| Tigers–White Sox rivalry | |
| Team1: | Detroit Tigers |
| Team2: | Chicago White Sox |
| Team1logo: | Detroit Tigers Insignia.svg |
| Team2logo: | Chicago White Sox Insignia.svg |
| City Or Region: | Midwestern United States |
| Firstmeeting: | April 29, 1901[1] Southside Park, Chicago, Illinois Tigers 3, White Stockings 2 |
| Mostrecent: | September 29, 2024 Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan White Sox 9, Tigers 5 |
| Nextmeeting: | April 4, 2025 Comerica Park, Detroit, Michigan |
| Stadiums: | Tigers: Comerica Park White Sox: Guaranteed Rate Field |
| Total: | 2,262[2] |
| Regularseason: | Tigers, |
| Currentstreak: | White Sox, 2 |
| Section Header: | Post-season history |
The Tigers–White Sox rivalry is a Major League Baseball rivalry between the Detroit Tigers and the Chicago White Sox of the American League Central division. The series has been one of the oldest in league history. Both teams were founded in 1901 as charter members of the American League. As is similarly the case with every professional sports team located in both Chicago and Detroit; both cities share numerous rivalries between their respective sports teams, with baseball being no exception.[3] [4] [5] [6] The teams have played each other 2,259 times with the Tigers holding a narrow edge; leading the series by 30 games. The two teams have yet to meet in the postseason.[7] [8]
Both clubs formed in 1901 during the league's expansion efforts to grow across the midwestern United States. Both teams had originally been members of the antiquated Western League in 1894, but soon the league converted into the current American League, joining forces with the National League in 1901; creating the format of the current MLB structure.[9] Both teams struggled and succeeded at varying points of their history, with the White Sox proving to be the more dominant team in the early half of the 1900s, winning a pair of World Series titles in both and . The Tigers had struggled during their first three decades in the league but also managed a pair of titled in the subsequent decades, winning in both and .
Disco Demolition Night took place on July 12, 1979, at Comiskey Park between two games of a Tigers – White Sox doubleheader. The Tigers won the first game, 4–1. After the field was damaged by the demolition, The White Sox were forced to forfeit the second game. As of 2023, this is the most recent forfeit in an American League game (the Los Angeles Dodgers forfeited a game in 1995 to the St Louis Cardinals).
On April 22, 2000, the Tigers and White Sox were both involved in a pair of bench-clearing brawls during the game. It started when Tigers pitcher Jeff Weaver hit White Sox batter Carlos Lee on the first pitch. The hit by pitch occurred after Weaver gave up an RBI double to Chris Singleton to make it 5–1 White Sox. Lee was unhappy and jawed at Weaver on his way to first base and again when Weaver was taken out. Eventually, the first brawl began when White Sox pitcher Jim Parque hit Dean Palmer in retaliation on the first pitch and Palmer charged the mound to Parque and the brawl began. The brawl also had Magglio Ordóñez fighting Weaver and Matt Anderson. When it looked like things had calmed down, things escalated again in right field when Tigers first base coach Juan Samuel threw a punch at White Sox pitcher Bill Simas and Simas was eventually attacked by Tigers catcher Robert Fick who was trying to hold back Simas while another fight occurred next to them when White Sox closer Keith Foulke went to attack Samuel and was attacked by Karim García and then by Bobby Higginson, who punched Foulke in the left eye. The punch by Higginson cut Foulke's left eye which required five stiches. Things also escalated in the Tigers bullpen when Robert Fick began to taunt White Sox fans who threw beverages at Fick. In the top of the 9th, White Sox pitcher Tanyon Sturtze hit Deivi Cruz on a 1–1 count. Four batters later, new pitcher Bob Howry hit Shane Halter which led the Tigers bench to become irate at Howry. Howry responded telling them to "fuck off" before Tigers pitcher Doug Brocail charged at Howry from the bench igniting a second brawl. A total of 11 players got ejected. Six from the White Sox with those being Sturtze, Howry, Ordóñez, Simas, manager Jerry Manuel and bench coach Joe Nossek with five from the Tigers with those being Weaver, Palmer, Fick, Danny Patterson, and Brocail. After everything had settled down, the game finally ended and the White Sox won the game 14–6. A total of 16 players were suspended for a combined 82 games which was believed to be the harshest penalty in MLB history. Juan Samuel received the longest suspension at 15 games. Managers Jerry Manuel and Phil Garner each received 8 games. Tigers suspensions included Dean Palmer who also was suspended for 8 games, Bobby Higginson and Robert Fick each received 5 games, Doug Brocail received 4 games, and Juan Encarnación, Karim García, and Luis Polonia each received 3 games. White Sox suspensions included Magglio Ordóñez getting suspended for 5 games while Carlos Lee, Jim Parque, Keith Foulke, Bob Howry, and Tanyon Sturtze were all suspended for 3 games each.[10] [11]
