The Twins–White Sox rivalry is a

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(MLB) rivalry between the

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and the

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. Both clubs are members of MLB's

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(AL) Central division. Both teams were founding members of the AL; they have played each other annually since when the Twins played as the Washington Senators and the White Sox played as the White Stockings. However, the rivalry did not begin in earnest until the 2000s, when the White Sox and Twins consistently battled for the AL Central crown. The White Sox lead the overall series, 1,187–1,129–15. The teams have never played each other in the

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. The most prominent meeting between the two teams occurred in the

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, which was necessitated by the two clubs finishing the season with identical records. The White Sox won this game 1–0 on a

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home run. The series is of special importance in the

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where the White Sox and Twins remain popular teams in areas of Wisconsin and Iowa and the fanbases intersect.

History

1960s–1990s

While the series dates back to 1901, the teams became regional rivals after the then- Washington Senators moved to Minnesota and became the Twins in 1961. The season saw the

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and

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finish first and second in the American League Standings, with the Twins winning the pennant by seven games. Both teams were placed in the

AL West The American League West is one of Major League Baseball's six divisions. The division has five teams as of the 2013 season, but had four teams from 1994 to 2012, and had as many as seven teams before the 1994 realignment. Although its teams cu ...

following the realignment, but inconsistent play from both teams throughout the 1970s and 1980s prevented a rivalry from developing. Both teams found limited success in the early 1990s, with the

winning the AL West in by eight games over the second place

on their way to a second

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title in five years, and the

winning the division in 1993. In , both teams were placed in the newly formed

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but both teams declined throughout the remainder of the decade.

2000s

The rivalry took shape in the 2000s as both teams consistently competed for the AL Central title. The Twins won three consecutive division titles from 2002–2004, with the Sox coming in second place each year. The season proved to be the closest, as

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would win the division by four games after trailing

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by games at the All-Star Break. From September 16–18, 2003, Minnesota completed a pivotal three-game sweep of Chicago, holding the White Sox to a combined seven runs and extending its division lead from a half-game to games. After the

dominated the AL Central en route to their

title, the

retook the division in , finishing one game ahead of the

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and just six ahead of the third-place

. The 2006 season was noted for White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen referring to the Twins players as "little

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s". In , The

led the AL Central for most of the season. The

spent much of the season in second place behind the White Sox. In the penultimate series of the season from September 23–25, the Twins swept the White Sox to take a half-game lead. Both the Twins and White Sox lost two of three in their final series, forcing Chicago to play a make-up against the

, which had been rained out earlier in September. The White Sox won this game, leaving the Sox and Twins tied atop the AL Central at 88–74, forcing a tie-breaker game to decide the division champion. Chicago won the coin toss for home field advantage for the tiebreaker based on the rules at the time; White Sox fans were encouraged to wear black, leading to this game being called the "Blackout Game." The White Sox won the game, 1–0, on the strength of a

home run in the 7th inning. Chicago

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, pitching on three days rest, pitched eight shutout innings and

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pitched the 9th to earn the save.

2010s

The season saw the

come back from down games behind the

in mid-July to win the division by 6 games; The Twins won 10 of 12 head-to-head meetings over the White Sox late in the season. On May 3, 2011,

pitcher

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threw a

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in a 1–0 win over the

, the only no-hitter in the series between the two teams. The next season, Liriano was traded to the

in exchange for

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and Pedro Hernández. As Liriano struggled with the command of his pitches, the White Sox removed him from the rotation in September. The rivalry cooled off throughout the 2010s as neither team found consistent success. Minnesota would make playoff appearances in and , while the White Sox failed to make the playoffs throughout the decade.

2020s

The

won the AL Central in the

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-shortened season with a record of 36–24, finishing just one game ahead of the

and the

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. Both the Twins and White Sox made it to the postseason, marking the first time both teams would qualify. However, both lost their respective Wild Card Series. On May 17, 2021, The White Sox were already comfortably ahead the Twins 15–4 in the top of the ninth inning. The Twins position player

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pitching. On a 3–0 count, White Sox catcher

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hit a home run off of Astudillo to increase the score to 16–4. This was criticized by his own manager

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for violating the

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. The rule said: "do not swing on a 3–0 count when your team is comfortably ahead." The next day, Twins pitcher

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threw behind Mercedes, possibly in an attempt to hit him. The umpires discussed and then threw Duffey

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believing it was intentional. Duffey was also suspended for two games. The White Sox ended up winning the AL Central division finishing with a record of 93–69, while the Twins finished in last with a 73–89 record.

