Cubs–Cardinals rivalry

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The Cubs–Cardinals rivalry is a historic and intense Major League Baseball feud between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, rooted in regional proximity and decades of competitive clashes in the National League Central.


Statements (50)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball rivalry
sports rivalry
ballpark1 Wrigley Field
ballpark2 Busch Stadium
ballpark2Former Busch Memorial Stadium
beganInCentury 19th century
category Chicago Cubs
Major League Baseball rivalries
St. Louis Cardinals
city1 Chicago
city2 St. Louis
conference National League
country United States
division National League Central
fanBaseCharacteristic generational loyalty
strong regional overlap
firstTeam1Season 1876
firstTeam2Season 1882
formerDivision National League East
geographicDistanceBetweenCitiesMiles approximately 300
isHistoric true
isIntense true
knownFor contentious pennant races
contrasting franchise histories
frequent national television broadcasts
high attendance games
large traveling fan bases
league Major League Baseball
mediaDescription one of the premier rivalries in Major League Baseball
sometimes compared to Yankees–Red Sox rivalry
notableEra 1930s
1960s
1980s
2010s
notableGameType postseason games
regular season games
postseasonMeeting 2015 National League Division Series
postseasonSeriesWinner2015NLDS Chicago Cubs
region Midwestern United States
rootedIn competitive balance
longstanding divisional competition
regional proximity
sharedMediaMarketRegion Midwest
sport baseball
team1 Chicago Cubs
team1HomeUniformColor white with blue accents
team1WorldSeriesTitles fewer than St. Louis Cardinals
team2 St. Louis Cardinals
team2HomeUniformColor white with red accents
team2WorldSeriesTitles one of the highest totals in MLB

Referenced by (3)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Crosstown Classic ("Windy City Series")
alsoKnownAs
National League Central ("Chicago Cubs–St. Louis Cardinals rivalry")
hasRivalry
Chicago Cubs
rivalry

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