Today in Chicago White Sox History: August 26
1920During a robbery attempt at the Illinois Vinegar Manufacturing Company on August 3, three armed bandits gunned down…
Today in Chicago White Sox History: August 25
1913The White Sox purchased the contract of a future Hall-of-Famer, pitcher Urban “Red” Faber, from Des Moines for…
Today in Chicago White Sox History: August 24
1910It was a noteworthy publicity stunt. With the White Sox in Washington, D.C., catcher Billy Sullivan caught a…
Chicago White Sox deal their best player for someone named Curtis Mead
A month ago, I chose the best player on the White Sox, Adrian Houser, to feature in a…
Today in Chicago White Sox History: August 21
1901While the most prodigious team entering the major leagues in this year, the White Sox still could not…
Don Kessinger in Today in Chicago White Sox History: August 20
1915The White Sox acquired Shoeless Joe Jackson from Cleveland for $31,500 (almost a million today) along with pitcher…
Today in Chicago White Sox History: August 19
1900Yes, it’s a pre-major league White Sox item, featuring a non-White Sox player. But this one is too…
Dan Pasqua no-hitter in Today in Chicago White Sox History: August 18
1910Red Faber, pitching for the Class-B Dubuque Dubs in the Three-I (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana) League, threw a 3-0…
Today in Chicago White Sox History: August 17
1962The final piece of the Billy Pierce-Eddie Fisher trade (involving six total players) was named, as San Francisco…
Ties with the Tigers in Today in Chicago White Sox History: August 16
1926After being a winning team all season, the White Sox had fallen to 57-58 two days earlier, and…
Chicago White Sox Roster: Andrew Vaughn dumped on the Brewers
The White Sox finally said goodbye to Andrew Vaughn in an exchange that sends Vaughn to the Brewers…
Ray Schalk in Today in Chicago White Sox History: August 15
1922In front of 2,500 at Fenway Park, the Soxes White and Red set an AL record with 35…