Season-by-season results

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108 , First year of American League baseball
White Stockings win 1901 AL Pennant
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22151 , , - , , style=";" , White Stockings , style=";" , 128 , Tie, 55 , style=";" , White Stockings, 73 , style=";" , White Stockings
34231 , First year of organized Major League Baseball , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 184 , style=";" , White Sox, 83 , style=";" , White Sox, 101 , style=";" , White Sox
52271 , White Stockings change their name to "White Sox" , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 1481 , style=";" , White Sox, 65 , style=";" , White Sox, 831 , style=";" , White Sox
66352 , , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 157 , style=";" , White Sox, 65 , style=";" , White Sox, 92 , style=";" , White Sox
81242 , White Sox win

1906 World Series The 1906 World Series was the championship series in Major League Baseball for the 1906 season. The third edition of the World Series, it featured a crosstown matchup between the American League champion Chicago White Sox and the National Leag ...

, - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 156 , style=";" , White Sox, 82 , style=";" , White Sox, 74 , style=";" , White Sox
96482 , , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 1562 , style=";" , White Sox, 642 , style=";" , White Sox, 92 , style=";" , White Sox
111544 , , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 1931 , style=";" , White Sox, 101 , style=";" , White Sox, 921 , style=";" , White Sox
130575 , White sox win season series nine straight years. , - , , style=";" , Senators , style=";" , 139 , style=";" , Senators, 65 , style=";" , Senators, 74 , style=";" , White Sox
139705 , White Sox open

White Sox Park Comiskey Park was a ballpark in Chicago, Illinois, located in the Armour Square neighborhood on the near-south side of the city. The stadium served as the home of the Chicago White Sox of the American League from 1910 through 1990. Built by Whi ...

. First season series win for Senators. , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 139 , style=";" , White Sox, 74 , style=";" , White Sox, 65 , style=";" , White Sox
152795 , Senators open

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on site of destroyed

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1841136 , , - , , style=";" , Senators , style=";" , 1481 , style=";" , Senators, 83 , style=";" , Senators, 651 , style=";" , White Sox
1921277 , , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 12101 , style=";" , Senators, 741 , style=";" , White Sox, 83 , style=";" , White Sox
2041378 , , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 1571 , style=";" , Senators, 65 , style=";" , White Sox, 1011 , style=";" , White Sox
2191449 , White Sox win

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, their last until , - , , style=";" , Senators , style=";" , 136 , style=";" , Senators, 92 , Tie, 44 , style=";" , White Sox
2251579 , , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 146 , style=";" , White Sox, 64 , style=";" , White Sox, 82 , style=";" , White Sox
2391639 , White Sox lose

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in infamous

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2561689 , , - , , style=";" , Senators , style=";" , 166 , style=";" , Senators, 101 , style=";" , Senators, 65 , style=";" , White Sox
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27921110 , , - , , style=";" , Senators , style=";" , 175 , style=";" , Senators, 92 , style=";" , Senators, 83 , style=";" , White Sox
28422810 , Senators win

1924 World Series The 1924 World Series was the World Series, championship series of the 1924 Major League Baseball season. A best-of-seven playoff, the series was played between the American League (AL) pennant winner 1924 Washington Senators season, Washington ...

, - , , style=";" , Senators , style=";" , 139 , style=";" , Senators, 65 , style=";" , Senators, 74 , style=";" , White Sox
29324110 , Senators lose

1925 World Series The 1925 World Series was the championship series of the 1925 Major League Baseball season. A best-of-seven playoff, it was played between the National League Champion Pittsburgh Pirates and the American League Champion Washington Senators. Th ...

