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Chicago White Sox
SPORTS FRANCHISE
Founded 1893 as a minor league team, the Sioux City Cornhuskers, in Sioux City, Iowa. Relocated to St Paul, Minnesota in 1895 and renamed the St Louis Saints. Relocated again and renamed the Chicago White Stockings in 1900, still as a minor league team, then entered the major leagues as a charter member of the American League in 1901. AL Champions in 1901, 1906, 1917, 1919, 1959, and 2005. World Series winners in 1906, 1917, and 2005.
The team was involved in the infamous "Black Sox" scandal of 1919, when the White Sox won the AL pennant but lost the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds, after several of Chicago's star players accepted payment from gamblers to intentionally let the Reds win.
Official Website:
http://www.whitesox.com/
Location:
Chicago, IL
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Jim Abbott |
Baseball |
19-Sep-1967 |
|
One-handed MLB pitcher |
| Dick Allen |
Baseball |
8-Mar-1942 |
|
Outspoken MLB slugger |
| Roberto Alomar |
Baseball |
5-Feb-1968 |
|
Hall of Fame second baseman |
| Luis Aparicio |
Baseball |
29-Apr-1934 |
|
Shortstop, MLB Hall of Famer |
| Luke Appling |
Baseball |
2-Apr-1907 |
3-Jan-1991 |
Chicago White Sox, Hall of Famer |
| George Bell |
Baseball |
21-Oct-1959 |
|
1987 American League MVP |
| Bobby Bonds |
Baseball |
15-Mar-1946 |
23-Aug-2003 |
Father of Barry Bonds |
| Bobby Bonilla |
Baseball |
23-Feb-1963 |
|
NY Mets right fielder |
| Tommy Byrne |
Baseball |
31-Dec-1919 |
20-Dec-2007 |
MLB pitcher, Mayor of Wake Forest |
| Melky Cabrera |
Baseball |
11-Aug-1984 |
|
White Sox outfielder |
| Jose Canseco |
Baseball |
2-Jul-1964 |
|
Troubled Oakland A's player |
| Steve Carlton |
Baseball |
22-Dec-1944 |
|
Winner of four Cy Young Awards |
| Rocky Colavito |
Baseball |
10-Aug-1933 |
|
Denies having cursed Cleveland |
| Eddie Collins |
Baseball |
2-May-1887 |
25-Mar-1951 |
Second baseman, 1914 MVP |
| Dave DeBusschere |
Basketball |
16-Oct-1940 |
14-May-2003 |
NBA Hall of Famer |
| Bucky Dent |
Baseball |
25-Nov-1951 |
|
Former MLB shortstop, Yankees manager |
| Rob Dibble |
Baseball |
24-Jan-1964 |
|
Sportscaster, former Cincinnati Reds pitcher |
| Larry Doby |
Baseball |
13-Dec-1923 |
18-Jun-2003 |
First African-American in AL |
| Red Faber |
Baseball |
6-Sep-1888 |
25-Sep-1976 |
Chicago White Sox spitballer, Hall-of-Famer |
| Carlton Fisk |
Baseball |
26-Dec-1947 |
|
Catcher for 2,226 games |
| Nellie Fox |
Baseball |
25-Dec-1927 |
1-Dec-1975 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
| Jim Fregosi |
Baseball |
4-Apr-1942 |
14-Feb-2014 |
Former MLB Manager |
| Goose Gossage |
Baseball |
5-Jul-1951 |
|
MLB relief pitcher |
| Ken Griffey, Jr. |
Baseball |
21-Nov-1969 |
|
All-Star outfielder |
| Ozzie Guillen |
Baseball |
20-Jan-1964 |
|
Former Manager, Miami Marlins |
| Harry Hooper |
Baseball |
24-Aug-1887 |
18-Dec-1974 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
| Bo Jackson |
Baseball |
30-Nov-1962 |
|
Bo Knows |
| Shoeless Joe Jackson |
Baseball |
16-Jul-1889 |
5-Dec-1951 |
Say it ain't so, Joe |
| Tommy John |
Baseball |
22-May-1943 |
|
MLB pitcher, received pioneering surgery |
| Darrell Johnson |
Baseball |
25-Aug-1928 |
3-May-2004 |
Red Sox, Mariners manager |
| George Kell |
Baseball |
23-Aug-1922 |
24-Mar-2009 |
3rd Baseman, MLB Hall of Famer |
| Gene Lamont |
Baseball |
25-Dec-1946 |
|
Former MLB Manager |
| Don Larsen |
Baseball |
7-Aug-1929 |
|
Pitched a perfect game in 1956 World Series |
| Tony LaRussa |
Baseball |
4-Oct-1944 |
|
Manager, St. Louis Cardinals, 1996-2011 |
| Bob Lemon |
Baseball |
22-Sep-1920 |
11-Jan-2000 |
Cleveland Indians Pitcher, MLB Manager |
| Jim Leyland |
Baseball |
15-Dec-1944 |
|
Former Manager, Detroit Tigers |
| Kenny Lofton |
Baseball |
31-May-1967 |
|
Cleveland Indians |
| Al Lopez |
Baseball |
20-Aug-1908 |
30-Oct-2005 |
Catcher, manager, MLB Hall-of-Famer |
| John J. Louis, Jr. |
Business |
10-Jun-1925 |
15-Feb-1995 |
US Ambassador to the UK, 1981-83 |
| Andrew J. McKenna |
Business |
17-Sep-1929 |
|
Owner of Schwarz Paper |
| Bob Melvin |
Baseball |
28-Oct-1961 |
|
Manager, Arizona Diamondbacks |
| Minnie Minoso |
Baseball |
29-Nov-1922 |
|
The Cuban Comet |
| Tim Raines |
Baseball |
16-Sep-1959 |
|
Former Montreal Expos outfielder |
| Manny Ramirez |
Baseball |
30-May-1972 |
|
12-time All-Star outfielder |
| Ron Santo |
Baseball |
25-Feb-1940 |
2-Dec-2010 |
Third baseman, Chicago Cubs |
| Tom Seaver |
Baseball |
17-Nov-1944 |
|
Three-time Cy Young Award winner |
| Ruben Sierra |
Baseball |
6-Oct-1965 |
|
El Caballo |
| Al Simmons |
Baseball |
22-May-1902 |
26-May-1956 |
Lifetime batting average .334 |
| Sammy Sosa |
Baseball |
12-Nov-1968 |
|
Caught with a corked bat |
| Jim Thome |
Baseball |
27-Aug-1970 |
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Baltimore Orioles designated hitter |
| Bill Veeck |
Baseball |
9-Feb-1914 |
2-Jan-1986 |
Chicago White Sox owner |
| David Wells |
Baseball |
20-May-1963 |
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MLB pitcher, wrote Perfect I'm Not |
| Hoyt Wilhelm |
Baseball |
26-Jul-1923 |
23-Aug-2002 |
Knuckleball relief pitcher |
| Early Wynn |
Baseball |
6-Jan-1920 |
4-Apr-1999 |
MLB Hall of Famer |
| Kevin Youkilis |
Baseball |
15-Mar-1979 |
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New York Yankees infielder |
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