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• Today in White Sox History: April 23Carlton Fisk was hit by 143 pitches in his career, but only one was the first HBP issued in a new ballpark. Carlton Fisk takes one for the team 1919 Perhaps the most talented White Sox team ever opened the season in St. Louis and destroyed the Browns, 13-4. The offense pounded out 21 hits, which remains tied for 40th-most ever by the White Sox in a game. Lefty Williams got the win, throwin...2025Visit the page White Sox headline news -
• Best 50 — 1917 Chicago White Sox (#47)A great ballclub emerges two years before the Black Sox scandal...2025See more articles White Sox breaking news -
• Today in White Sox History: March 16Five years ago today, the White Black Sox made their opera debut. | Minnesota Opera An opera about baseball? You betcha 1900 American League president Ban Johnson unveiled a key new city for the junior circuit: Chicago. Charles Comiskey, tight with Johnson to the point of sharing office space with him in Chicago, will move his St. Paul Saints into town to join the AL. Johnson brokers an ag...2025See more articles White Sox headline news -
• Baseball history unpacked, March 12Photo by Brad Mangin /Sports Illustrated via Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources Ladies’ Day, the Black Sox, actor Will Ferrell, and more. 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...2025See more Will Ferrell -
• Today in White Sox History: March 12Did a fairly innocuous trade between the White Sox and Yankees in 1950 fuel commissioner Happy Chandler’s ouster in 1951? Could be. | Chicago Tribune A commissioner loses his job, in part due to a kerfuffle between Chicago and New York 1921 All eight Black Sox (Joe Jackson, Eddie Cicotte, Lefty Williams, Swede Risberg, Fred McMullin, Chick Gandil, Happy Felsch and even Buck Weaver) were su...2025Read about White Sox -
• Today in White Sox History: March 7Kid 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 ...2025See more articles White Sox latest news
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• Today in White Sox History: March 4Pictured in his final season (1925), Harry Hooper cemented his Hall of Fame case with five terrific seasons in Chicago. | Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images In the dying gasp of the White Sox dynasty of more than a century ago, Charles Comiskey makes a brilliant deal for Harry Hooper 1921 In the wake of the Black Sox, fortunes were going to turn hard against the fo...2025Check it out White Sox availability report -
• This Day in Braves History: February 28thPhoto by Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images Let’s go back in time! Braves Franchise History 1955: The National League fines the Milwaukee Braves $500 for opening their spring training camp before the official March 1st date. MLB History 1986: In Major League Baseball’s sternest disciplinary move since the 1919 Black Sox were banished for life, Commissioner Peter Ueberroth gives seven p...2025Click for news about Red Sox availability report -
• Baseball history unpacked, February 28Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Rick Reuschel signs as a Free Agent, 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 narratives to follow as they...2025Continue with Rick Reuschel availability report -
• Today in White Sox History: January 31Two eventual Hall-of-Famers, Al López and Casey Stengel, joke around at Yankee Stadium in 1958. El Señor gets the Hall call 1909 White Sox catcher Billy Sullivan secured a patent on the first chest protector. It contained a wind pad with compressed air and became the forerunner of the modern catcher’s chest protector. Sullivan was the White Sox catcher from 1901-14. Sullivan gets the paten...2025Check it out White Sox injury update -
• Bus Clarkson: A little-known star from an alternate Milwaukee Brewers historyMilwaukee 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...2025Check it out Milwaukee Brewers injury update -
• This Day in Braves History: Hank Aaron is elected to the Hall of Fame on his first ballotPhoto by UPI/Bettmann Archive/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1959 - John Quinn resigns as general manager of the Milwaukee Braves and immediately accepts a similar position with the Phillies. 1982 - Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson are elected to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility. Aaron fell nine votes shy of becoming the first-ever unanimous selection and his 97.8 e...2025Click for news about Hank Aaron injury report -
• Today in White Sox History: January 13It was during this outing back in September 2017 that Danny Farquhar realized the Houston Astros were trash-can cheating; the scandal persisted in part because no one bothered to ask him about it. | Juan DeLeon/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Houston gets “punished” for the trash-can scandal; did the South Siders have a role in the sordid tale? 1922 Black Sox member Buck Weaver petitioned...2025Read about White Sox injury status -
