Chicago White Sox
VIDEO: Disco Demoliton Night at Comiskey Park in 1979
There’s never been anything quite like it. Between games of a doubleheader on July 12, 1979, the Chicago White Sox, led by promoter extraordinaire Mike Veeck, asked a local disc jockey to blow up disco records in center field. What could ... Read More »
Did Harold Baines come within a whisker of the Hall of Fame?
Harold Baines was on the Hall of Fame ballot for five years, never receiving as many as 50 votes. When he dipped below five percent in 2011, he fell off the ballot. Seems like the baseball writers never felt he ... Read More »
How Joe Jackson threw the World Series
Joe Jackson batted .375 with 12 hits in the eight games of the 1919 World Series. He led the Chicago White Sox with six runs batted in and hit their only home run. Excellent performance by one of baseball’s best ... Read More »
The best teams to never win a World Series
Most teams that are good for three or four years or more eventually get to a World Series and usually win one. It’s harder now — with the multiple rounds of playoffs — to win a title. Which means we see ... Read More »
Luzinski hit a home run that clanged off the Liberty Bell
Sparky Anderson made many predictions over the course of his career. He was famous for hyperbole – a fancy word for spreading bull. But it was no bull what Sparky once said about The Bull, Greg Luzinski of the Philadelphia ... Read More »
Louisville Slugger Ad from 1960 featuring Al Smith of the White Sox
When the Chicago White Sox traded Minnie Minoso to the Cleveland Indians for Al Smith and Early Wynn in 1957, their fans were outraged. Minoso was immensely popular in the Windy City, and Smith was not considered to be close ... Read More »
Falstaff Brewing advertisement for Chicago White Sox baseball, circa 1965
Falstaff Brewing Corporation was based in St. Louis and was once one of the most prosperous brew companies in the United States, peaking in popularity in the 1960s. This print advertisement was featured in sporting publications during that decade and ... Read More »
Shoeless Joe Jackson was guilty
In 1934, the citizens of Greenville, South Carolina, wanted to bring a minor league baseball team to their town. They knew that in order to get that accomplished there was one man in their community they needed to talk to. ... Read More »
Chicago White Sox All-Time Team
The White Sox have fewer big names in their lineup than other Original 16 teams, but they do have a Hall of Fame double play combo in Eddie Collins and Luke Appling. The rotation is topped by three HOFers: Walsh, ... Read More »
VIDEO: Members of ’83 White Sox remember the playoffs vs. the Orioles
When a team loses in the playoffs, they are usually forgotten. Not so with the 1983 Chicago White Sox, who had a great season, winning 99 games and the AL West Division title. Behind a talented pitching staff that featured ... Read More »
