60 - Red Sox at Cubs - Saturday, June 11, 2005 - 2:15pm CDT - FOX

This was the first match up between the Boston Red Sox and the Chicago Cubs since Babe Ruth pitched for the Red Sox who defeated the Cubs 4 games to 2 in the 1918 World Series. It was the first ever Cubs-Red Sox game to be played at Wrigley Field. This was due to the Chicago home games being played at Comiskey Park in the 1918 World Series, which had a greater seating capacity than the Cubs' Weeghman Park.

Between the 1918 World Series and 2005, both the Cubs and Red Sox endured an endless saga of countless heartbreaking defeats with very little to celebrate. While the Red Sox had just ended their 86-year World Series Championship drought by defeating the St. Louis Cardinals 4 games to 0 in 2004, the Cubs were still suffering through 96 full seasons since their last World Series Championship over the Detroit Tigers 4 games to 1 in the year 1908. It was a drought that would continue through the 2005 season, and through the next ten seasons in 2015, before it finally ended after 108 years in 2016 with a 4 games to 3 victory over the Cleveland Indians.

While the Cubs would go on to win the World Series 11 years later in 2016, the Red Sox followed their 2004 championship with two more in 2007 (4-0 over Rockies), and in 2013 (4-2 over Cardinals).

FOX broadcast team: Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Steve Lyons (color commentator)

Box Score: https://www.baseball-reference.com/bo...

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