Chicago White Sox is an American MLB team based in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
History[]
In 1894, the White Sox were founded in Sioux City, with the name the Cornhuskers. In the same year, Charles Comiskey bought them and moved them to St. Paul, Minnesota, and renamed them the Saints.
In 1900, with the approval of Western League[Note 1] president Ban Johnson, Comiskey moved them to his hometown neighborhood of Armour Square, Chicago where they changed their name to the White Stockings.
In 1901, they won the first American League championship.
In 1904, they changed their name to simply, the White Sox.
In 1919, they were involved in a scandal, in which eight of the players lost the World Series on purpose to gain some money from a group of gamblers. They accepted this deal because they felt that they were not being paid enough by their manager. Afterwards, all eight of them got banned from the sport forever. This scandal is called the "Black Sox" scandal.
Channel[]
The White Sox created their channel on August 18, 2015,[1] and uploaded their first video on October 19 of the same year, titled "#SoxStories Sale delivers birthday surprise to 105-year-old fan".[2] On August 12, 2021, they uploaded their first short, titled "Greetings from Iowa and the Field of Dreams".[3] They uploaded their first livestream, on May 3, 2023, titled "Press Conference: Liam Hendriks Speaks with Media at Guaranteed Rate Field (5.3.23)".[4]
Retired numbers[]
As of February 6, 2024, they have retired twelve numbers for twelve individuals.
- 2, Nellie Fox
- 3, Harold Baines
- 4, Luke Appling
- 9, Minnie Miñoso
- 11, Luis Aparacio
- 14, Paul Konerko
- 16, Ted Lyons
- 19, Billy Pierce
- 35, Frank Thomas
- 16, Mark Buehrle
- 72, Carlton Fisk
- 42, Jackie Robinson[Note 2]
The numbers 6 and 13 are out of circulation, but not officially retired.
Trivia[]
- They have won three World Series titles.
Notes[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chicago White Sox. About. YouTube.
- ↑ #SoxStories Sale delivers birthday surprise to 105-year-old fan by Chicago White Sox. YouTube. October 19, 2015.
- ↑ Greetings from Iowa and the Field of Dreams by Chicago White Sox. YouTube. August 12, 2021.
- ↑ Press Conference: Liam Hendriks Speaks with Media at Guaranteed Rate Field (5.3.23) by Chicago White Sox. YouTube. May 3, 2023.
