[...]... months of the season, the “Hitless Wonders” averaged four runs a game, matching the production of the Cubs offense that season.7 White Sox pitchers threw an amazing 18 shutouts and 10 one-run games from August 1 through the remainder of the season.8 The Cubs were still the better team, but the Sox were playing very well going into the postseason Since 1906, the Cubs and White Sox have appeared in the postseason... three-game series at the end of May The Cubs won the first two games, 2–0 and 3–2, and completed a sweep with a 13–4 pounding The Cubs appeared to be the better of the first-place teams If they could repeat this performance when meeting Atlanta in the playoffs, it would be on to the World Series The Cubs record stood at 33–16 All the hoopla was a bit much for the White Sox fans Since the Cubs hadn’t won... the White Sox established their “Go-Go” tradition with one winning season after another Their crowning season was in 1959, the year they won the pennant Then, from 1963 to 1965, the White Sox had three straight 90-plus winning seasons In 1964, the White Sox won 98, including their last nine games, but still finished in second place, one game behind the Yankees In the pre–wild card era, that earned the. .. many of the first 66 inter-league Sox -Cubs games Like some of those old political deadlocks, the SoxCubs head-to-head competition stood at 33 –33 at the end of the 2008 season Up to that time, the Sox outscored the Cubs 323 –322 6 Introduction snapped by the Cubs in 2003 Their cumulative record in the postseason during these six series was 6–20 The Bears had their Super Bowl in January 1986; the Bulls... National League at the time? The Chicago Cubs Detractors and jealous observers said the Cubs were lucky Winning teams usually are Yet the Cubs weren’t the team that was throwing the ball away or giving up late-inning homers on a regular basis Yes, the Cubs got some breaks, but they took advantage of them and rarely beat themselves These detractors sounded like whiners The truth was the Cubs finally seemed... night The outfield of the huge stadium was vast and green and soaked up the light from the looming light towers Although the walls had no ivy, they seemed to compliment the vastness of the outfield, and the large-dimension “352” and “375” markers down the lines and power alleys seemed to shine Arched windows lined the wall behind the last row of the outfield seats Beyond those stately windows and across the. .. off and May lost half of his thumb on his throwing hand At the time he was contending for Rookie of the Year 1 A Cubs Fan Resurgence 23 honors Suddenly his whole career was in jeopardy Receiving the award would have been a good thing for the White Sox considering the obsession with the Cubs all summer Instead, the award went to Lou Piniella of Kansas City, and the White Sox wondered if they had lost their... despite the losses Yet the fans sang as if it was all over In reality, it was By the end of play the next night, the Cubs fell out of first place for the first time in 1969 They had held the top spot for 155 days 20 The Cubs and the White Sox Catcher Randy Hundley hitting against the San Diego Padres in 1969 Hundley, one of the most popular Cub players, hit 18 homers in ’69, one below his career high The. .. has been dropped, and the area around Wrigley is now a hot nightspot, especially when the Cubs are playing Except for an entire home schedule played during the day, the only Cubs 7 8 The Cubs and the White Sox traditions in the early 1960s involved losing Their 1945 World Series loss in seven games to Detroit seemed to exist in yet another wilderness World War II was just ending, and the tragedy of 55... 1943, the two teams played in 25 series In one season, 1927, the Cubs refused to play because White Sox players apparently had been cheering for Cub losses during the key month of September The White Sox won 18 of these series, with one tie.10 Interest in the series waned after 1943, and the two teams haven’t faced each other in the postseason since White Sox fans held this ID card as a symbol of their . y0 w0 h0" alt="" The Cubs and the White Sox This page intentionally left blank The Cubs and the White Sox A Baseball Rivalry, 1900 to the Present DAN HELPINGSTINE McFarland & Company,. the White Sox established their “Go-Go” tradition with one winning season after another. Their crowning season was in 1959, the year they won the pennant. Then, from 1963 to 1965, the White Sox. of September. The White Sox won 18 of these series, with one tie. 10 Interest in the series waned after 1943, and the two teams haven’t faced each other in the postseason since. White Sox fans held