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1934Urban “Red” Faber retired after twenty seasons with the White Sox. Somewhat overlooked in the annals of the White Sox, as he pitched in the immediate aftermath of the legendary Ed WalshFaber claims to be the greatest pitcher in White Sox history, with 67.7 WAR. That makes him their third best player ever Lucas Appling […]
1950In just the fourth transaction ever between the two crosstown teams, the White Sox acquired Herman Reich from the Cubs. Reich was coming off what looked like a very solid season on paper for the Ivy Bumblers, slashing .280/.305/.360 over 108 games. However, in an offensive season of 1949, those numbers were actually sub-par. Reich […]
1914Clarence ‘Pants’ Rowland was named White Sox manager, replacing him Jimmy Callahan after a 70-84-3 season in sixth place in 1914. Rowland, who got his nickname because he wore oversized pants during his minor league playing days, had been a minor league captain for about a decade, without any particular distinction. It was somewhat of […]
1917The White Sox won their second World series title, beating the New York Giants four games against two. The score in the series clincher was also 4-2. Just two days after ending the win in Game 5 with two innings of relief, Red Faber pitched a complete game six-hitter to secure the crown. An unfortunate […]
1899The new American League was formed in Chicago. The city did not have a team in the league at the time, but soon acquired the St. Paul, Minnesota franchise along with its player/manager, Charles Comiskey. They settled on the South Side at the 39th Street Grounds, at 39th and Princeton. 1906By winning their second road […]
1901While the most wonderful team that introduced the big competitions this year, the White Sox still couldn’t prevent a big controversy before the summer was out. Two SOX players were suspended after attacking referee Jack Haskell in the fourth inning of an 8-0 loss in Washington. When the third Honkman Bill Coughlin Senators took a […]