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33428810 , , - , , style=";" , Senators , style=";" , 148 , style=";" , Senators, 83 , style=";" , Senators, 65 , style=";" , White Sox
34230210 , , - , , style=";" , Senators , style=";" , 157 , style=";" , Senators, 101 , style=";" , White Sox, 65 , style=";" , White Sox
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35333510 , , - , , style=";" , Senators , style=";" , 157 , style=";" , White Sox, 65 , style=";" , Senators, 101 , style=";" , White Sox
36035010 , Senators lose

1933 World Series The 1933 World Series was the championship series of the 1933 Major League Baseball season. The 30th edition of the World Series, it matched the National League (NL) pennant winner New York Giants and the American League (AL) pennant winner W ...

, - , , style=";" , Senators , style=";" , 139 , style=";" , Senators, 83 , style=";" , White Sox, 65 , style=";" , White Sox
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38137310 , White Sox' first season series win since 1920. , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 165 , style=";" , White Sox, 92 , style=";" , White Sox, 73 , style=";" , White Sox
39737810 , , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 148 , style=";" , White Sox, 74 , style=";" , White Sox, 74 , style=";" , White Sox
41138610 , , - , , style=";" , Senators , style=";" , 1110 , style=";" , Senators, 65 , Tie, 55 , style=";" , White Sox
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44841510 , , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 139 , style=";" , White Sox, 74 , style=";" , White Sox, 65 , style=";" , White Sox
46142410 , , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 137 , Tie, 66 , style=";" , White Sox, 71 , style=";" , White Sox
47443110 , , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 148 , style=";" , White Sox, 83 , style=";" , White Sox, 65 , style=";" , White Sox
48843910 , , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 166 , style=";" , Senators, 65 , style=";" , White Sox, 110 , style=";" , White Sox
50444510 , White Sox win 12 straight home meetings (1943–1944) , - , , style=";" , Senators , style=";" , 148 , style=";" , Senators, 74 , style=";" , Senators, 74 , style=";" , White Sox
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56049811 , , - , , style=";" , Senators , style=";" , 148 , style=";" , Senators, 74 , style=";" , Senators, 74 , style=";" , White Sox
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70157712 , White Sox lose

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71558512 , , - , , Tie , 991 , style=";" , Twins, 541 , style=";" , White Sox, 54 , style=";" , White Sox
72459413 , AL Expansion reduces season series from 22 meetings to 18. Senators relocate to Minnesota and rebrand as the "Minnesota Twins", playing at

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. , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 108 , style=";" , White Sox, 54 , style=";" , Twins, 63 , style=";" , White Sox
73260413 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 108 , style=";" , Twins, 63 , style=";" , White Sox, 54 , style=";" , White Sox
74061413 , , - , , Tie , 99 , style=";" , Twins, 63 , style=";" , White Sox, 63 , style=";" , White Sox
74962313 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 117 , style=";" , Twins, 54 , style=";" , Twins, 63 , style=";" , White Sox
75663413 , Twins lose

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, - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 144 , style=";" , Twins, 72 , style=";" , Twins, 72 , style=";" , White Sox
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77966513 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 135 , style=";" , Twins, 81 , style=";" , Twins, 54 , style=";" , White Sox
78467813 , Both teams placed in AL West as the league splits into divisions , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 126 , style=";" , Twins, 54 , style=";" , Twins, 72 , style=";" , White Sox
79069013 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 117 , style=";" , Twins, 63 , style=";" , Twins, 54 , style=";" , White Sox
79770113 , , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 86 , style=";" , White Sox, 32 , style=";" , White Sox, 54 , style=";" , White Sox
80570713 , Season series reduced to 14 games due to

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86777914 ,

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-shortened season , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 76 , style=";" , Twins, 43 , style=";" , White Sox, 42 , style=";" , White Sox
87478514 , Twins open

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90881614 , Twins win

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93284414 , White Sox open new

