Today's Dispatch from the Blood Feud
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Series Winner by Year
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2026 in progress
Fast Facts
| All-Time Record | Cubs 78, Sox 77 (thru May 2026) |
| Total Games | 155 regular season games since 1997 |
| Runs Scored All-Time | Cubs 719, Sox 693 |
| Longest Win Streak | Cubs — 8 straight (Aug 2023 – May 2025) |
| Most Runs, One Game | 30 total — Sox 17, Cubs 13 (Aug 27, 2021) |
| Largest Blowout | Sox 12–2, June 24, 2005 at U.S. Cellular |
| Largest Shutout | Sox 7–0 (5/20/06) · Cubs 7–0 (5/27/13) |
| HR Leader, Cubs | Sammy Sosa — 11 career Crosstown HRs |
| HR Leader, Sox | Paul Konerko — 20 career Crosstown HRs |
| Crosstown Cup | Sox 8 times, Cubs 7 times (since 2010) |
| 1906 World Series | White Sox won 4–2 — the “Hitless Wonders” |
The Rivalry
Before interleague play in 1997, the Cubs and Sox met only in exhibition games — filled mostly with minor leaguers, since neither team wanted their starters hurt in a meaningless game. Then in 1997, it finally counted. North Side vs. South Side. Blue collar vs. ivy. The Red Line connecting Wrigley to old Comiskey — and a blood feud connecting generations of Chicago families who can’t agree on anything except that the other team’s fans are wrong.
Sox fans still have the 2005 ring. Cubs fans have 2016. And every summer, they settle it again. Game info and history by BaseballHistorian.com.