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1961The spitball, banned since 1920 in Major League Baseball, remained so after an 8-1 vote by baseball’s Rule…

1945Harry Grabiner, the longest-tenured executive in White Sox history and certainly one of the longest-running employees overall, resigned…

1945Harry Grabiner, the longest-tenured executive in White Sox history and certainly one of the longest-running employees overall, resigned…

1937Ed Arthur Walsh, son of White Sox legend Ed Walsh, died of rheumatic fever after falling into a…

1914White Sox pitching star, executive and Comiskey-by-marriage Johnny Rigney was born in Oak Park. Rigney had a nondescript…

1912The White Sox capped the most amazing City Series ever, having rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win…

1906The White Sox beat the Cubs, winning the World Series four games to two, behind the pitching of…

1899The new American League was formed, in Chicago. The city didn’t have a team in the league at…

1908White Sox pitcher Ed Walsh won his 40th game of the season, as he beat Detroit, 6-1. It…

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

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

1910Comiskey Park hosted the first night game ever played in an MLB ballpark, as Chicago amateur clubs the…