Twins–White Sox rivalry explained

Twins–White Sox rivalry
Team1:	Minnesota Twins
Team2:	Chicago White Sox
Team1logo:	Minnesota Twins Insignia.svg
Team2logo:	Chicago White Sox Insignia.svg
City Or Region:	Midwestern United States
Firstmeeting:	June 2, 1901^[1] South Side Park, Chicago, Illinois Senators 7, White Stockings 5
Mostrecent:	August 4, 2024 Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota Twins 13, White Sox 7
Nextmeeting:	March 31, 2025 Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois
Total:	2,325^[2]
Regularseason:	White Sox,
Currentstreak:	Twins, 1
Section Header:	Post-season history

The Twins–White Sox rivalry^[3] ^[4] ^[5] is a Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry between the Minnesota Twins and the Chicago White Sox. Both clubs are members of MLB's American League (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.^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] The White Sox lead the overall series, 1,184–1,125–16.^[2] The teams have never played each other in the Major League Baseball postseason.

The most prominent meeting between the two teams occurred in the 2008 American League Central tie-breaker game, which was necessitated by the two clubs finishing the season with identical records. The White Sox won this game 1–0 on a Jim Thome home run. The series is of special importance in the Upper Midwest 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 Twins and White Sox 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 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 Twins winning the AL West in by eight games over the second place White Sox on their way to a second World Series title in five years, and the White Sox winning the division in 1993. In, both teams were placed in the newly formed AL Central 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 Minnesota would win the division by four games after trailing Chicago 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.^[10]

After the White Sox dominated the AL Central en route to their World Series title, the Twins retook the division in, finishing one game ahead of the Detroit Tigers and just six ahead of the third-place White Sox. The 2006 season was noted for White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen referring to the Twins players as "little piranhas".^[11]

In, The White Sox led the AL Central for most of the season.^[12] The Twins spent much of the season in second place behind the White Sox.^[13] In the penultimate series of the season from September 23–25, the Twins swept the White Sox to take a half-game lead.^[14] Both the Twins and White Sox lost two of three in their final series,^[13] forcing Chicago to play a make-up against the Detroit Tigers, which had been rained out earlier in September.^[15] 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.^[12] ^[13] ^[15] ^[16]

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."^[17] The White Sox won the game, 1–0, on the strength of a Jim Thome home run in the 7th inning. Chicago starting pitcher John Danks, pitching on three days rest, pitched eight shutout innings and closer Bobby Jenks pitched the 9th to earn the save.^[18]

2010s

The season saw the Twins come back from down games behind the White Sox 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, Twins pitcher Francisco Liriano threw a no-hitter in a 1–0 win over the White Sox, the only no-hitter in the series between the two teams.^[19] The next season, Liriano was traded to the White Sox in exchange for Eduardo Escobar and Pedro Hernández.^[20] As Liriano struggled with the command of his pitches, the White Sox removed him from the rotation in September.^[21]

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 Twins won the AL Central in the COVID-19-shortened season with a record of 36–24, finishing just one game ahead of the White Sox and the Cleveland Indians. 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 Willians Astudillo pitching. On a 3–0 count, White Sox catcher Yermín Mercedes hit a home run off of Astudillo to increase the score to 16–4. This was criticized by his own manager Tony La Russa for violating the unwritten rules of baseball.^[22] The rule said: "do not swing on a 3–0 count when your team is comfortably ahead."^[23] The next day, Twins pitcher Tyler Duffey threw behind Mercedes, possibly in an attempt to hit him. The umpires discussed and then threw Duffey out of the game believing it was intentional. Duffey was also suspended for two games.^[24] 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

