chicago-white-sox-history

1925The French love baseball! Well, at least that was the impression that the French Baseball Federation gave during…

1936 The White Sox had their first-ever transaction with the Atlanta Braves — although at the time, they…

1908 In what was the first-ever direct trade with the Red Sox, the White Sox sent catcher Ed…

1911Future general manager of the White Sox, Hank Greenberg, was born in New York City. Greenberg came over…

1911 Future general manager of the White Sox, Hank Greenberg, was born in New York City. Greenberg came…

1918Just one season removed from a (still) franchise-best 100 wins and World Series title, Charles Comiskey replaced manager…

1900 White Sox player-manager Dick Padden was clubbed over the head with a bat during a fight in…

1929 White Sox outfielder Art “The Great” Shires (Shires, by the way, gave himself that nickname) and manager…

1907 The lead-up to the first weekend game of the new season was full of pomp and circumstance,…

1957 White Sox pitcher Billy Pierce became the first member of the team (and the first Chicago athlete)…

1944 A Hal Trosky steal of home in the 16th inning broke a 2-2 tie in an eventual…

1909 The White Sox knock off Walter Johnson and the Washington Senators, 1-0, in 11 innings. Johnson suffered…