THE CUBS UNDER TRIBUNE CO.
Best record: 96-65, 1984
Worst record: 65-97, 2000
Winning Pct.: .478 (1,563-1,707)
Winning seasons: 6 of 21
Playoff record: 3-10
Managers: 14
Hall of Famers: 1 (Ferguson Jenkins)
Future Hall of Famers: 5 (Ryne Sandberg, Rafael Palmeiro,
Greg Maddux, Andre Dawson and Sammy Sosa)
Best player not going to Cooperstown: Mark Grace
Never should have let him go: Maddux
Best-known minor leaguer: Corey Patterson
Best victory: 5-3 win over Giants in 1998 wild-card playoff.
Worst loss: Leon Durham’s error helps turn 3-0 lead into 6-3 loss to San Diego in deciding game of 1984 NLCS.
Happiest day: Sept. 13, 1998, Sosa hits home runs Nos. 61 and 62 in 11-10 victory over Milwaukee at Wrigley Field.
Saddest day: Feb. 18, 1998, Harry Caray’s death.
Best promotion: Beanie baby giveaways.
Worst insult of fans: “Expletive-laden.” — manager Lee Elia.
Best movie “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
THE WHITE SOX UNDER JERRY REINSDORF
Best record: 99-63, 1983
Worst record: 69-92, 1989
Winning Pct.: .512 (1,683-1,601)
Winning seasons: 12 of 21
Playoff record: 3-10
Managers: 7
Hall of Famers: 3 (Carlton Fisk, Steve Carlton and Tom Seaver)
Future Hall of Famers: 2 (Frank Thomas and Sammy Sosa)
Best player not going to Cooperstown: Harold Baines
Never should have let him go: Sosa
Best-known minor leaguer: Michael Jordan
Best victory: Harold Baines’ homer gives Sox a 5-4 triumph over Milwaukee in two-day, 25-inning marathon May 10, 1984.
Worst loss: With 24-game winner LaMarr Hoyt waiting to pitch a deciding Game 5, the Sox are knocked out of the 1983 ALCS by a 3-0, 10-inning loss to Baltimore in Game 4.
Happiest day: June 30, 1988, Illinois legislature approves stadium bill, stopping move to Florida.
Saddest day: Aug. 12, 1994, players go on strike with Sox on pace for a 96-victory season.
Best promotion: Turn Back the Clock Day.
Worst insult of fans: “Anybody who thinks we can catch the Indians is crazy.” — Jerry Reinsdorf before 1997’s “White Flag” trade.
Best movie: “Eight Men Out”
Chicago Tribune/Drew Sottardi and Phil Geib.
