today-in-white-sox-history

1930 Former White Sox coach and player in their minor league system, Bobby Winkles, was born, in Tuckerman,…

1914The White Sox their World Tour vs. the New York Giants to final rest with a banquet in…

1927Popular White Sox outfielder Johnny Mostil attempted suicide in a hotel room in Shreveport, La. Despite razor cuts…

1942Future White Sox MVP Dick Allen was born in Wampum, Pa. Allen set a franchise mark with 37…

1890 Pioneering reliever and spitballer Dave Danforth was born, in Granger, Texas. A relative rarity as a college-educated…

1914The White Sox returned home from their around-the-world series of exhibition games against the New York Giants. The…

1907The White Sox departed Chicago on the Sunset Limited train, en route to Mexico City for spring training…

1921In the wake of the Black Sox, fortunes were going to turn hard against the fortunes of the…

1901Billy Sullivan of the National League’s Boston Beaneaters jumped to the upstart AL and the White Sox, where…

1995 Spring Training got underway with a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals, in 10 innings. But…

1901In a monumental move as the White Sox entered the major leagues for the first time, the club…

1929The White Sox traded star left fielder Bibb Falk to Cleveland for catcher Martin Autry — the first…