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  • After the Black Sox scandal, the Sox have nowhere to go but down
  • After a dismal last-place finish in 1925, the Cubs have nowhere to go but up
  • Manager Joe McCarthy comes to town and turns the Cubs around in one season
  • The North Side boys capture the city and own it for the next fifteen years
  • 1929: Cubs smash major league attendance record held by Babe Ruth and the Mighty Yankees
    • Year Sox Cubs Winner Comments
    1921543,650410,107SOX Cubs and Sox both finish in 7th place
    1922602,860542,283SOX Sox have catcher named Yam Yaryan
    1923573,778703,705 CUBS Cubs have Sparky, Jigger, Hack, Gabby, Tiny, and Kettle
    1924606,658716,922 CUBS Sox managed by 3 Chicago greats: Evers, Walsh, Collins
    1925832,231622,610SOX Cubbies finish in cellar
    1926 710,339 885,063 CUBS 39-year-old Eddie Collins hits .344 in final Sox season
    1927 614,4231,159,168 CUBS Cubs draw a million in the year the Babe hits 60 homers
    1928 494,152 1,143,740 CUBS New trend: Cubs outdraw Sox by better than 2-1 margin
    1929 426,795 1,485,166 CUBS Cubs win pennant, lose to A's in Series
    1930 406,123 1,463,624 CUBS Hack Wilson: 56 HRs, 190 RBIs
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