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• All-Star week potpourri

All the things you need to know With the All-Star break upon us, summer in full swing and the Royals hopefully heating up, I figure it’s a good time to hash together some smaller stories. There have been a lot of similarities between the 2025 version of the Royals to the 1985 squad. After 84 games, the 1985 team stood at 42-42. They played .500 ball much of the first-half before heating up and e...2025
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• Season prep: 5 things that happen in every NFL game we don’t even think about

Photo by George Bridges/MCT/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Some situations appear to have always been, but began somewhere As fans, we watch a game of football in person or on the tube. We enjoy the contest, especially if our team wins. But just about everything you see on the field wasn’t always part of the game. The game of American Football has evolved from its beginnings in the...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 7

Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. Cubs sweep a DH and have an incredible comeback; Tom Browning takes the long view, and other stories. Happy birthday to Billy Herman*! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narrat...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 2

Fear the Beard | Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content. A good day for Cub bats and a certain trade is made with the Orioles. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narratives to follow as they u...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 30

A mere 21 years after his final pro at-bat, on this day in 1993, Minnie Miñoso threw out what turned out to be his final first pitch for the White Sox, in 2014. | David Banks/Getty Images Minnie gets one final at-bat 1922 After a broken finger in a car accident delayed the start of his season, Ted Blankenship finally joined the White Sox to start his rookie season. The phenom had allowed j...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 10

On this day 46 years ago, Chet Lemon’s four hits led a 21-hit, 13-run assault on Milwaukee. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images The South Side Hit Men return two years later, for a day 1952 White Sox outfielder Sam Mele set the franchise record with six RBIs in one inning. In the fourth inning of a game at Philadelphia, Mele hit a three-run homer, then batted again and knocked in thr...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: May 26

On this day 15 years ago, clown umpire Joe West ejected Mark Buehrle (right) after he tossed his glove to the ground, exasperated after two balk calls. Joe West makes a mockery of another baseball game 1959 White Sox owner Bill Veeck was always good for a crazy stunt, but this one topped the cake. Before a game hosting Cleveland and in front of 40,018 fans, four little people dressed up as...2025
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• Chet Lemon Q&A

Steve Snowden/Getty Images Our historian, Mark Liptak, shares his 2004 conversation with the star center fielder With news of Chet Lemon’s passing on Thursday, our Mark Liptak was in touch quickly from the road, taking time out of his broadcasting work to share his interview with Chet from 2004. It follows here, in edited form. Chet Lemon is another one of those very good White Sox playe...2025
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• The Game I’ll Never Forget: Chet Lemon

Sole Star: Potent with the glove and bat, Lemon was a two-time All-Star on the South Side. | Bettmann Archive An, er, active day on defense sent an all-time great out to center field [On the occasion of Chet Lemon’s passing today, we are reprinting his entertaining story of transforming into a record-breaking center fielder. This piece originally ran at South Side Sox in 2018.] *** Chet Le...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: April 9

On this day one year ago, Yoán Moncada’s injury put all “big three” White Sox hitting stars on the IL. | Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images Yoán Moncada goes down — and out 1963 The start of the season found the White Sox in Detroit, and it was a highlight game for third baseman Pete Ward. Ward smacked a seventh-inning, three-run home run off of Jim Bunning to push the Sox into t...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: April 7

On this day, 48 years ago, it was time to PLAY BALL! in Toronto. It’s time to play ball — dodging flurries 1970 The worst White Sox team in history began their forgettable season by getting pounded, 12-0, at home by the Twins before just 11,473 fans. Starting pitcher Tommy John only lasted into the fifth inning by giving up six runs (five earned). The Sox would go on to lose a franchise-re...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: April 5

On this day 42 years ago, Jimmy Piersall was fired from the White Sox, via telegram. | Set Number: X3619 A rough day at the ballpark, for fielder, pitcher and broadcaster 1974 The White Sox opened the season at home under freezing conditions versus the Angels and Nolan Ryan. Wilbur Wood started, which caused broadcaster Harry Caray to comment that the game was “The tortoise against the har...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, March 26

RVR Photos-Imagn Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. The Tokyo Series that wasn’t, and other stories for the discerning reader. Happy birthday to Jose Vizcaino* and other Cubs! On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plen...2025
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• A look back on Harry Simpson

Have Suitcase, will travel I don’t think there’s much debate that baseball players today are better than they were 50 or 100 years ago. For one thing, MLB is now integrated. It’s truly an international sport. The second thing is players at nearly all levels now play and work out year-round. With AAU and traveling teams, pre-teen ballplayers probably play more games in a summer than I played in the...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 7
Tom Browning had a good day | Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Tom Browning had a very good day on a day full of legends. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore...2023
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• Cubs' Sterling Young Core Showing All Kinds of Roads Travel to Wrigley Field
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"The owner of the Chicago White Sox, Bill Veeck, had each player’s last name attached to the backside of their gray away jerseys above the numbers in 1960."

