red-faber

1934Urban “Red” Faber retired after 20 seasons with the White Sox. Somewhat overlooked in White Sox annals given…

1920Major League Baseball outlawed the spitball but grandfathered in the 17 pitchers currently using the pitch. Among those…

1920 Major League Baseball outlawed the spitball but grandfathered in the 17 pitchers currently using the pitch. Among…

1950In just the fourth transaction ever between the two Crosstown teams, the White Sox bought Herman Reich from…

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

1917The White Sox won their second World Series title, beating the New York Giants four games to two.…

1906The White Sox had escaped with a split of the first four games of the World Series despite…

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

1905Simply put, this was the craziest doubleheader in White Sox history. In the opener in Boston, the American…

1901The White Sox won the first major-league American League pennant despite losing to the Philadelphia A’s, 10-4. The…

1901In the aftermath of the assassination of and funeral for President William McKinley, the White Sox game at…

1913The White Sox purchased the contract of a future Hall-of-Famer, pitcher Urban “Red” Faber, from Des Moines for…