Cardinals–Cubs rivalry
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| First meeting | April 12, 1892 Sportsman's Park, St. Louis, MO |
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| Latest meeting | September 25, 2016 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL |
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| Next meeting | April 3, 2017 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, MO |
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| Meetings total | 2,382 (through September 25, 2016) | ||
| Regular season series | Cubs, 1,207–1,156–19 | ||
| Largest victory | Cardinals, 20–5 (April 16, 1912) | ||
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| Current win streak | Cubs, 1 | ||
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The Cardinals–Cubs rivalry, also called the Route 66 rivalry and The Downstate Illinois rivalry, refers to the rivalry between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs both of the National League (NL), one of the most bitter rivalries in Major League Baseball and in all of North American professional sports. The Cubs lead the regular season series 1,207–1,156, with 19 ties, through 2016, while the Cardinals are third in NL pennants with 19, to the Cubs' 17. However, the Cardinals have a clear edge when it comes to World Series success, having won 11 championships to the Cubs' 3. Games between the two clubs see numerous visiting fans in either St. Louis's Busch Stadium or Chicago's Wrigley Field. When the NL split into two, and then three divisions, the Cardinals and Cubs always remained together. This has added excitement to numerous pennant races over the years.
In his book, Before They Were Cardinals, Jon David Cash speculates that the economic trade rivalry between the cities of Chicago and St. Louis led to the formation of the St. Louis Brown Stockings in 1875 to compete with the Chicago White Stockings. The Brown Stockings would later fold and reemerge in 1882 when the Cardinals (as the Browns), met the Cubs (as the White Stockings), in a pair of pre-World Series matchups between American Association champion St. Louis and NL champion Chicago.
The first series meeting between the two teams was actually played in four cities – not only St. Louis and Chicago, but also Pittsburgh and New York City. On October 15, Browns manager Charles Comiskey pulled his team off the field in the 6th inning in protest of umpire Dave Sullivan's call. The White Stockings were in the lead at the time 5-4 and were declared a winner on forfeit. Behind pitcher Dave Foutz, St. Louis defeated Chicago 13-4 in Game 7. The Browns claimed the Game 2 forfeit didn't count and therefore claimed the championship. The two clubs split the $1000 prize.
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