A report on Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, St. Louis Cardinals and Harry Caray

Caray in the Wrigley Field booth in 1988
The 1876 White Stockings won the NL championship.
1919 "Black Sox" team photo
Charles Comiskey, shown here circa 1910, guided the Browns to four American Association titles.
Caray in 1951, when he was with the St. Louis Cardinals. The team's broadcasts were sponsored by the Griesedieck Brothers brewery prior to its purchase by Anheuser-Busch in 1953.
The 1906 Cubs won a record 116 of 154 games. They then won back-to-back World Series titles in 1907–08.
Ed Walsh holds the record for lowest career earned run average (ERA), 1.82
Rogers Hornsby won two Triple Crowns as a Cardinal.
U.S. President Ronald Reagan in the press box with Caray during a 1988 game at Wrigley Field
1913 Chicago Cubs
Al López, manager of the "Go-Go Sox"
Stan Musial retired owning numerous National League and team batting records.
Caray using his net to catch a foul ball in the Cardinals broadcast booth, 1957. He continued this practice when he worked for other teams.
Hall of Famer Hack Wilson
Harold Baines at the plate in 1986
Bob Gibson, the most decorated pitcher in team history, won two Cy Young Awards.
Harry Caray's statue outside Wrigley Field
Club logo (1927–1936)
Frank Thomas in 1997
Pitcher Chris Carpenter, essential in two World Series titles, won 10 playoff games with a 3.00 postseason ERA.
Harry Caray banner at Wrigley Field
Cubs logo (1941–1945)
The White Sox celebrate after winning a tie-breaker game against the Minnesota Twins for a spot in the 2008 playoffs
Albert Pujols is one of the most accomplished players in Cardinals' history.
A sports-related curse that was supposedly placed on the Chicago Cubs by Billy Goat Tavern owner William Sianis during Game 4 of the 1945 World Series.
View from the upper deck of U.S. Cellular Field in 2006
Sportsman's Park during the 1946 World Series
Ernie Banks ("Mr. Cub")
Batting practice at Comiskey Park, 1986
Busch Memorial Stadium, home stadium from 1966 to 2005
Ryne Sandberg set numerous league and club records in his career and was elected to the Hall of Fame in 2005.
The 1912–1917, 1919–1929, 1931, and 1936–1938 Chicago White Sox logo
St. Louis logo (1900–1919)
Andre Dawson, 5× All-Star and 1987 NL MVP during tenure in Chicago
Uniform design from 1971–1975
St. Louis mascot Fredbird, 2013
Sammy Sosa was the captain of the Chicago Cubs during his tenure with the team.
Alternate logo, used on the road uniform (1991–2010) and on the black alternate uniform (1993–present).
Red Schoendienst (1965–76, 1980, 1990)
Kerry Wood, along with Mark Prior, led the Cubs' rotation in 2003.
Eddie Murphy, John "Shano" Collins, Joe Jackson, Happy Felsch, and Nemo Leibold in their dugout during the 1917 World Series
Tony La Russa (1996–2011)
Dempster emerged in 2004 and became the Cubs' regular closer.
Luis Aparicio (1956–62, 1968–70)
Joe Medwick's Triple Crown in 1937 is the last in the history of the National League
Alfonso Soriano signed with the club in 2007.
Luke Appling (1930–43, 1945–50)
Lou Brock
Carlos Zambrano warming up before a game
Carlton Fisk (1981–1993)
Dizzy Dean
Starlin Castro during his 2010 rookie season
Nellie Fox (1950–1963)
Curt Flood
One of two Cubs building blocks, Anthony Rizzo, swinging in the box
Shoeless Joe Jackson (1915–1920)
Enos Slaughter
The Cubs celebrate after winning the 2016 World Series.
Ted Lyons (1923–1942, 1946)
Ozzie Smith
2016 Champions visit the White House in June 2017.
Minnie Miñoso (1951–57, 1960–61, 1964, 1976, 1980)
Bruce Sutter
Clark (left) with the Oriole Bird
Bill Veeck, White Sox owner (1959–61, 1975–80) who revolutionized baseball by introducing many innovations in promotion
Harry Caray
Ron Santo
Southpaw
Billy Williams
Fielder Jones of the White Sox hits the ball against Cubs at West Side Grounds, 1905
Ferguson Jenkins
Elson in the 1940s
Kiki Cuyler
Harrelson in the broadcast booth in 2007
Mordecai "Three Finger" Brown
Harry Caray

During his career he called the play-by-play for five Major League Baseball teams, beginning with 25 years of calling the games of the St. Louis Cardinals with two of these years also spent calling games for the St. Louis Browns.

- Harry Caray

After a year working for the Oakland Athletics and 11 years with the Chicago White Sox, Caray spent the last 16 years of his career as the announcer for the Chicago Cubs.

- Harry Caray

The Cubs are one of two major league teams based in Chicago; the other, the Chicago White Sox, is a member of the American League (AL) Central division.

- Chicago Cubs

The White Sox are one of two MLB teams based in Chicago, the other being the Chicago Cubs of the National League (NL) Central division.

- Chicago White Sox

In two of these championships, the Browns met the Chicago White Stockings, now the Chicago Cubs, launching the enduring Cardinals–Cubs rivalry.

- St. Louis Cardinals

Both seasons resulted in matchups with the St. Louis Brown Stockings, with the clubs tying in 1885 and with St. Louis winning in 1886.

- Chicago Cubs

La Russa went on to manage in six World Series (winning three) with the Oakland A's and St. Louis Cardinals, ending up in the Hall of Fame as the third-winningest manager of all time.

- Chicago White Sox

At the top of the order, Dernier and Sandberg were exciting, aptly coined "the Daily Double" by Harry Caray.

- Chicago Cubs

In 1962, the Cardinals became the first National League team (and the second in all of Major League Baseball after the Chicago White Sox in 1960) to display players' names on the back of their jerseys.

- St. Louis Cardinals

After Elson's retirement in 1970, Harry Caray began his tenure as the voice of the White Sox, on radio and on television.

- Chicago White Sox

Former Cardinals broadcasters include Jack Buck, Harry Caray, Dizzy Dean, Joe Garagiola, Sr., and Jay Randolph.

- St. Louis Cardinals

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