1903: Cubs and Sox each win seven games in what was to be a best-of-15 games series. There was a rain out couldn't be rescheduled because players' contracts expired, and Cubs shortstop Joe Tinker had a date to be married.
1924: White Sox finish last in regular season play, but win the City Series.
1934: Cubs owner P.K. Wrigley cancels series because he thinks his players aren't trying to win pennant in the regular season.
1942: Last year of the City Series. The White Sox won for the eighth straight time and had an overall 18-6-1 winning record.
1945: Teams play a benefit game for a war-effort charity.
1949: Annual mid-season charity game begins.
1997: Major League Baseball starts interleague play.
Enough Baseball. --DaCoot
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