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99588615 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 145 , style=";" , Twins, 72 , style=";" , Twins, 73 , style=";" , White Sox
1,00090015 , MLB changed to an unbalanced schedule in 2001, resulting in 18–19 meetings per year , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 118 , style=";" , Twins, 73 , style=";" , White Sox, 54 , style=";" , White Sox
1,00891115 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 109 , style=";" , Twins, 72 , style=";" , White Sox, 73 , style=";" , White Sox
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1,02693115 , , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 117 , style=";" , White Sox, 63 , style=";" , White Sox, 54 , style=";" , White Sox
1,03793815 , White Sox win

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, their first since 1917 , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 109 , Tie, 55 , style=";" , Twins, 54 , style=";" , White Sox
1,04694815 , , - , , Tie , 99 , style=";" , Twins, 54 , style=";" , White Sox, 54 , style=";" , White Sox
1,05595715 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 109 , style=";" , Twins, 81 , style=";" , White Sox, 82 , style=";" , White Sox
1,06496715 , Teams tied atop the AL Central after 162 games, play a tiebreaker game, which was won by the White Sox. , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 126 , style=";" , Twins, 72 , style=";" , Twins, 54 , style=";" , White Sox
1,07097915 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 135 , style=";" , Twins, 63 , style=";" , Twins, 72 , style=";" , White Sox
1,07599215 , Twins open

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1,0841,00115 , Twins P

throws a no-hitter against the White Sox, the only no-hitter in the series. , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 144 , style=";" , White Sox, 72 , style=";" , White Sox, 72 , style=";" , White Sox
1,0981,00515 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 118 , Tie, 55 , style=";" , Twins, 63 , style=";" , White Sox
1,1061,01615 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 109 , style=";" , Twins, 64 , style=";" , White Sox, 54 , style=";" , White Sox
1,1151,02615 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 136 , style=";" , Twins, 82 , style=";" , Twins, 54 , style=";" , White Sox
1,1211,03915 , , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 127 , style=";" , White Sox, 64 , style=";" , White Sox, 63 , style=";" , White Sox
1,1331,04615 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 127 , style=";" , Twins, 63 , style=";" , Twins, 64 , style=";" , White Sox
1,1401,05815 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 127 , style=";" , Twins, 73 , style=";" , Twins, 54 , style=";" , White Sox
1,1471,07015 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 136 , style=";" , Twins, 63 , style=";" , Twins, 73 , style=";" , White Sox
1,1531,08315 , , - , , Tie , 55 , style=";" , Twins, 21 , style=";" , White Sox, 43 , style=";" , White Sox
1,1581,08815 , Season shortened to 60 games (with 10 meetings) due to

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Only season in which both teams qualified for playoffs. , - , , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 136 , style=";" , White Sox, 54 , style=";" , White Sox, 82 , style=";" , White Sox
1,1711,09415 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 109 , style=";" , Twins, 64 , style=";" , White Sox, 54 , style=";" , White Sox
1,1801,10415 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 94 , style=";" , Twins, 51 , style=";" , Twins, 43 , style=";" , White Sox
1,1841,11315 , Schedule structure modified this season to allow every team to play one series against every interleague team. Shortening meetings from 19 to 13 games. , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 121 , style=";" , Twins, 70 , style=";" , Twins, 51 , style=";" , White Sox
1,1851,12515 , , - , , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 42 , style=";" , Twins, 21 , style=";" , Twins, 21 , style=";" , White Sox
1,1871,12915 , ''Upcoming at Chicago, August 2224
Upcoming at Minnesota, September 14'' , - , Washington Senators vs Chicago White Sox , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 71558512 , style=";" , White Sox, 3433106 , style=";" , White Sox, 3722756 , , - , Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox , style=";" , Twins , style=";" , 5444723 , style=";" , Twins, 2942132 , style=";" , White Sox, 2592501 , , - , Overall Regular season games , style=";" , White Sox , style=";" , 1,1871,12915 , style=";" , Twins, 6045568 , style=";" , White Sox, 6315257 ,

Connections between the two teams

Players to play for both teams

The following notable players played for both the Twins and White Sox during their careers.Players who played for Minnesota Twins and Chicago White Sox
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Twins-White Sox rivalry Chicago White Sox Minnesota Twins Major League Baseball rivalries 1961 establishments in Minnesota 1961 establishments in Illinois