1919 - MLB

1919A day after selling Babe Ruth to the Yankees, cash-strapped Boston owner Harry Frazee was unable to promise…

1890Harry Grabiner, first and longest general manager of the White Sox, was born in Chicago. He was a…

1919A 6-5 win over the St. Louis Browns clinched the pennant for the White Sox. Eddie Cicotte got…

1919The White Sox won again in Cincinnati, narrowing their World Series deficit to four games to three, taking…

1905The White Sox lost the pennant on the next-to-last day of the season when pitcher Doc White couldn’t…

1919He may not have “thrown” this game, but Eddie Cicotte’s error on a fifth-inning throw to first base…

1904Doc White’s streak of at least 45 1⁄3 consecutive scoreless innings was broken when the New York Highlanders…

1900The National Agreement among leagues expired, paving the way for the American League to become a “major” league…

Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Oct. 1, according to the Tribune’s…

1906Future White Sox star and Hall-of-Famer Eddie Collins made his MLB debut, against the White Sox — as…

1903Doc White of the White Sox hurled a one-hitter in beating Cleveland, 1-0, in 10 innings in Chicago.…

1910It was a noteworthy publicity stunt. With the White Sox in Washington, D.C., catcher Billy Sullivan caught a…