|-| | style=";" | White Stockings| style=";" | 108| Tie, 44| style=";" | White Stockings, 64| style=";" | White Stockings
108| First year of American League baseball
White Stockings win 1901 AL Pennant
White Stockings take a 5–4 lead on July 25 in the series, a lead they would never relinquish.|-| | style=";" | White Stockings| style=";" | 1271| Tie, 55| style=";" | White Stockings, 721| style=";" | White Stockings
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|-| | 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. 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 National Park on site of destroyed Boundary Field|-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 139| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | Senators, 92| style=";" | White Sox
161925||-| | Tie| 1111| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | Senators, 74| style=";" | White Sox
1721035| |-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 12101| Tie, 551| style=";" | White Sox, 75| style=";" | White Sox
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 1917 World Series, 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 1919 World Series in infamous Black Sox Scandal|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 175| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | White Sox, 92| style=";" | White Sox
2561689||-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 166| style=";" | Senators, 101| style=";" | Senators, 65| style=";" | White Sox
2621849||-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 157| style=";" | Senators, 83| style=";" | Senators, 74| style=";" | White Sox
2691999| |-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 12101| style=";" | White Sox, 651| style=";" | Senators, 74| style=";" | White Sox
27921110||-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 175| style=";" | Senators, 92| style=";" | Senators, 83| style=";" | White Sox
28422810| Senators win 1924 World Series|-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 139| style=";" | Senators, 65| style=";" | Senators, 74| style=";" | White Sox
29324110| Senators lose 1925 World Series|-| | Tie| 1111| style=";" | Senators, 74| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | White Sox
30425210||-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 1210| style=";" | Senators, 84| style=";" | White Sox, 64| style=";" | White Sox
31426410||-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 1210| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | Senators, 74| style=";" | White Sox
32427610||-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 1210| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | Senators, 74| style=";" | White Sox
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
34931710||-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 184| style=";" | Senators, 101| style=";" | Senators, 83| style=";" | White Sox
35333510||-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 157| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | Senators, 101| style=";" | White Sox
36035010| Senators lose 1933 World Series|-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 139| style=";" | Senators, 83| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox
36936310||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 1210| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox
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
42139710||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 148| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | White Sox
43540510||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 1210| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox
44741510||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 139| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox
46042410||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 137| Tie, 66| style=";" | White Sox, 71| style=";" | White Sox
47343110||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 148| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox
48743910||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 166| style=";" | Senators, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 110| style=";" | White Sox
50344510| White Sox win 12 straight home meetings (1943–44)|-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 148| style=";" | Senators, 74| style=";" | Senators, 74| style=";" | White Sox
51145910||-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 1210| style=";" | Senators, 64| Tie, 66| style=";" | White Sox
52147110||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 148| style=";" | White Sox, 92| style=";" | Senators, 65| style=";" | White Sox
53547910||-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 1291| style=";" | Senators, 741| Tie, 55| style=";" | White Sox
54449111||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 157| style=";" | White Sox, 92| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox
55949811||-| | style=";" | Senators| style=";" | 148| style=";" | Senators, 74| style=";" | Senators, 74| style=";" | White Sox
56751211||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 148| style=";" | White Sox, 92| style=";" | Senators, 65| style=";" | White Sox
58152011||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 1391| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | Senators, 651| style=";" | White Sox
59452912||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 1210| style=";" | Senators, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | White Sox
60653912||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 157| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | White Sox
62154612||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 175| style=";" | White Sox, 92| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | White Sox
63855112||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 139| style=";" | Senators, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | White Sox
65156012||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 175| style=";" | White Sox, 92| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | White Sox
66856512||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 166| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 101| style=";" | White Sox
68457112||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 166| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | White Sox
70057712| White Sox lose 1959 World Series|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 148| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox
71458512||-| | Tie| 991| style=";" | Twins, 541| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | White Sox
72359413| AL Expansion reduces season series from 22 meetings to 18. Senators relocate to Minnesota and rebrand as the "Minnesota Twins", playing at Metropolitan Stadium.|-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 108| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | Twins, 63| style=";" | White Sox
73160413| |-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 108| style=";" | Twins, 63| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | White Sox
73961413||-| | Tie| 99| style=";" | Twins, 63| style=";" | White Sox, 63| style=";" | White Sox
74862313||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 117| style=";" | Twins, 54| style=";" | Twins, 63| style=";" | White Sox
75563413| Twins lose 1965 World Series|-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 144| style=";" | Twins, 72| style=";" | Twins, 72| style=";" | White Sox
75964813||-| | Tie| 99| style=";" | Twins, 63| style=";" | White Sox, 63| style=";" | White Sox
76865713||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 108| style=";" | Twins, 54| style=";" | White Sox, 63| style=";" | White Sox
77866513||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 135| style=";" | Twins, 81| style=";" | Twins, 54| style=";" | White Sox
78367813| 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
78969013||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 117| style=";" | Twins, 63| style=";" | Twins, 54| style=";" | White Sox
79670113||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 86| style=";" | White Sox, 32| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | White Sox