Despite the varying levels of success; both teams had resurged into a heated battle of the division during the mid 2000s as the White Sox managed to win the 2005 World Series while the Tigers managed an appearance the following season.[12] That off-season the White Sox would lose long time all star Magglio Ordóñez to the Tigers in free agency, partly due to injuries and an off field issue with manager Ozzie Guillen. Though the Sox would win the World Series in 2005, they would finish 5 games back of Detroit who was led by Ordóñez to the World Series that year, and Chicago would miss the playoffs. In 2012, the White Sox beat the Tigers 5–4 to take a three game the lead in the division with a record of 80–66 over the Tigers who were 77–69 with 15 games left in the season. The White Sox would lose 11 of their next 15 while the Tigers won 11 of their next 15 and the Tigers took the division by three games over the White Sox. The Tigers would make the 2012 World Series that year before getting swept by the San Francisco Giants. Despite the fluctuating success for both sides, the two have never met in the postseason.[13] [14] [15] The rivalry has seen flare ups despite the fluctuating success of both teams, in 2014 White Sox pitcher Chris Sale accused Tigers catcher Víctor Martínez of having pitches tipped from someone in the outfield stands saying "that's your boy out there." In 2021, with the White Sox in first place, the Tigers got into a benches clearing brawl and said they seek a "competitive" rivalry with the Sox going forward. That off-season the Tigers would sign Javier Baez, who had won the World Series in Chicago as a member of the Cubs to help compete with the Sox. In 2023, the White Sox would lose long time announcer Jason Benetti to the Tigers, and in his first season with the team, the Tigers clinched their first playoff appearance since 2014, while also giving the White Sox their 121st loss, surpassing the 1962 New York Mets for the most losses in modern MLB history.
The teams also each have a fanbase and history associated with Midwestern hip hop and music culture that is associated with the larger Chicago and Detroit areas. The White Sox have fans in Kanye West, Chance the Rapper and Rage Against the Machine whereas the Tigers boast fans in Eminem, Kid Rock and Big Sean. The series is also of importance to the "Michiana" area of Northern Indiana and Southern Michigan where fans of both teams live and travel well to each others stadiums.https://fromthe108.com/2018/08/31/108ing-in-detroit-rock-city/amp/ https://www.nytimes.com/2014/04/27/upshot/there-is-one-more-baseball-map-we-love-showing-the-second-favorite-teams.html https://www.mlb.com/video/white-sox-fans-on-tigers-fans-c1434614583 The rivalry was made note of in the movie Field of Dreams where "Shoeless" Joe Jackson (played by Ray Liotta) says the White Sox do not play with Ty Cobb because they do not like him. White Sox fans are known to start "Detroit Sucks" chants at the games, at times even joining in with crosstown rival Cub fans to show their distaste for Detroit and by extension the Tigers.https://www.theheckler.com/2013/05/30/magic-in-the-air-at-wrigley-when-cubs-and-sox-fans-stood-in-solidarity-shouting-detroit-sucks/
|-| | Tie| 1010| style=";" | Tigers, 73| style=";" | White Stockings, 73| Tie
1010| First year of American League baseball
White Stockings win 1901 AL Pennant |-| | style=";" | White Stockings| style=";" | 1271| Tie, 33| style=";" | White Stockings, 941| style=";" | White Stockings
22171||-| | style=";" | White Stockings| style=";" | 109| style=";" | Tigers, 64| style=";" | White Stockings, 63| style=";" | White Stockings
32261| First year of organized Major League Baseball|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 1481| style=";" | White Sox, 741| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | White Sox
46342| White Stockings change their name to "White Sox"|-| | Tie| 11111| style=";" | Tigers, 641| style=";" | White Sox, 75| style=";" | White Sox
57453||-| | Tie| 1111| style=";" | Tigers, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox
68563| White Sox win 1906 World Series|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 1391| style=";" | White Sox, 651| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | White Sox
81654| Tigers lose 1907 World Series|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 139| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | Tigers, 65| style=";" | White Sox
90784| Tigers lose 1908 World Series|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 1562| style=";" | Tigers, 821| style=";" | Tigers, 741| style=";" | White Sox
96936| Tigers lose 1909 World Series|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 139| style=";" | Tigers, 64| style=";" | Tigers, 75| style=";" | Tigers
1061056| White Sox open White Sox Park|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 148| style=";" | Tigers, 83| style=";" | Tigers, 65| style=";" | Tigers
1201136||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 1481| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | White Sox, 651| style=";" | Tigers
1281277| Tigers open Navin Field|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 139| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | Tigers, 65| style=";" | White Sox
1401377| White Sox's White Sox Park renamed Comiskey Park|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 166| style=";" | Tigers, 92| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | Tigers
1531467||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 157| style=";" | Tigers, 101| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | Tigers
1681537||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 139| style=";" | Tigers, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | Tigers
1771667||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 166| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | Tigers
1831827| White Sox win 1917 World Series, their last until 2005|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 106| style=";" | Tigers, 82| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | Tigers
