Does cold weather matter for a Cubs or White Sox home opener? (Spoiler: It probably makes a bigger difference for fans)
Since 1989 — when box scores for Major League Baseball games began to include weather conditions at the ballpark at the time of the first pitch — the Cubs sport a 14-18 home-opener record, while the White Sox are 17-15.
Neither team dominates in cold weather/,/ and the teams’ relative winning percentages don’t depart from the general trend as temperatures rise or fall, according to more than 30 years of data.
Interestingly, the warmest and coldest home openers for the Cubs happened on the same day — April 8 — 22 years apart.