The start of the 2023 Crosstown Classic is just days away as the Cubs will take on the White Sox from Guaranteed Rate Field on Tuesday night.
Confined to their respective leagues for generations with the only concrete history of games between the two storied franchises occurring in the 1906 World Series , Chicago fans only had exhibition games for bragging rights played between the two teams.
6/16/97: Cubs jump out to 6-0 lead, hang on to beat White Sox 8-3 in first-ever regular season Crosstown Classic gamedown the line in an exhibition matchup between the two teams, the long-awaited first regular season game arrived on June 16, 1997 at what was then known as Comiskey Park II. 1999 marked the first year the two teams would play each other six times, with three games in each team's park. For the White Sox, it was a golden opportunity to seize the first away sweep in Crosstown Classic history, hoping to avenge the Cubs' three-game sweep of the Sox at Wrigley Field in 1998.
The following inning, an RBI groundout from Magglio Ordonez and an ensuing two-run shot from Sox icon Paul Konerko suddenly cut the Cubs' lead in half, with plenty more power left to come. Upon approaching the plate, Pierzynski collided with Cubs catcher Michael Barrett, successfully scoring before slamming home plate in celebration and bumping into Barrett before trying to head to the dugout.
Cubs' left-hander Sean Marshall was the star of the show, tossing 6.1 scoreless innings before a bullpen effort from Carlos Marmol, Will Ohman and former South Sider Bob Howry closed out the game. It was none other than Ramirez to lead off the ninth inning, who blasted a 1-0 pitch from Scott Linebrink into the left field bleachers for a 4-3 Cubs victory.With all Chicago fans riding a high from the Blackhawks' Stanley Cup victory just four days earlier, there was perhaps no better time for the city's two baseball teams to reignite their rivalry at Wrigley Field.
Cubs' closer Carlos Marmol got Konerko to ground out and Quentin to fly out to short center field to end an atypical 1-0 game.In perhaps a moment that punctuated the end of an era of competitive Cubs' baseball, former ace Carlos Zambrano was pounced on by the White Sox in the first inning of this series opener, with a Carlos Quentin three-run jack topping off a four-run first for the Sox.
As for the game itself, Jake Peavy tossed seven shutout innings while only surrendering three hits in a 6-0 White Sox victory, at the time their tenth win in a row.A one-time ace and closer who was perhaps remembered more for consistent injury than performance, Kerry Wood and Cubs fans were given what felt like a storybook ending in May 2012.
Then, as Cubs' bench coach Jamie Quirk emerged from the dugout to grab the ball from Wood, it was clear that this was the final showing of one of the most electric pitchers in Cubs' franchise history. Though a low-scoring affair for most of the game with the White Sox in control thanks to a home run from none other than their starting pitcher in Anthony Ranaudo, a home run from eventual MVP Kris Bryant tied the game in the sixth inning.
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