• Today in White Sox History: December 31Charlie Robertson had two outstanding seasons for the White Sox and threw a perfect game, but by the time this photo was taken in 1925 his time on the South Side was running out. | FPG/Getty Images Goodbye, perfection 1918 Just one season removed from a (still) franchise-best 100 wins and World Series title, Charles Comiskey replaced manager Pants Rowland with Kid Gleason. Rowland was know...2024Visit the page White Sox
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• The White Sox phone it in with another shutout to the Guardians, so here are some highly personal tidbits with similesWelcome, Burkey Boy. | Matt Dirksen/Getty Images Sean Burke debuts his arm in the majors and experiences the classic lack of South Side offense Author’s note: For tonight’s game coverage, I’ll be abandoning illeism, opting instead for a personal story due to the circumstances of late-season Chris Getz exhaustion and burnout. If you dislike that, maybe you should skip this one altogether. T...2024Read about White Sox -
• Baseball history unpacked, April 3Happy birthday, Jason Kipnis! | Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Jason Kipnis! 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 na...2024See also Jason Kipnis -
• Is it time to discuss Rays attendance?Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports Or what we call the “A” word? This recent Wild Card series was the least fun I’ve had watching baseball in quite a long time. To add insult to injury, the conversation around our suddenly-inept team was essentially overshadowed by the conversation we Rays fans always dread having. Attendance. Here's some perspective on today's attendance of 19,704 at the Tr...2023See more World Series -
• Baseball history unpacked, August 2
Photo by Gary Leonard/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources, a little bit cheesy but nicely displayed. The Dodgers have bright yellow balls, Walter Johnson debuts, Thurman Munson and Vin Scully pass on, and many other stories. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cub...2023See also Walter Johnson
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"(2) 1986 - In Major League Baseball’s sternest disciplinary move since the 1919 Black Sox were banished for life, Commissioner Peter Ueberroth gives seven players who were admitted drug users a choice of a year’s suspension without pay or heavy fines and career-long drug testing, along with 100 hours of drug-related community service." - 2024
"MLB had better hope this possibility is not what happened, because if it is, this would be the biggest gambling scandal to hit the sport since the Black Sox — and to its biggest, most marketable star." - 2023
"1921 - The Black Sox trial begins in Chicago 1921 - Babe Ruth passes Roger Connor to become baseball’s all-time home run leader with his 139th career homer." - 2022
"Birch also wrote an article about how the 1919 Black Sox scandal might never have happened if White Sox pitcher Red Faber had been healthy." - 2020
"Ultimately, the Houston Astros didn’t get away with the biggest baseball imbroglio since the Black Sox Scandal of 1918." - 2016
"Two of the biggest scandals in baseball history centered on gambling—the 1919 Chicago Black Sox and Pete Rose's lifetime ban." - 2015
"Alas, Thomas—despite playing with the Chicago Black Sox of recreational basketball—wins three out of five games in the series." - 2014
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• Today in White Sox History: February 21This game-tying single in the ninth at Seattle was one of many hero turns Zach Remillard made in his 2023 MLB debut. | Alika Jenner/Getty Images Happy birthday to a player authoring one of the greatest debuts in South Side history 1909 Fielder Jones formally tends his resignation as manager, also retiring as a player at age 36. Jones’ decision, late in the offseason, came only after heate...2025Read about White Sox contract rumors -
• Today in White Sox History: February 2By this time a crafty lefthander instead of the strikeout machine he was in the White Sox system in 1964, Rudy May nearly returned to the South Side on this day, 43 years ago. A draft gaffe turns May to Skinner 1964 Red Faber, who pitched all 20 of his seasons with the White Sox, was named to the Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee. Astoundingly Faber, whose 67.7 pitching WAR ranked 11t...2025Read about White Sox contract -
