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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…

1927Nellie Fox — the second-best second baseman, fourth-best hitter, and 11th-best player in White Sox history by WAR…

1940The original home of the White Sox before Comiskey Park, South Side Park III, was damaged by a…

1914Clarence “Pants” Rowland was named White Sox manager, replacing Jimmy Callahan after a 70-84-3, sixth-place season in 1914.…

1940In a minor trade, the White Sox shipped Jack Knott to Philadelphia for third baseman Dario Lodigiani. Knott…

1960White Sox owner Bill Veeck made up for some of his bad deals after the 1959 season by…

1969The White Sox dealt their star lefthander Gary Peters and catcher Don Pavletich to the Red Sox for…

1925The first championship ever secured on the grounds of Comiskey Park came with a 13-0 Chicago Cardinals win…

1924White Sox superstar second sacker Eddie Collins, who had led the club to a 14-13 record as player-manager…

1922In the finale of the first regular season of the NFL, the Chicago Bears again traveled to Comiskey…

1914The White Sox purchased future Hall of Fame second baseman Eddie Collins from Connie Mack and the Philadelphia…