Photos: Crosstown Classics through the years
June 26, 2005- Chicago White Sox slugger Frank Thomas reacts after hitting a foul ball against Chicago Cubs relief pitcher Jerome Williams.
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May 20, 2007- AJ Pierzynski high- fives Tadahito Iguchi after hitting a grand slam scoring Iguchi, Darin Erstad, and Jim Thome. The White Sox won the game 10-6 and the season series as well, 5-1.
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May 20, 2005- White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen argues and Cubs manager Dusty Baker waits his turn. The White Sox won the game 5-1 and the two teams split the season series with three wins apiece.
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May 20, 2006- Cubs manager Dusty Baker argues.
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June 9, 2000- Cubs manager Don Baylor reacts after Cubs starting pitcher Kerry Wood gave up a home run.
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July 2, 2006- Chicago Cubs' Angel Pagan celebrates his two-run home run. The Cubs won 15-11.
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June 9, 2001 - Cubs skipper Don Baylor visits an exhausted Julian Tavarez on the mound at US Cellular Field. The Cubs won the game 4-3 but lost the season series 4-2.
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June 16, 1997- Fans have embraced the rivalry that is part of interleague play since its inception in the 1997 Major League Baseball season.
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June 12, 1999 - Magglio Ordonez of the White Sox makes contact in the first half of the 1999 Crosstown Series.
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May 21, 2006- The White Sox's Tadahito Iguchi throws hit bat in frustration in front of Cubs catcher Michael Barrett. The Cubs won the game 7-4.
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June 16, 1997- For their first official interleague meeting, the Cubs and White Sox donned classic uniforms. Here, future White Sox skipper Ozzie Guillen chats with a Cubs infielder.
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June 18, 1997- Legendary broadcaster Jack Brickhouse laughs it up before game three of the 1997 Crosstown Series.
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June 21, 2008- Chicago Cubs' Jim Edmonds celebrates with his teammates after hitting his second solo home run of the day. The Cubs won the game 11-7.
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June 24, 2007- White Sox cathcer AJ Pierzynski talks over the chain of events with first baseman Paul Konerko and reliever Boone Logan while umpires hold a conferencein. Umpires ruled White Sox shortstop Juan Uribe interfered with Cubs baserunner Angel Pagan, negating an apparent double play in The Cubs 3-0 win at U.S. Cellular Field.
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June 9, 2001- Ray Durham of the White Sox makes contact.
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July 2, 2006- The Curry family from Veron Hills split their team allegiance along gender lines. Jill and their daughter Kaela, 3 are White Sox fans and her husband Brian and their son Dylan, 2 are for the Chicago Cubs. The family waits at the bottom the stairs for the rain to let up before heading to their seats.
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May 21, 2006- The White Sox's AJ Pierzynski celbrates a home run in front of Cubs catcher Michael Barrett.
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May 19, 2006- Best of friends Joey Pepper, left and Erik Larson, right, both of South Elgin, hunt for autographs at U.S. Cellular Field. The White Sox won the 2006 season series 4-2.
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May 20, 2006- White Sox catcher AJ Pierzynski is punched by Cubs catcher Michael Barrett in the second inning in game two of the season series.
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June 12, 1999 - White Sox slugger Frank Thomas high fives a teammate as Cubs catcher Benito Santiago looks on during the first half of the 1999 Crosstown Series.
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June 9, 2000- Cubs starting pitcher Kerry Wood delivers.
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July 2, 2006- Cubs legend Ron Santo leads the crowd in signing "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" during the seventh inning stretch at Wrigley Field.
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July 1, 2006- Chicago White Sox's A.J. Pierzynski watches as his three-run home run heads over the right field fence during the ninth inning at Wrigley Field. The homer gave the White Sox an 8-6 victory.
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May 20, 2006- White Sox catcher AJ Pierzynski collides with Cubs catcher Michael Barrett in the second inning in game two of the season series.
