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1982: Bill Veeck sells Sox to Eddie Einhorn/Jerry Reinsdorf group 1982: The Tribune Company acquires the Cubs from the Wrigley family. . . with stipulation that they cannot fire Yosh Kawano-- a nifty gesture New Sox owners sign free agent Carlton Fisk-- a good start They move most of their games to cable TV, alienating Sox fans and bar owners A year later, they antagonize Harry Caray, and he goes to the Cubs. Three division titles: the Sox in '83, the Cubs in '84 and '89--Attendance soars
Year	Sox	Cubs	Winner		Comments
1981	946,651	565,637	SOX		Stupid strike results in even stupider split season
1982	1,567,787	1,249,276	SOX		Each club has led city in attendance 41 times.
1983	2,132,821	1,479,717	SOX		Sox win division, lose to O's in playoffs.
1984	2,136,988	2,107,655	SOX		Cubs win division, lose to Padres in playoffs. The Padres???
1985	1,669,888	2,161,534		CUBS	Sox whine about how terrible their park is
1986	1,424,313	1,859,102		CUBS	Sox are courted by St. Petersburg, Florida
1987	1,208,060	2,035,130		CUBS	Sox blackmail move pays off, state cuts stadium deal
1988	1,115,749	2,089,034		CUBS	The lights go on at Wrigley
1989	1,045,651	2,491,942		CUBS	Cubs win division, lose to Giants.
1990	2,002,357	2,243,791		CUBS	Sox hype final year in old park, Cubs outdraw 'em
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