today-in-white-sox-history

1914Sydney Cricket Ground was the scene of today’s World Tour game, as the White Sox beat the Giants,…

1963 With expansion resulting in an explosion of offense, the MLB Rules Committee decides to increase the strike…

1939It was the early years of the Hall of Fame, so voting results could still tend to be…

1928Alfonso “Chico” Carrasquel was born in Caracas, Venezuela. A 21.3 WAR player over his decade in the majors,…

1960The White Sox introduced the first Major League Baseball jersey that had a player’s name on the back.…

1910The first 10-year White Sox player, Frank Isbell, retired to manage the Wichita Jobbers of the Western Association,…

1952Chuck Comiskey, namesake and grandson of White Sox founder Charles Comiskey, resigned from the club after his mother,…

1949 The White Sox purchased starter Bill Bevens from the Yankees. The righthander battled control issues throughout his…

1927Perhaps believing he had no gas left in tank after two straight poor seasons, the White Sox swapped…

1960Chuck Comiskey made it public that White Sox owner Bill Veeck (in poor health and needing to sell…

1922Black Sox member Buck Weaver petitioned for reinstatement into baseball. The former White Sox third baseman was one…

1881A series of Tuesday baseball games started in Chicago. Wait … regular games, in Chicago … in January?…