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May 20, 2006- Both benches unload onto US Cellular Field after White Sox catcher AJ Pierzynski and Cubs catcher Michael Barrett were involved ina fist fight at home plate.
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July 2, 2006- Chicago White Sox' Tadahito Iguchi, forground, rounds the bases on a solo home run off Chicago Cubs reliever Scott Eyre, background left. The Cubs won the game, 15-11.
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May 21, 2006- A White Sox fan holds up a sign reading "Cross town boxing match Sox 1, Cubs 0" in reaction to the Michael Barrett-AJ Pierzynski fight the previous day. The White Sox won the 2006 season series 4-2.
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May 19, 2006- Larry Adams of Crowne Point, IN shows his support for the White Sox at U.S. Cellular Field.
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May 20, 2006- White Sox catcher AJ Pierzynski scuffles with Cubs catcher Michael Barrett in the second inning in game two of the season series.
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July 1, 2006- White Sox Fans enjoy AJ Pierzynski's ninth inning home run against Cubs closer Ryan Dempster.
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June 12, 1999 - White Sox fans basked in glory as the Southsiders swept away the Cubs at the Friendly Confines in the first half of the 1999 Crosstown Series. The White Sox also claimed the season series 4-2.
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June 20, 2008- Chicago Cubs' Aramis Ramirez is welcomed at home plate after his ninth-inning walk off home run for a 4-3 win over the White Sox. It was his second solo home run of the game. The Cubs and White Sox split the season series with three wins apiece.
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June 21, 2008- A Chicago Cubs fan, left, holds a sign as a Chicago White Sox fan reacts as they watch the Cubs and the White Sox baseball game during the ninth inning.
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June 9, 2000- White Sox players take the field to celebrate a 6-5 win over the Cubs. The Cubs and White Sox split the season series with three wins apiece.
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June 29, 2003- A US Cellular Field Security official has his hands full with two fighting men when a woman lunges to punch one of the men during the interleague game between the White Sox and the Cubs. Several fights broke out during the game and several people were ejected.
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May 20, 2006- White Sox catcher AJ Pierzynski collides with Cubs catcher Michael Barrett in the second inning in game two of the season series.
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May 22, 2005- Cubs pitcher Mark Prior celebrates with catcher Henry Blanco after Prior's complete game win over the White Sox at Wrigley Field.
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June 18, 1997- Hall of Fame Cubs second baseman Ryne Sandberg makes contact.
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1998 - Cubs players celebrate during a game at Wrigley Field as part of the 1998 Crosstown Series.
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June 16, 1997- The Northsiders claimed an 8-3 victory in the first official interleague meeting between the Cubs and White Sox.
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June 20, 2008- Chicago Cubs' Aramis Ramirez watches his ninth-inning walk off home run for a 4-3 win over the White Sox. It was his second solo home run of the game.
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May 21, 2006- Chicago White Sox catcher A.J. Pierzynski, left, rubs his glove as Chicago Cubs' Michael Barrett (8) prepares to step into the batter's box at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago. The two players were ejected after a fight in game two of the series the previous day.
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May 20, 2005- Jermaine Dye of the White Sox celebrates a home run.
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June 22, 2008- Chicago Cubs fan Michael Kiely and his good friend Michael Gerb, a Chicago White Sox fan, watch a rainbow appear Sunday over Wrigley Field. Both 19-year-olds are wearing their favorite respective third baseman jerseys.
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June 18, 1997- Cubs first baseman Mark Grace tries to nab White Sox baserunner Mike Cameron. The White Sox won the game 3-0.
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June 18, 1997- Fans have embraced the rivalry that has been part of interleague play since its inception in the 1997 Major League Baseball season.
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June 9, 2000- Cubs starting pitcher Kerry Wood reacts after giving up a home run.
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May 20, 2005- Brian Anderson of the WHite Sox takes a swing at Cubs catcher Michael Barrett as Home Plate Umpire Greg Gibson tries to seperate them.
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June 26, 2005- Chicago Cubs' Corey Patterson watches his solo home run off Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Jon Garland.
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