Cardinals–Cubs rivalry
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
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| Location | Midwestern United States |
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| First meeting | October 14, 1885 Congress Street Grounds, Chicago, Illinois Browns 5, White Stockings 5 |
| Latest meeting | August 4, 2024 Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Cubs 6, Cardinals 2 |
| Next meeting | June 23, 2025 Busch Stadium, St. Louis, Missouri |
| Stadiums | Cardinals: Busch Stadium Cubs: Wrigley Field |
| Statistics | |
| Meetings total | 2,530 |
| All-time series | Cubs, 1,281–1,229–20 (.510) |
| Regular season series | Cubs, 1,273–1,221–19 (.510) |
| Postseason results | Tie, 8–8–1 (.500) |
| Largest victory | |
| Longest win streak | |
| Current win streak | Cubs, 1 |
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The Cardinals–Cubs rivalry, also called the Route 66 rivalry and The I-55 rivalry, refers to the rivalry between the St. Louis Cardinals and Chicago Cubs of the National League (NL), one of the most bitter rivalries in Major League Baseball and in all of North American professional sports. The Cardinals have won 19 NL pennants, while the Cubs have won 17. However, the Cardinals have a clear edge when it comes to World Series success, having won 11 championships to the Cubs' three. Games between the two clubs see numerous visiting fans in either St. Louis's Busch Stadium or Chicago's Wrigley Field. When the NL split into two divisions in 1969, and later three divisions in 1994, the Cardinals and Cubs remained together.
The Cubs lead the regular season series 1,273–1,221–19. The teams' lone MLB playoff meeting occurred in the 2015 National League Division Series, which the Cubs won, 3–1. The two teams previously met in the pre-modern 1885 and 1886 World Series, which ended in a tie and Browns (Cardinals) victory, respectively, when the then Chicago White Stockings of the NL played against the then St. Louis Browns of the American Association (AA).