Because interleague play has been relatively close between the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Cubs, you might think that games between the two clubs have been tight throughout history. But interleague play is just part of the White Sox and Cubs rivalry — and doesn’t even represent the most fiercely-contested games in intracity Chicago history.
With rare exception, the White Sox have dominated the Cubs, in games dating back 120 years, to 1903. The South Siders boast an overall record of 207-150-8 all-time in 80 seasons featuring games against the Cubs. (Scaled back to 162 games, that’s a 92-66-4 record.