80470713| Season series reduced to 14 games due to 1972 Major League Baseball strike|-| | Tie| 99| style=";" | White Sox, 63| style=";" | Twins, 63| style=";" | White Sox
81371613||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 1171| style=";" | Twins, 631| style=";" | Twins, 54| style=";" | White Sox
82072714||-| | Tie| 99| style=";" | Twins, 54| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | White Sox
82973614||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 117| style=";" | Twins, 54| style=";" | Twins, 63| style=";" | White Sox
83674714| |-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 105| style=";" | White Sox, 43| style=";" | White Sox, 62| style=";" | White Sox
84675214| AL expansion reduces season series to 15 meetings per year|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 87| style=";" | White Sox, 53| style=";" | Twins, 43| style=";" | White Sox
85475914||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 85| Tie, 33| style=";" | Twins, 52| style=";" | White Sox
85976714||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 85| style=";" | Twins, 52| Tie, 33| style=";" | White Sox
86477514||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 42| style=";" | Twins, 30| style=";" | White Sox, 21| style=";" | White Sox
86677914| Strike-shortened season|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 76| style=";" | Twins, 43| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | White Sox
87378514| Twins open Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 85| Tie, 33| style=";" | White Sox, 52| style=";" | White Sox
88179014||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 85| style=";" | White Sox, 43| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | White Sox
88979514||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 76| Tie, 33| style=";" | Twins, 43| style=";" | White Sox
89580214||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 76| style=";" | Twins, 52| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | White Sox
90180914||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 76| style=";" | Twins, 42| style=";" | White Sox, 43| style=";" | White Sox
90781614| Twins win 1987 World Series|-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 94| style=";" | Twins, 52| style=";" | Twins, 42| style=";" | White Sox
91182514||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 85| style=";" | Twins, 42| style=";" | Twins, 43| style=";" | White Sox
91683314||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 76| style=";" | White Sox, 43| Tie, 33| style=";" | White Sox
92383914||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 85| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | White Sox, 43| style=";" | White Sox
93184414| White Sox open new Comiskey Park
Twins win 1991 World Series|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 85| style=";" | Twins, 43| style=";" | White Sox, 51| style=";" | White Sox
93984914||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 103| style=";" | White Sox, 51| style=";" | White Sox, 52| style=";" | White Sox
94985214||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 42| style=";" | Twins, 40| style=";" | White Sox, 20| style=";" | White Sox
95185614| Strike-shortened season. Strike cancels postseason.|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 103| style=";" | White Sox, 52| style=";" | White Sox, 51| style=";" | White Sox
96185914| Strike-shortened season.|-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 76| style=";" | Twins, 42| style=";" | White Sox, 43| style=";" | White Sox
96786614||-| | Tie| 66| Tie, 33| Tie, 33| style=";" | White Sox
97387214||-| | Tie| 66| Tie, 33| Tie, 33| style=";" | White Sox
97987814||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 831| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | White Sox, 411| style=";" | White Sox
98788115||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 75| style=";" | White Sox, 42| Tie, 33| style=";" | White Sox
99488615||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 145| style=";" | Twins, 72| style=";" | Twins, 73| style=";" | White Sox
99990015| 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
100791115||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 109| style=";" | Twins, 72| style=";" | White Sox, 73| style=";" | White Sox
101692115||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 109| style=";" | White Sox, 64| style=";" | Twins, 63| style=";" | White Sox
102593115||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 117| style=";" | White Sox, 63| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | White Sox
103693815| White Sox win 2005 World Series, their first since 1917|-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 109| Tie, 55| style=";" | Twins, 54| style=";" | White Sox
104594815||-| | Tie| 99| style=";" | Twins, 54| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | White Sox
105495715||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 109| style=";" | Twins, 81| style=";" | White Sox, 82| style=";" | White Sox
106396715| 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
106997915||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 135| style=";" | Twins, 63| style=";" | Twins, 72| style=";" | White Sox
107499215| Twins open Target Field|-| | Tie| 99| style=";" | White Sox, 63| style=";" | Twins, 63| style=";" | White Sox
1083100115| Twins P Francisco Liriano 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
1097100515||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 118| Tie, 55| style=";" | Twins, 63| style=";" | White Sox
1105101615| |-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 109| style=";" | Twins, 64| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | White Sox
1114102615||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 136| style=";" | Twins, 82| style=";" | Twins, 54| style=";" | White Sox
1120103915||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 127| style=";" | White Sox, 64| style=";" | White Sox, 63| style=";" | White Sox
1132104615||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 127| style=";" | Twins, 63| style=";" | Twins, 64| style=";" | White Sox
1139105815||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 127| style=";" | Twins, 73| style=";" | Twins, 54| style=";" | White Sox
1146107015||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 136| style=";" | Twins, 63| style=";" | Twins, 73| style=";" | White Sox
1152108315||-| | Tie| 55| style=";" | Twins, 21| style=";" | White Sox, 43| style=";" | White Sox
1157108815| Season shortened to 60 games (with 10 meetings) due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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
1170109415||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 109| style=";" | Twins, 64| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | White Sox
1179110415||-| | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 94| style=";" | Twins, 51| style=";" | Twins, 43| style=";" | White Sox
1183111315| 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
1184112515| |-| Washington Senators vs Chicago White Sox| style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 71458512| style=";" | White Sox, 3423106| style=";" | White Sox, 3722756| |-| Minnesota Twins vs Chicago White Sox | style=";" | Twins| style=";" | 5404703| style=";" | Twins, 2922122| style=";" | White Sox, 2582481||-| Overall Regular season games | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 1184112515| style=";" | Twins, 6025548| style=";" | White Sox, 6305237|

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.^[25]

Pos	Twins tenure	White Sox tenure
P	2003	1995–2001
C	1961–1967	1955–1959
P	1987–1988	1986
P	2004–2010	2011–2013
3B	2009	2000–2008
3B	2012–2018	2011–2012
P	2011–2013	2021–2023
P	1961–1973	1973–1975
OF	1967–1968	1971–1976
P	2023	2020–2022
OF	1961–1963	1963
P	2005–2012	2012
P	2018	2021–2023
1B	2003–2013	2016
C	1998–2003	2005–2012
P	2015–2018	2019
SS	1976–1982	1984
1B	2010–2011	2006–2009

Notes and References

Web site: Head-to-Head Records — Washington Senators, Washington Nationals and Minnesota Twins vs. Chicago White Sox from 1901 to 2024 . Baseball-Reference.com . 5 August 2024.
Web site: mcubed.net : MLB : Series records : Minnesota Twins against Chicago White Sox . 2024-08-05 . mcubed.net.
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