Every Cubs and Indians SI Cover

As the 112th World Series gets underway between the Chicago Cubs and the Cleveland Indians, here is a chronological look at every Sports Illustrated cover featuring either team over the past 60 years. The Cubs more than double the Indians in cover appearances, 25-12.
Every Cubs and Indians SI Cover
Every Cubs and Indians SI Cover /

Every Cubs and Indians SI Cover

April 18, 1955 — Cleveland Indians Al Rosen

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Hy Peskin

May 30, 1955 — Cleveland Indians Herb Score

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Hy Peskin

June 3, 1963 — Cleveland Indians Bob Hope

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Mark Kauffman

May 23, 1966 — Cleveland Indians Sam McDowell

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George Long

June 30, 1969 — Chicago Cubs Ron Santo

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Neil Leifer

September 8, 1969 — Cincinnati Reds Pete Rose and Chicago Cubs Ernie Banks

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Neil Leifer

August 30, 1971 — Chicago Cubs Ferguson Jenkins

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John Iacono

June 11, 1984 — Chicago Cubs Leon "Bull" Durham

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Jerry Wachter

September 24, 1984 — Chicago Cubs Rick Sutcliffe and New York Mets Dwight Gooden

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Ronald C. Modra

April 6, 1987 — Cleveland Indians Cory Snyder and Joe Carter

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Lane Stewart

July 20, 1987 — Chicago Cubs Andre Dawson

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Marcia Rules

March 16, 1992 — Chicago Cubs Ryne Sandberg

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V.J. Lovero

July 12, 1993 — Laurie Crews and Patti Olin, widows of former Cleveland Indians Tim Crews and Steve Olin

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Ronald C. Modra

April 1, 1996 — Clevland Indians Manny Ramirez

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Craig Jones

May 6, 1996 — Cleveland Indians Albert Belle

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Chuck Solomon

June 29, 1998 — Chicago Cubs Sammy Sosa

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John Biever

September 21, 1998 — Chicago Cubs Sammy Sosa

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Chuck Solomon

October 12, 1998 — Cleveland Indians David Justice

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Damian Strohmeyer

December 21, 1998 — St. Louis Cardinals Mark McGwire and Chicago Cubs Sammy Sosa

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Walter Iooss Jr

July 7, 2003 — Chicago Cubs Kerry Wood and Mark Prior

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Michael O'Neill

August 25, 2003 — Chicago Cubs Sammy Sosa

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Dilip Vishwanat/TSN/Icon Sportswire

October 13, 2003 — Chicago Cubs Kerry Wood

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Bob Rosato

April 5, 2004 — Chicago Cubs Kerry Wood

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Brad Mangin

October 3, 2005 — Cleveland Indians Ronnie Belliard

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Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

February 26, 2007 — Chicago Cubs Lou Piniella and Alfonso Soriano

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Robert Beck

May 14, 2007 — Cleveland Indians Grady Sizemore

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Al Tielemans/Sports Illustrated

May 5, 2008 — Chicago Cubs Kosuke Fukudome

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Al Tielemans

September 29, 2008 — Chicago Cubs Aramis Ramirez

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Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images

May 9, 2011 — Chicago Cubs Starlin Castro

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David Durochik/SportPics

July 7-14, 2014 — Chicago Cubs Ernie Banks

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Bettmann/Corbis

December 22, 2014 — Chicago Cubs Jon Lester

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Todd Rosenberg

February 2, 2015 — Chicago Cubs Ernie Banks

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Tony Triolo

March 30, 2015 — Cleveland Indians Corey Kluber and Michael Brantley

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Robert Beck

August 31, 2015 — Chicago Cubs Kris Bryant

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Stephen Green

March 28, 2016 — Chicago Cubs Anthony Rizzo, Jason Heyward, Jake Arrieta and Kris Bryant

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Robert Beck

May 16, 2016 — Chicago Cubs Javier Baez

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Stephen Green

Oct. 10, 2016 — Chicago Cubs

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Jamie Squire/Getty Images (18); Robbie Rogers/MLB Photos/Getty Images (Chapman)

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