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Decade opens with hype over new Sox ballpark, but fans vote no on steep upper deck Chicago fans overwhelmingly favor the Friendly Confines and "Wrigleyville" neighorhood Sammy Sosa hysteria hits stride near the end of the decade, and Sox unable to match it Sox end century by winning division title, but cannot come close to Cubs in turnstile wars The attendance score for the century: Cubs 55, Sox 45
Year	Sox	Cubs	Winner		Comments
1991	2,934,154	2,314,250	SOX		New Comiskey opens
1992	2,681,156	2,126,720	SOX		Sammy moves to the North Side
1993	2,581,091	2,653,763		CUBS	Sox win division
1994	1,697,398	1,845,208		CUBS	Baseball strike-- NO WORLD SERIES
Note-- Although the 1994 Cubs outdrew the Sox, they played 59 home games, the Sox just 53. The Sox averaged 32,026 a game, the Cubs 31,275
1995	1,609,773	1,918,265		CUBS	Sox fans blame Reinsdorf for strike
1996	1,676,403	2,219,110		CUBS	Sammy hits 40-- he's about to take off
1997	1,864,782	2,190,308		CUBS	The year of the White Flag trade
1998	1,391,146	2,623,194		CUBS	Sosa and McGwire take aim on Roger Maris
1999	1,338,851	2,813,854		CUBS	Al Belle leaves-- so what; Robin Ventura leaves-- heartbreak!
2000	1,947,799	2,789,511		CUBS	Sox go 99-63, Cubs 65-97 ....
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