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"As always, it was a Bill Veeck idea."

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"1946 - Bill Veeck buys MLB’s Cleveland Indians for $2."

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"Ben Lindbergh and Meg Rowley banter a bit more about whether Dottie dropped the ball on purpose in the movie version of A League of Their Own, then discuss an Angels defensive meltdown, a vomiting Oakland Athletic, a Javier Báez bad-ball batted ball, Tony La Russa (and Bill Veeck) taking suggestions from the stands, the […]"

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"The son of former Indians owner Bill Veeck is glad to see the "Chief Wahoo" logo, implemented by his father in 1947, will be eliminated from uniforms after this season."

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"In 1947, Bill Veeck and Horace Stoneham created the Cactus League when they moved their teams, the Indians and Giants, out of Florida and into the desert Arizona with Cleveland playing in Tucson and New York playing in Phoenix."

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"Nowhere is this more true than at the corner of Clark and Addison in Chicago, where the sun always shines over Wrigley Field and construction to build a winner has been ongoing since before the days of Bill Veeck and Harry Caray."

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"Maybe it shouldn't have been so surprising that the Winter Meetings were the wildest we've seen since Bill Veeck set up his famous table in the hotel lobby in 1975, trading 22 players in three days."

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• Today in White Sox History: June 7

On this day 28 years ago, 425 dogs persevered in a walk-off White Sox win that lasted more than four hours. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A walk-off win that was for the dogs 1917 Although this White Sox club would end up going down in history as the best ever on the South Side, after a 1-0, walk-off loss at Washington the Pale Hose fell out of first place, despite a 30-15 record. Howeve...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: May 24

On this day 86 years ago, the White Sox won the first night game in their history, at Philadelphia. The ballpark lights might not have looked like these. | Matt Dirksen/MLB Photos via Getty Images Baseball under the lights? No problem for the South Siders 1917 Reb Russell threw a 12-inning shutout against the Senators, giving up 11 hits, striking out six, and walking none. Russell was help...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: April 10

On this day 36 years ago and for the second straight season, a broken hand would keep ironman Carlton Fisk out of the lineup for a big chunk of time. | Chuck Rydlewski/WireImage Pudge breaks his hand, again 1959 The season opener to a memorable, pennant-winning year started in Detroit, where Billy Pierce faced Jim Bunning. The White Sox blew a 7-4 lead when the Tigers got three runs in the...2025
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• Bag over your head? Here’s a reason to briefly peek in at Rate Field

Don’t come for the baseball, just attend for the free giveaways and special guests. | Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images Amidst on-field woes, the Chicago White Sox offer a nostalgic escape While we feel the need to cover our eyes with our hands or a paper sack when watching 2025 Chicago White Sox baseball, today, the team announced a schedule of special guest appearances spanning April, May...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: June 2

Christian Yelich getting the crotch-tag from Korey Lee aside, one year ago today saw the White Sox swept in Milwaukee and falling to 30 games under .500 for the season. | Stacy Revere/Getty Images Thirty games under .500 ... at the start of June 1925 The White Sox scored 15 runs vs. Detroit — and lost. Ty Cobb was a villain, lining a one-out, full-count pitch from Ted Blankenship out of Ti...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: May 20

An amazing highlight from the heavy-hitting White Sox career of Earl Sheely began on this day, 99 years ago. Earl Sheely goes for extra bases 1920 At Griffith Stadium in Washington, the White Sox set the team record for the most runs ever scored in an extra inning. In the 16th inning, they were able to score eight times to beat the Senators, 13-5. The Senators made nine errors on the day, ...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 23

If Tim Raines had remained retired, he wouldn’t have been able to eventually play with his son, Tim Jr., in Baltimore. “Rock” retires ... for a season 1955 Roberto Clemente made a huge splash with a spring training performance at Fort Myers, Fla. against the White Sox. The rookie clouts a third-inning triple some 425 feet off of the center field fence, the deepest spot in Terry Park. The g...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 22

