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Since 1901, both teams have competed for Chicago's fans During that time, each team has had periods of dominance For each ten-year period, one team has been the decade's clear-cut turnstile leader The Cubs are current box office champs and hold a substantial edge over the Sox Click on an individual decade to see year-by-year attendance figures From there, click on an individual year to get results for that year
Decade	Sox	Cubs	Comments
1901-1910	6	4	The new guys in town outdraw the west side Cubs
1911-1920	9	1	Sox fan support lasts until the Black Sox
1921-1930	3	7	Cub attendance skyrockets under William Veeck's leadership
1931-1940	1	9	Golden Era for the Northsiders
1941-1950	2	8	Attendance comes back slowly after Depression and war
1951-1960	9	1	The era of the Go Go Sox
1961-1970	7	3	Sox continue to dominate in attendance until '68
1971-1980	2	8	'69 Cubs create fans that stick with them in the 70s
1981-1990	4	6	1981: Reinsdorf buys the Sox, the Trib acquires the Cubs
1991-2000	2	8	Tribune beats Reinsdorf
2001-2010	0	10	Cubs keep adding to margin over Sox
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