edition of the rivalry to that point. Both teams combined for 57 runs across 6 games — an average of nearly 10 runs per game. Nobody told the pitchers this was supposed to be a baseball game.
The pattern again mirrored 2000 — each team won their home series 2-1, leaving everything perfectly even. The Cubs took the first two at Wrigley in June, then the Sox answered by winning the last game at Wrigley 10-7 to avoid the sweep. When the series shifted to Comiskey at the end of June, the Sox turned it around — winning 13-9 in the opener (the highest-scoring Crosstown Classic game to that point) and 5-4 the next day. The Cubs salvaged the finale 9-2 to split the series.
Both teams were legitimate contenders in 2002. The Sox finished 81-81 under Jerry Manuel. The Cubs, under Don Baylor, finished 67-95 — a rough year. The even series result flattered the Cubs a bit.
After 2002, the all-time series stood at Sox 16, Cubs 14 — the South Side lead shrinking slightly.