Six seasons before starring for the other Sox, Moose Solters was legging out triples for the Boston Red Sox. Happy-happy to birthday twins born in a magical year for the South Side — and one-day Pale Hose teammates 1904 Bob Elson, who would become the longest-tenured broadcaster in White Sox history, was born in Chicago. Elson graduated from DePaul but became a WGN voice in 1929 almost com...2025
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves trade Joe Torre to the Cardinals in exchange for Orlando Cepeda

Braves Franchise History 1969 - The Atlanta Braves trade Joe Torre to the St. Louis Cardinals in exchange for Orlando Cepeda. The trade was the result of a salary dispute between Torre and Braves GM Paul Richards who was angry at Torre for his role as a union official. MLB History 1911 - Plumbers at work on the drain pipes at Washington’s Griffith Stadium inadvertently start a fire that burns dow...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 15

On this day 54 years ago, the White Sox made a small, but sneaky-good swap with the Angels for Steve Kealey. Relief help arrives, at less than zero cost 1903 Possibly the weirdest roster snafus in a single season continue, as Harry Gleason (brother of future White Sox manager Kid Gleason) is signed by Chicago — but chooses to report to his former team, the Boston Red Sox (née Americans), i...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 10

On this day 66 years ago, Bill Veeck officially took control of the White Sox. | Chicago Tribune Months after the purchase, Bill Veeck is cleared to take the keys of Comiskey Park 1914 The White Sox their World Tour vs. the New York Giants to final rest with a banquet in the Gold Room of the Congress Hotel. Pitcher Joe Benz had to skip the celebration — he was getting married that day! Ma...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: March 7

Kid Gleason, who began his career as a pitcher for Philadelphia in 1888 (when this photo was taken), became the object of the first American-National League trade ever on this day, 122 years ago. Ironically enough, the trade paved the way for him to finish up his career — now as a second baseman — with the Phillies. | Sepia Times/Universal Images Group via Getty Images A future South Side ...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: February 25

Danny Tartabull had his fourth-most season homers in 1996 with the White Sox. As it turned out, he’d hit his last longball with the South Siders, as his move to Philadelphia — on this day, 28 years ago — didn’t work out too well. After a brief hello, it was a quick goodbye to Danny Tartabull 1903 Though under contract to the White Sox, shortstop George Davis intends to go to court in order...2025
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• The 2025 White Sox promo schedule is out!

Four straight complete games in the 2005 ALCS are commemorated with this unique bobblehead giveaway. | Chicago White Sox Celebrate 125 years on the South Side with a variety of unique promotional items Hello, White Sox fans! The season is drawing closer each day, and Spring Training arrives in about two weeks. With that comes the promotional schedule, so let’s take a peek at the press rele...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, June 21
Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Lou Gehrig retires, the Red Baron’s birthday, and other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty of the lore and various narrative...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, April 10
Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Jackie Robinson signs, Bill Veeck gives away seats, Cubs wave the BIG BANNER for the first time and win, too. Always made fresh, never reheated. Episode #778. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted,...2023
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• Watch “The Saint of Second Chances” and feel good about baseball again

Mike Veeck presides over son Night Train devouring a so-called “sloppy dog” during one of their many baseball stops — this one, in Florida. As the movie teases, this may not be the last we see of this tag-team. | Acey Harper/Getty Images Can Mike Veeck buy the White Sox, please, and bring this thing full circle? I finally had a chance to view the new Netflix documentary about the tale o...2023
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• Sure, we think they’re failures

The White Sox brain trust, plus three guys standing in front of them. | Kamil Krzaczynski-USA TODAY Sports But from their perspectives, they’re doing just great If there’s one point of agreement among all Chicago White Sox fans, it’s that the Three Stooges who run the team and its baseball operations are completely incompetent. And from the viewfinder of, you know, baseball success, that’...2023
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• Cub Tracks’ Yu who?

Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB news and notes, links and discussion, plus more or less scientific food for thought. Javier Assad ran out of gas and a Tatis tater ruined the night. WELCOME to today’s episode of Cub Tracks news and notes™, a greatest-hits collection of Chicago-style beat writers and bloggers, ground from #Cubs, #MiLB, and #MLB baseball, overheate...2024
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• What can be learned from White Sox history?

