Chicago White Sox Set Guinness World Record With 1,122 Dogs at Game
The world record was made during the team's Bark at the Park event.
— -- The Chicago White Sox beat the Cleveland Indians at home Tuesday night and also set a Guinness world record for good measure.
The team set a world record for the most dogs attending a sporting event (1,122), Guinness World Records spokeswoman told ABC News. There was no previous record holder for the title.
![PHOTO: Baseball fans who brought their dogs for the Chicago White Sox's annual Bark At The Park are seen at a baseball game between the White Sox and the Cleveland Indians, Sept. 13, 2016, in Chicago.](https://s.abcnews.com/images/Entertainment/AP_white_soxs_dogs3_ml_160914_4x3_992.jpg)
The dogs, many decked out in White Sox gear, flooded into U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago for the team’s “Bark at the Park” event, a tradition the team began in 1996 as the first major-league organization to do so.
In order to achieve the record, the White Sox needed a minimum of 1,000 dogs in attendance and the dogs had to remain in their outfield seats for a period of 10 consecutive minutes. The White Sox began the record attempt at the top of the game's third inning, a team spokeswoman told ABC News.
The White Sox beat the Indians 8-1 so the barking proved not a distraction for the home team.
The White Sox shared photos of the event on social media with the hashtag #SoxDogs.