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• Today in White Sox History: January 5On this day 26 years ago, Carlton Fisk fell short of making history — and the Hall. | Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images Pudge sits just a squat short of the Hall 1925 The French love baseball! Well, at least that was the impression that the French Baseball Federation gave during the White Sox vs. New York Giants tour of Europe, giving silver medals to Charles Comiskey, John McGra...2025Visit the page White Sox contract -
• Today in White Sox History: December 26Martín Maldonado celebrates the first White Sox win of the season, last April 2. Chicago would win just 13 more games all year with catcher, signed on this day a year ago, in the lineup. | Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Another day, another horrible free agent signing by Chris Getz 1890 Harry Grabiner, first and longest general manager of the White Sox, was born in Chicago....2024See also White Sox
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• Today in White Sox History: November 12On this day 44 years ago, Steve Stone got the honor of his baseball life. | Focus on Sport/Getty Images A former South Side hurler and future broadcaster caps off the season of his life 1920 As a response to the Black Sox scandal that saw members of the White Sox throw the World Series in 1919, baseball owners unanimously elected Kenesaw Mountain Landis as the first baseball commissioner. ...2024See also White Sox statistics -
• Today in White Sox History: November 4The White Sox parted ways with Tim Anderson, who suffered a shocking tailspin in production in 2023, one year ago today. | Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images The South Side says goodbye to TA 1959 White Sox pitching standout and central Black Sox World Series fixer Lefty Williams died in Laguna Beach, Calif. Williams had just six games under his belt (1913-14) with the Detroit Tigers when the Whi...2024See also White Sox stats -
• Baseball history unpacked, October 9Happy birthday, Joe Pepitone! | Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday to Joe Pepitone and a great day in 2017, plus much more. 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...2024Read about Joe Pepitone stats -
• Today in White Sox History: October 3On this day 105 years ago, Dickey Kerr strapped the White Sox on his back and dragged them back into the World Series. | Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images Dickey Kerr shoulders the Black Sox burden and drags Chicago back into the Series 1906 The White Sox clinched the pennant while ... sitting in their hotel room in Cleveland! With the White Sox sitting at 91-56-3 and the trailing New Y...2024See more articles White Sox -
• MLB is starting to realize the consequences of embracing sports gamblingPhoto by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Baseball isn’t the only sport that has a mess on its hands but it is once again the sport with the highest-profile athlete in the midst of it. When it comes to gambling and professional sports in North America, the genie is well and truly out of the bottle. The NFL, NHL and WNBA all have teams located in Las Vegas and MLB is trying their hardest to ...2024See more Christian Petersen -
• Baseball history unpacked, February 21Justine Siegal | Photo by Norm Hall/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. MLB doing what they do, Cubs and Dodgers trade minor-league teams, and you can win 10,000 BCB points, not legally tender, by naming the players sent to Boston as compensation for signing Theo Epstein. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbi...2024See more articles White Sox -
• Today in White Sox History: January 31For fans of age in the 1990s, seeing Frank Thomas wearing the green-and-gold was a shocker. | Jason Wise/MLB via Getty Images Bo Knows California — and Big Frank, too 1909 White Sox catcher Billy Sullivan secured a patent on the first chest protector. It contained a wind pad with compressed air and became the forerunner of the modern catcher’s chest protector. Sullivan was the White Sox c...2024Check it out White Sox stats
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• First set completion of the yearI wrapped up my first completed set of 2025 on Saturday. The final two cards for the 1970 Fleer World Series set, illustrated by Robert "Bob" Laughlin, arrived to finish off the 66-card set, which dedicates a card for every World Series from 1903-1969. I have been collecting the 1970 and 1971 World Series sets equally over the years, but I really ramped up on the 1970 version the ...2025Visit the page World Series -
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• Today in White Sox History: October 9Charles Comiskey hired Donie Bush (left) as manager on the success of his Pirates squads, but a weak White Sox roster saw Bush survive just two seasons on the South Side. Donie Bush can’t take losing any longer 1906 With flurries in the air, baseball’s third World Series (and first-ever intracity Series in baseball) kicked off at West Side Park. The 116-win Chicago Cubs were huge favorites...2024See also White Sox -