1931887||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 119| Tie, 55| style=";" | White Sox, 64| style=";" | Tigers
2021997| White Sox lose 1919 World Series in infamous Black Sox Scandal|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 193| style=";" | White Sox, 101| style=";" | White Sox, 92| style=";" | White Sox
2182057||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 148| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | White Sox
2262197||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 175| style=";" | White Sox, 101| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | White Sox
2432247||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 139| style=";" | Tigers, 65| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | White Sox
2522377||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 1481| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | Tigers, 741| style=";" | White Sox
2602518||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 139| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | White Sox
2732608||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 1482| style=";" | White Sox, 831| style=";" | White Sox, 651| style=";" | White Sox
28726810||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 138| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | White Sox, 64| style=";" | White Sox
30027610||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 139| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | White Sox
31328510||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 1210| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox
32329710||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 139| style=";" | Tigers, 65| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | White Sox
33231010||-| | Tie| 1111| style=";" | Tigers, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox
34322110||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 128| style=";" | Tigers, 54| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | White Sox
35133310||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 1210| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox
36134510||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 175| style=";" | Tigers, 103| style=";" | Tigers, 72| style=";" | White Sox
36636210| Tigers lose 1934 World Series|-| | Tie| 1111| style=";" | Tigers, 83| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | White Sox
37737310| Tigers win 1935 World Series|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 148| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | Tigers, 92| style=";" | Tigers
38738510| Following a 2-game sweep, on July 2, Tigers take a 381–380–10 series lead, a lead the Tigers have not relinquished to this day.|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 148| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | Tigers
40139310||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 157| style=";" | Tigers, 92| style=";" | Tigers, 65| style=";" | Tigers
41640010| Tigers' Navin Field renamed Briggs Stadium|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 1210| style=";" | Tigers, 83| style=";" | White Sox, 92| style=";" | Tigers
42641210||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 139| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | Tigers
43542510| Tigers lose 1940 World Series|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 12101| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 651| style=";" | Tigers
44543711||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 139| style=";" | Tigers, 83| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | Tigers
45844611||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 139| style=";" | Tigers, 83| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | Tigers
47145511||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 139| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | Tigers, 83| style=";" | Tigers
49647411||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 1210| style=";" | Tigers, 92| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | Tigers
49647411| Tigers win 1945 World Series|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 1210| style=";" | Tigers, 83| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | Tigers
50848411||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 157| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | Tigers, 83| style=";" | Tigers
52349111||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 148| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | Tigers
53749911||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 148| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | Tigers, 74| style=";" | Tigers
55150711||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 1662| style=";" | Tigers, 92| style=";" | Tigers, 742| style=";" | Tigers
56751313||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 1210| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | Tigers
57752513||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 175| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | White Sox, 92| style=";" | Tigers
58254214||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 1481| style=";" | Tigers, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 921| style=";" | Tigers
59055615||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 12101| style=";" | White Sox, 92| style=";" | Tigers, 831| style=";" | Tigers
60056815||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 148| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | Tigers
60858215||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 139| style=";" | White Sox, 74| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | Tigers
