Editing Chicago Cubs (section)

===Chicago White Sox===
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The Cubs have held a longtime rivalry with crosstown foes the [[Chicago White Sox]] as Chicago has only retained two franchises in one major sports league since the [[Arizona Cardinals|Chicago Cardinals]] of the NFL relocated in 1960. The rivalry takes multiple names such as the Wintrust Crosstown Cup, Crosstown Classic, The Windy City Showdown,<ref>{{cite web|title=Buehrle Opens Windy City Showdown |first=Scott |last=Merkin |work=MLB.com |publisher=WhiteSox.com |date=June 21, 2007 |url=http://chicago.whitesox.mlb.com/news/print.jspymd=20070620&content_id=2038439&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws&affiliateId=CommentWidget }}{{dead link|date=October 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> Red Line Series, City Series, Crosstown Series,<ref name="USAToday">{{cite news| last1=Dodd|first1=Mike|first2=Judy|last2=Keen|title=There Are Two Sides To the Story for Cubs and White Sox Fans|newspaper=USA Today|date=October 3, 2008|url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/playoffs/2008-10-03-chicago-fans_N.htm}}</ref> Crosstown Cup or Crosstown Showdown<ref name="USAToday"/> referring to both [[Major League Baseball]] teams fighting for dominance across Chicago. The terms "North Siders" and "South Siders" are synonymous with the respective teams and their fans as Wrigley Field is located in the North side of the city while [[Rate Field]] is in the South, setting up an enduring cross-town rivalry with the White Sox.

Notably this rivalry predates the [[Interleague Play]] Era, with the only postseason meeting against the Sox occurring in the [[1906 World Series]]. It was the first [[World Series]] between teams from the same city. The [[1906 Chicago White Sox season|White Sox]] won the series 4 games to 2, over the highly favored [[1906 Chicago Cubs season|Cubs]] who had won a record 116 games during the regular season. The rivalry continued through of exhibition games, culminating in the Crosstown Classic from 1985 to 1995, in which the White Sox were undefeated at 10–0–2. The White Sox currently lead the regular season series 72–64.