• The White Sox phone it in with another shutout to the Guardians, so here are some highly personal tidbits with similes
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• Today in White Sox History: August 20On this day 34 years ago, the White Sox surprised Harold Baines by retiring his No. 3. The final No. 3 in team history says goodbye ... at least until he came back again, and again, and again 1915 The White Sox acquired Shoeless Joe Jackson from Cleveland for $31,500 (almost a million today) along with pitcher Ed Klepfer, outfielder Braggo Roth and a player to be named later. Klepfer had s...2024See also White Sox -
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• Thursday Rockpile: In memory of a disheartening Spring TrainingIsaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports Colorado Rockies news and links for Thursday, March 28, 2024 It’s been a long March. The month is typically reserved for hope and optimism for baseball fans as the air fills the sound of cleats on dirt and the crack of wooden bats as winter thaws into spring in MLB camps around Arizona and Florida. However, this year has been much less satisfying for not...2024Check it out Spring Training -
• Today in White Sox History: March 4While dodging foul balls on the roof of Tempe Diablo Stadium, one of today’s authors shot this photo, 13 years ago. | Brett Ballantini/South Side Sox Jake Peavy’s amazing, unprecedented comeback season begins 1921 In the wake of the “Black Sox,” owner Charles Comiskey attempts to rebuild his team, and one of the first moves he makes is to acquire future Hall-of-Famer Harry Hooper from the...2024See more articles White Sox
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• Floyd Mayweather Jr. Gets Worked Over by Isaiah Thomas in Pickup Basketball Game
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• Cubs' Title Drought Lives On, but Their 'Curse' Days Are Officially over
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• Unique Black Sox memorabilia to hit market
Unique items that include the big names from the 1919 Chicago Black Sox scandal will hit the auction block on Monday....2015
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• Pete Rose Met with Rob Manfred Regarding Reinstatement
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• This Day in Braves History: Atlanta acquires Fred McGriff from Padres
Braves Franchise History 1961 - Hank Aaron, Joe Adcock and Joe Torre pull off a triple steal in the sixth inning against the Reds. It is Aaron’s first steal of home. 1993 - The Braves acquire first baseman Fred McGriff from the Padres in exchange for Melvin Nieves and Donnie Elliott. Steve Avery and two relievers shutout the Pirates 2-0 despite allowing 13 hits. 2012 - The Braves and the Giants ...2023See also Fred McGriff
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• Man who started petition to ban Patriots from Super Bowl: 'This is the Black Sox all over again'
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• NFL appeal compares Brady to 1919 Black Sox
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• This Day in Braves History: Bud Selig suspends John Rocker
Braves Franchise History 2000 - Bud Selig suspends Braves reliever John Rocker until May 1 after comments made in an interview with Sports Illustrated. Rocker also receives an undisclosed fine and is ordered to undergo sensitivity training. MLB History 1919 - Jackie Robinson is born in Cairo, Georgia. Robinson will become the first black player in major league history when he debuts for the Brook...2023Read about Bud Selig
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• On the Milwaukee Brewers and cursesRick Wood / USA TODAY NETWORK A post for Spooky Season Baseball history is riddled with curses. The most famous, of course, is the Curse of the Bambino, which supposedly prevented the Red Sox from winning the World Series between 1918 and 2004, karma for trading away the greatest player of all time for cash. You will find other curses throughout baseball history, some more famous (Billy Go...2024See also Milwaukee Brewers -
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• Today in White Sox History: January 19The player most responsible for sending the White Sox into the basement for three decades, Chick Gandil, was born 137 years ago today. Happy birthday to a player ultimately as big a villain as ever seen in the game 1882 Infamous Black Sox ringleader Chick Gandil was born in St. Paul. The first baseman started his career with the White Sox in 1910, and played his last game, as he helped thr...2025Read about White Sox -
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