61759515||-| | Tie| 1111| style=";" | Tigers, 65| style=";" | White Sox, 65| style=";" | Tigers
62860615||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 1210| style=";" | Tigers, 65| style=";" | Tigers, 65| style=";" | Tigers
64061615||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 139| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | Tigers, 65| style=";" | Tigers
64962915| White Sox lose 1959 World Series|-| | Tie| 1111| style=";" | Tigers, 83| style=";" | White Sox, 83| style=";" | Tigers
66064015||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 126| style=";" | Tigers, 54| style=";" | Tigers, 72| style=";" | Tigers
67264615| Tigers' Briggs Stadium renamed Tiger Stadium|-| | Tie| 99| style=";" | Tigers, 63| style=";" | White Sox, 63| style=";" | Tigers
68165515| White Sox's Comiskey Park name reverted to White Sox Park|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 117| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | White Sox, 63| style=";" | Tigers
68866615||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 117| style=";" | White Sox, 72| style=";" | Tigers, 54| style=";" | Tigers
69567715||-| | Tie| 99| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | Tigers, 54| style=";" | Tigers
70468615||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 108| style=";" | Tigers, 63| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | Tigers
71469415||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 108| style=";" | Tigers, 63| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | Tigers
72470215||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 135| style=";" | Tigers, 72| style=";" | Tigers, 63| style=";" | Tigers
73770715| Tigers win 1968 World Series|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 93| style=";" | Tigers, 42| style=";" | Tigers, 51| style=";" | Tigers
74671015| MLB's expansion and realignment place the Tigers in the AL East and White Sox in the AL West. New division alignment shortens meetings from 18 to 12 games.|-| | Tie| 66| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | Tigers, 42| style=";" | Tigers
75271615||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 75| style=";" | Tigers, 42| style=";" | White Sox, 51| style=";" | Tigers
75772315||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 75| style=";" | Tigers, 42| Tie, 33| style=";" | Tigers
76472815||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 75| style=";" | Tigers, 42| Tie, 33| style=";" | Tigers
77173315||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 75| Tie, 33| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | Tigers
77674015||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 75| style=";" | Tigers, 51| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | Tigers
78374515||-| | Tie| 66| style=";" | Tigers, 42| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | Tigers
78975115| White Sox's White Sox Park name reverted to Comiskey Park|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 64| style=";" | White Sox, 32| style=";" | Tigers, 41| style=";" | Tigers
79575515| MLB expansion reduces season series to 15 meetings per year|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 92| style=";" | Tigers, 50| style=";" | Tigers, 42| style=";" | Tigers
80475715||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 93| style=";" | Tigers, 42| style=";" | Tigers, 51| style=";" | Tigers
81376015| Schedule reduced to 13 meetings per year as MLB implements "balanced schedule."
White Sox host the infamous Disco Demolition Night, causing the White Sox to forfeit game 2 of the day.|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 102| style=";" | Tigers, 51| style=";" | Tigers, 51| style=";" | Tigers
82376215||-| | Tie| 33| style=";" | White Sox, 30| style=";" | Tigers, 30| style=";" | Tigers
82676515| Strike-shortened season
Tigers lose 1981 World Series|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 93| style=";" | White Sox, 51| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | Tigers
82977415||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 84| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | Tigers
83378215||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 84| style=";" | Tigers, 51| Tie, 33| style=";" | Tigers
84178615| Tigers win 1984 World Series|-| | Tie| 66| style=";" | Tigers, 42| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | Tigers
84779215||-| | Tie| 66| Tie, 33| Tie, 33| style=";" | Tigers
85379815||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 93| style=";" | Tigers, 42| style=";" | Tigers, 51| style=";" | Tigers
86280115||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 93| style=";" | Tigers, 51| style=";" | Tigers, 42| style=";" | Tigers
87180415||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 84| style=";" | Tigers, 42| style=";" | Tigers, 42| style=";" | Tigers
87980815||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 75| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | Tigers, 51| style=";" | Tigers
88681315||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 84| Tie, 33| style=";" | Tigers, 51| style=";" | Tigers
89481715| White Sox open new Comiskey Park|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 102| style=";" | White Sox, 50| style=";" | White Sox, 52| style=";" | Tigers
89682715||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 75| style=";" | White Sox, 51| style=";" | Tigers, 42| style=";" | Tigers
90183415||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 84| Tie, 33| style=";" | White Sox, 51| style=";" | Tigers
90584215| MLB realignment places Tigers into AL East and White Sox into AL Central.
