The Cubs and the Red Sox are two of America's most beloved teams.
Partly due to both teams' historic title droughts, partly because of their iconic ball parks, these two teams have been baseball's lovable losers for decades upon decades in the 20th century. The only difference now, is that the Sox have won two World Series titles since 2004, while the Cubbies are still without a title since 1908.
Many players, dating back to the early 1900s, have been able to call both the Red Sox and Cubs their employers. Among them are Nomar Garciaparra, Dennis Eckersley, Andre Dawson, Bill Buckner, Jimmie Foxx, Bill Mueller and Dick Radatz.
Sox manager Terry Francona was a Cubbie for the 1986 season, appearing in 86 contests that summer, most of them in the outfield in plain view of Wrigley's beloved Bleacher Creatures. Sox hitting coach Dave Magadan appeared in 78 games for the Cubs in 1996.
Let's take a peek at some notable players' stats.
Nomar Garciaparra
Boston Red Sox (1996-2004): .323 BA, 178 HR, 690 RBIs, .370 OBP, .445 SLG, .923 OPS
Chicago Cubs (2004-2005): .289 BA, 13 HR, 50 RBIs, .339 OBP, .453 SLG, .792 OPS
Dennis Eckersley
Boston Red Sox (1978-1894, 1998): 88-71, 1 save, 3.92 ERA
Chicago Cubs (1984-1986): 27-26, 3.63 ERA
Andre Dawson
Boston Red Sox (1993-1994): .260 BA, 29 HR, 115 RBIs, .297 OBP, .441 SLG, .738 OPS
Chicago Cubs (1987-1992): .285 BA, 174 HR, 578 RBIs, .327 OBP, .507 SLG, .802 OPS
Bill Buckner
Boston Red Sox (1984-1987, 1990): .279 BA, 48 HR, 324 RBIs, .315 OBP, .410 SLG, .725 OPS
Chicago Cubs (1977-1984): .300 BA, 81 HR, 516 RBIs, .332 OBP, .439 SLG, .771 OPS
Check out the complete list below.
A
David Aardsma
Terry Adams
Rick Aguilera
Manny Alexander
Jimmy Anderson
Shane Andrews
Ken Aspromonte
B
Willie Banks
Bob Barrett
Frank Baumann
Rod Beck
Mark Bellhorn
Damon Berryhill
Doug Bird
Tim Blackwell
Jim Brillheart
Mike Brumley
Bill Buckner
Damon Buford
C
Dolph Camilli
Bill Campbell
Frank Castillo
Loyd Christopher
Matt Clement
Bunk Congalton
Jimmy Cooney
Ray Culp
D
Babe Dahlgren
Dom Dallessandro
Bobby Darwin
Andre Dawson
Steve Dillard
E
Arnold Earley
Dennis Eckersley
Dick Ellsworth
F
Carmen Fanzone
Doc Farrell
Duke Farrell
Jeff Fassero
Howard Fitzgerald
Bill Fleming
Scott Fletcher
Cliff Floyd
Tony Fossas
Chad Fox
Jimmie Foxx
Hersh Freeman
Bernie Friberg
Owen Friend
Oscar Fuhr
G
Gary Gaetti
Phil Gagliano
Bob Garbark
Rich Garces
Nomar Garciaparra
Mike Garman
Joey Gathright
Dick Gernert
Doc Gessler
Geremi Gonzalez
Tom Gordon
Ray Grimes
Mark Guthrie
Ricky Gutierrez
H
Casey Hageman
Chris Haney
Fred Haney
Chuck Hartenstein
Billy Hatcher
Grady Hatton
Jack Hayden
Bill Henry
Ramon Hernandez
Rich Hill
Dave Hillman
Billy Hoeft
Billy Holm
Bob Howry
Terry Hughes
Tom Hughes
Herb Hunter
J
Damian Jackson
Fergie Jenkins
K
Marty Keough
Cal Koonce
Rube Kroh
Marty Krug
L
Jack Lamabe
Dennis Lamp
Darren Lewis
Dick Littlefield
M
Ron Mahay
Pat Mahomes
Sandy Martinez
Gene Mauch
Lynn McGlothen
Larry McLean
Norm McMillan
Orlando Merced
Kent Mercker
George Metkovich
Russ Meyer
Hack Miller
Wade Miller
Ed Morris
Frank Morrissey
Jamie Moyer
Bill Mueller
N
Chris Nabholz
Bobo Newsom
Al Nipper
O
Mike O'Berry
Troy O'Leary
Emmett O'Neill
Gene Oliver
Johnny Ostrowski
Mickey Owen
P
Eric Patterson
Carlos Pena
Bill Piercy
inky Pittenger
Juan Pizarro
Bob Porterfield
R
Dick Radatz
Dave Rader
Chuck Rainey
Mike Remlinger
Steve Renko
Carl Reynolds
Tuffy Rhodes
Allen Ripley
Billy Rogell
Jack Russell
Rip Russell
S
Rey Sanchez
Calvin Schiraldi
Johnny Schmitz
Al Schroll
Red Shannon
Dave Shean
Terry Shumpert
Ted Sizemore
Heathcliff Slocumb
Aleck Smith
Bob Smith
Charlie Smith
Lee Smith
Rudy Sommers
Jack Spring
Matt Stairs
Jigger Statz
Lou Stringer
Chris Stynes
T
Bennie Tate
Julian Tavarez
Lee Thomas
Bobby Thomson
V
Jermaine Van Buren
Hy Vandenberg
W
Chico Walker
Todd Walker
Rabbit Warstler
Earl Webb
Johnny Welch
Scott Williamson
Harry Wolter
Y
Steve Yerkes
