Highest total
49 runs
CHC 26, PHI 23
Aug 25, 1922
Phillies vs Cubs All-Time Record: Cubs Lead 1,255-1,133
National League
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Phillies
Cubs lead Phillies1,255to1,133·17 tiessince 1883
Retrosheet history through 2025, plus 7 final games from the current feed.
2026 season series: Cubs lead 6-1
Data updated 6 min read
At a glance
All-time since 1883 · current-feed analysis, 2002 to 2026
Cubs vs Phillies complete all-time series record
Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies have met 2,405 times since 1883, never in the postseason. 2,252 meetings predate the current feed, which adds game-level detail from 2002.
- History span
- 1883 to 2026
- First and latest meeting
- Before 2002
- 2,252
- Meetings from the Retrosheet game logs
- Since 2002
- 153
- Meetings with game-level detail below
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Apr 23
CHC 8-7 PHI
CHCApr 22
CHC 7-2 PHI
CHCApr 21
CHC 7-4 PHI
CHCApr 20
CHC 5-1 PHI
CHCApr 15
PHI 2-11 CHC
CHCApr 14
PHI 4-10 CHC
CHCApr 13
PHI 13-7 CHC
PHIJun 11
PHI 7-2 CHC
PHIJun 10
PHI 4-8 CHC
CHCJun 9
PHI 4-3 CHC
PHI| Date | Home | Away | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2026 | CHC | PHI | 8–7 | CHC |
| Apr 22, 2026 | CHC | PHI | 7–2 | CHC |
| Apr 21, 2026 | CHC | PHI | 7–4 | CHC |
| Apr 20, 2026 | CHC | PHI | 5–1 | CHC |
| Apr 15, 2026 | PHI | CHC | 2–11 | CHC |
| Apr 14, 2026 | PHI | CHC | 4–10 | CHC |
| Apr 13, 2026 | PHI | CHC | 13–7 | PHI |
| Jun 11, 2025 | PHI | CHC | 7–2 | PHI |
| Jun 10, 2025 | PHI | CHC | 4–8 | CHC |
| Jun 9, 2025 | PHI | CHC | 4–3 | PHI |
Record since 2002
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs Postseason record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season153 games
67
86
No postseason meetings appear since 2002.
Chicago Cubs Biggest Win
17–2+15 runs
Aug 26, 2017
Philadelphia Phillies Biggest Win
12–1+11 runs
Aug 8, 2013
Decade Breakdown
Choose a decade to scope the current-feed page
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | CHC ↕ | PHI ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2023 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2019 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2018 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2016 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2015 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2009 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2008 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2007 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2003 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2002 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
All 24 seasons are shown in the table above.
Home / Away Split
AWAY
31-43
CHC
AWAY
43-36
PHI
Retrosheet archiveComplete through 2025
Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies all-time record, 1883 to 2025
Explore how this matchup changed by decade, where each lineup produced its runs, and the games that pushed the rivalry record book. This archive is a separate source window from the current-feed sections above, which start in 2002.
- Games
- 2,398
- Peak inning
- 1
- Record game
- 49 runs
Two source windows. Current-feed sections: 153 games from 2002 to 2026. History Lab: 2,398 Retrosheet games from 1883 to 2025. The first refreshes with current finals; Retrosheet's published archive currently ends in 2025.
Decade balance
Select an era to inspect pace, scoring and attendance.
CHCPHI
Scoring by inning
Runs per 100 batting innings, adjusted for unequal ninth and extra innings.
CHCPHI
61.2
156.7
42.7
243.9
52.6
344.9
53.0
448.9
54.1
549.2
54.6
652.5
49.7
752.2
51.8
852.8
51.3
946.2
41.6
EX35.2
- CHC after scoring first
- 67.6%
- PHI after scoring first
- 64.6%
- Lead-change games
- 39.2%
- Beyond nine innings
- 204
The games at the edges
Verified single-game records from the historical matchup log.
Biggest margin
19 runs
CHC 22, PHI 3
Jul 4, 1884
Longest game
21 innings
CHC 2, PHI 1
Jul 17, 1918
Largest crowd
61,177
PHI 9, CHC 2
Jul 15, 1977
Chicago Cubs largest comeback
7-run deficit
CHC 13, PHI 10
Jul 26, 1929
Philadelphia Phillies largest comeback
11-run deficit
CHC 16, PHI 18
Apr 17, 1976
Full archive stat line
Counting stats across games with complete team totals.
MetricCHCPHI
Hits19,75419,568
Home runs1,5071,437
Walks6,8176,822
Strikeouts9,86410,342
Errors2,4802,505
Where the rivalry lived
- 01903games
Wrigley Field
Chicago, IL
- 02440games
Baker Bowl
Philadelphia, PA
- 03344games
Shibe Park
Philadelphia, PA
Betting Context
Betting context since 2002
How this pairing has settled: run margins, totals and break-even prices derived from its historical record. These are final-score frequencies, not results against a closing line. We do not hold historical sportsbook prices for these games.
One-run games
26.1%
Share of the 153 decided meetings settled by exactly one run.
Won by 2 or more
73.9%
A 2+ run margin crosses 1.5, but this is not a historical line result. Average gap: 3.7.
Average total
9.4runs
Final-score average without accounting for park, bullpen or weather.
Home side wins
51.6%
Share of decided meetings won by the listed home team.
Totals ladder
Where the combined score landed against the half-run lines a book normally posts. Half runs cannot push, so every meeting falls on one side.
| Line | Over | Under | Over rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.5 | 94 | 59 | 61.4% |
| 8.5Closest to even | 79 | 74 | 51.6% |
| 9.5 | 63 | 90 | 41.2% |
Fair price from the base rate
The decimal price that corresponds exactly to each club's win share in this archive. It describes the record and does not estimate the next game.
Philadelphia Phillies
86 W · 56.2%1.78
Chicago Cubs
67 W · 43.8%2.28
A base rate is not a forecast. Starting pitchers, lineups, injuries and venue all matter more to a single game than a multi-season head-to-head record.
Last 20 meetings vs full history
One-run games
10%vs 26.1% full archive
-16.1% in the last 20
Won by 2 or more
90%vs 73.9% full archive
+16.1% in the last 20
Average total
10.5 runsvs 9.4 runs full archive
+1.1 runs in the last 20
Seasons 2023 to 2026. The comparison shows whether the last 20 final scores differ from the longer archive, without assigning a cause or predicting what comes next.
View the break-even percentages in another odds format with the odds converter, or compare current prices for Phillies and Cubs in the oddsmatcher.
Questions about this record: Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies
When did the Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies first play each other?
The Retrosheet archive's first recorded meeting for this pairing is May 11, 1883, when Chicago Cubs beat Philadelphia Phillies 11-9 at home. The archive covers 2,398 meetings from 1883 through 2025. The current feed starts in 2002 and is reported separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Current MLB game logs come from the balldontlie API and cover the 2002 season onward. Scores and schedule anomalies are checked against the official MLB Stats API. Spring training is excluded, while results from earlier franchise identities are merged into the current club.
The all-time record and the History Lab use Retrosheet game logs through 2025, with inning lines, team totals, attendance, duration and ballpark fields when available. Final games after 2025 come from the current feed, and every section built on that feed alone is labeled as starting in 2002.
The betting context summarizes completed final scores only. It contains no sportsbook closing lines and summarizes only completed games. Report a possible error through our contact page with the matchup and game date.
Last updated Sources: balldontlie, MLB Stats API, Retrosheet
Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies have met 153 times in this archive, which covers the 2002 season onward.