Strike-shortened season. Strike cancels postseason.|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 84| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | Tigers
90985015||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 103| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | White Sox, 61| style=";" | Tigers
91286015||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 74| style=";" | Tigers, 42| style=";" | Tigers, 32| style=";" | Tigers
91986415||-| | Tie| 66| Tie, 33| Tie, 33| style=";" | Tigers
92587015| With MLB's expansion and realignment, Tigers are displaced from the AL East and are placed in AL Central with White Sox, becoming division rivals for the first time in 30 seasons|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 75| style=";" | White Sox, 42| Tie, 33| style=";" | Tigers
93087715||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 93| style=";" | White Sox, 42| style=";" | White Sox, 51| style=";" | Tigers
93388615| Tigers open Comerica Park
Weaver, Lee brawl|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 136| style=";" | White Sox, 72| style=";" | White Sox, 64| style=";" | Tigers
93989915| MLB changed to an unbalanced schedule in 2001, resulting in 18-19 meetings per year|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 127| style=";" | White Sox, 73| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | Tigers
94691115||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 118| style=";" | Tigers, 54| style=";" | White Sox, 73| style=";" | Tigers
95492215||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 118| style=";" | Tigers, 73| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | Tigers
96593015||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 145| style=";" | White Sox, 72| style=";" | White Sox, 73| style=";" | Tigers
97094415| White Sox win 2005 World Series, their first since 1917|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 127| style=";" | White Sox, 64| style=";" | White Sox, 63| style=";" | Tigers
97795615| Tigers lose 2006 World Series|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 117| style=";" | White Sox, 63| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | Tigers
98496715||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 126| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | White Sox, 72| style=";" | Tigers
99097915||-| | Tie| 99| style=";" | Tigers, 54| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | Tigers
99998815||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 108| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | Tigers, 63| style=";" | Tigers
100999615||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 135| style=";" | Tigers, 72| style=";" | Tigers, 63| style=";" | Tigers
1022100115||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 126| style=";" | Tigers, 81| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | Tigers
1034100715| Tigers lose 2012 World Series|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 127| style=";" | Tigers, 63| style=";" | Tigers, 64| style=";" | Tigers
1046101415| Both AL and NL having balanced teams leads to a balanced schedule of 19 games per season.|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 109| Tie, 55| style=";" | Tigers, 54| style=";" | Tigers
1056102315||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 109| style=";" | Tigers, 64| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | Tigers
1066103215||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 127| style=";" | Tigers, 81| style=";" | White Sox, 64| style=";" | Tigers
1078103915||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 109| style=";" | Tigers, 64| style=";" | White Sox, 63| style=";" | Tigers
1087104915| White Sox's U.S. Cellular Field renamed Guaranteed Rate Field|-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 127| style=";" | White Sox, 64| style=";" | Tigers, 81| style=";" | Tigers
1099105615||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 126| style=";" | White Sox, 64| style=";" | White Sox, 62| style=";" | Tigers
1105106815||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 91| style=";" | White Sox, 21| style=";" | White Sox, 70| style=";" | Tigers
1106107715| Season shortened to 60 games (with 10 meetings) due to COVID-19 pandemic.|-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 127| style=";" | White Sox, 54| style=";" | White Sox, 73| style=";" | Tigers
1113108915||-| | style=";" | White Sox| style=";" | 127| style=";" | White Sox, 72| Tie, 55| style=";" | Tigers
1120110115||-| | style=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 85| style=";" | Tigers, 52| Tie, 33| style=";" | Tigers
1128110615| 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=";" | Tigers| style=";" | 103| Tie, 33| style=";" | Tigers, 70| style=";" | Tigers
1137110715| On September 27, the Tigers' playoff-clinching win over the White Sox gave Chicago a modern-era record 121 losses.|-| ||| Upcoming, April 46, September 57| Upcoming, June 25, August 1113|||-| Regular season games | style=";" | Tigers | style=";" | 1138110915| style=";" | Tigers, 6015185| style=";" | White Sox, 59153710
| Name | Position | Tigers tenure | White Sox tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Alburquerque | P | 2011–2015 | 2017 |
| Alex Avila | C | 2009–2015, 2017 | 2016 |
| Gordon Beckham | 2B | 2019 | 2009–2014, 2015 |
| Norm Cash | 1B | 1960–1974 | 1958–1959 |
| Octavio Dotel | P | 2012–2013 | 2008–2009 |
| Ed Farmer | P | 1973 | 1979–1981 |
| Avisaíl García | RF | 2012–2013 | 2013–2018 |
| Freddy García | P | 2008 | 2004–2006, 2009–2010 |
| Jason Grilli | P | 2005–2008 | 2004 |
| Josh Harrison | IF | 2019 | 2022 |
| Austin Jackson | CF | 2010–2014 | 2016 |
| Edwin Jackson | P | 2009, 2019 | 2010–2011 |
| Jim Landis | CF | 1967 | 1957–1964 |
| Chet Lemon | OF | 1982–1990 | 1975–1981 |
| Francisco Liriano | P | 2018 | 2012 |
| James McCann | C | 2014–2018 | 2019–2020 |
| Bob Melvin | C | 1985 | 1994 |
| Magglio Ordóñez | OF | 2005–2011 | 1997–2004 |
| Timo Pérez | OF | 2007 | 2004–2005 |
| Billy Pierce | P | 1945, 1948 | 1949–1961 |
| Joakim Soria | P | 2014–2015 | 2018 |
| David Wells | P | 1993–1995 | 2001 |