Figure out a way to bring these two guys back to life, and all shall be well. The history of the inglorious season of 1970, that is The White Sox of 1970 have been ingloriously brought to the fore by the White Sox of 2023, as 101 losses is the most for the team since that dreaded 1970 record-setter. But while there is very little hope that the current powers-that-be in Bridgeport can keep...2023
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• A visit to the site of the Giants’ original San Francisco home, Seals Stadium
Photo by Jon Brenneis/Getty Images And the story of how the Cubs helped deny the Giants the 1959 N.L. pennant. SAN FRANCISCO — So I was in the Bay Area visiting my dad over the All-Star break, and I thought I’d spend a bit of time visiting the site of the original home of the Giants when they moved to San Francisco in 1958, Seals Stadium. Truth be told, this ballpark has been gone for more...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: November 2

Happy birthday, Wimpy. | Ron Vesely/Getty Images Happy birthday to a South Side folk hero 1946 Beloved White Sox broadcaster and member of the 1983 White Sox division champs Tom Paciorek was born in Detroit. Paciorek was a two-sport star at the University of Houston, drafted in the ninth round by the Miami Dolphins and the fifth by the Los Angeles Dodgers. Offering $18,000 more as a bonus...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: May 1

Scott Podsednik had a wild and record-breaking effort on the basepaths on this day, 19 years ago. | Chuck Rydlewski/Getty Images Scotty Pods runs wild! 1901 In the dead ball era, homers were sparse. In fact, the White Sox went their first four official American League games without one. But on this day, the offense exploded by banging out 16 hits to bury Detroit, 19-9. The onslaught marked...2025
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• Baseball history unpacked, January 31

Happy birthday, Ernie Banks! | Photo by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Three Hall-of-Famers were born on this date. One of them was Mr. Cub, Cap Anson is released, and other stories for the discerning reader. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a l...2025
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• Bus Clarkson: A little-known star from an alternate Milwaukee Brewers history

Milwaukee Journal-USA TODAY NETWORK Meet a Negro League All-Star who spent his twilight years in Milwaukee Milwaukee has had a major league baseball team for all but five years since 1953, the year the Braves left Boston for the Midwest. After a short gap from 1965-69, the Seattle Pilots moved to town in 1970, became the Brewers, and the rest is history. However, 1970 was not the first sea...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: December 11

On this day 15 years ago, J.J. Putz signed a prove-it deal with the White Sox, in hopes of getting a closer role again in the future. J.J. Putz arrives to make the back of the South Side pen airtight 1924 White Sox superstar second sacker Eddie Collins, who had led the club to a 14-13 record as player-manager to finish out an awful 1923 season, was named the permanent player-manager of the...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: December 10

Future Hall-of-Famer Al Simmons was sold to Detroit on this day, 89 years ago. The South Siders sell off a future Hall-of-Famer 1935 The White Sox sold left fielder Al Simmons to the Detroit Tigers for $75,000 (about $1.7 million in today’s dollars). Chicago had in fact purchased Simmons from Philadelphia along with Mule Haas and Jimmy Dykes three years earlier, in a $100,000 purchase, mak...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 26

Charles Comiskey (left), pictured here in 1920 with Bill Veeck’s father, William, thought the biggest danger to his health was watching White Sox games. On this day 104 years ago, Comiskey learned differently. Today’s theme? Stealing 1920 During a robbery attempt at the Illinois Vinegar Manufacturing Company on August 3, three armed bandits gunned down highly-respected detective sergeant F...2024
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• It’s time for the Royals to honor George Spriggs

Our only alumni The Royals have made some significant moves this spring, inducting Bo Jackson, John Schuerholz and Cedric Tallis into the team’s Hall of Fame. Now that Tallis has been inducted, I’ll need to find a new windmill to tilt at. Bringing attention to the Tallis oversight has been one of my main passions the last five years and I’m very happy for the Tallis family to see this long-overdu...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: December 26

Though 34 years old at the time of this photo, baby-faced Carlton Fisk had 12 years in the majors still ahead of him. | Set Number: X25623 And on this day, a Pudge was born 1890 Harry Grabiner, first and longest general manager of the White Sox, was born in Chicago. He was a 40-year employee of the team, rising literally from peanut vendor to vice president. Grabiner served under three Co...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: December 18

This scene was repeated 35 times in Juan Pierre’s White Sox career. The outfielder who led the league twice in caught-stealing was officially acquired by the White Sox on this day, 14 years ago. | Phil Velasquez/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Big names acquired, to no avail 1969 The White Sox swapped Pete Ward to the Yankees for pitcher Mickey Scott, plus cash. Ward...2023
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