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• Today in White Sox History: November 18

In 2008, Dustin Pedroia became the first AL second baseman to win the MVP since Nellie Fox. | Billie Weiss/Boston Red Sox/Getty Images A Dirtbag matches honors with Nellie 1976 It was a minor swap, but one the White Sox still lost. Seeking to fortify themselves at catcher, Dave Duncan was acquired from Baltimore for Pat Kelly. While Kelly’s career was waning, he still gave the O’s almost f...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 12

On 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. ...2024
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• The case for each of the Classic Baseball Hall of Fame candidates

Photo by Louis Requena/MLB via Getty Images Luis Tiant, Dick Allen and Tommy John are among eight players on this year’s Classic Era ballot. The Baseball Hall of Fame has had some form of “Veterans Committee” ballot in its induction process going all the way back to 1939. The committees have taken various forms over the years, but the most recent process breaks up potential candidates into...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: October 30

On this day a dozen years ago, Jake Peavy was awarded some Gold. | Ron Vesely/MLB via Getty Images Jake Peavy, Gold Glover 1959 He was acquired before the start of the 1958 season, and part of the cost was trading the popular Minnie Miñoso, so pitcher Early Wynn didn’t start out on the right side of things with a lot of Sox fans. Compounding the issue was a mediocre 1958 season. In 1959, h...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: October 19

On this day 52 years ago, the White Sox acquired one of the worst hitters in their history. Eddie Leon arrives in town, intimidating no one at the plate 1909 Hugh Duffy took over as the fifth White Sox manager of all time, after Billy Sullivan had a disappointing 78-74 year in his one year at the player-manager helm. Just as Sullivan’s defensive genius didn’t serve him particularly well as...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Bases-loaded walk clinches 1999 NL Pennant for Braves

Thank you, Kenny Rogers! Braves Franchise History 1991: The Atlanta Braves fall to the Twins, 5-2 in Game 1 of the World Series. Greg Gagne hit a three-run home run off of Charlie Leibrandt in the fifth inning while Jack Morris picked up the victory. 1999: Kenny Rogers walks Andruw Jones with the bases loaded and one out in the 11th inning to send the Braves to the World Series with a, 10-9 win i...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: October 17

With one swing on this day 19 years ago, Albert Pujols made Chicago’s job in the World Series just a little bit easier. | SetNumber: X74419 TK2 The South Siders have to wait a bit before seeing who their opponent will be in the 2005 World Series Chicago Tribune 1923 Manager Kid Gleason, who piloted the villainous Black Sox in 1919 and oversaw the team in the aftermath o...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 27

Frank Isbell put his stamp on the strangest doubleheader in White Sox history, on this day, 119 years ago. | Chicago History Museum/Getty Images The weirdest doubleheader in team history ends in a split 1905 Simply put, this was the craziest doubleheader in White Sox history. In the opener in Boston, the American Bill Dineen no-hit the South Siders, 2-0, at the soggy Huntington Avenue Base...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 2

Luis Aparicio (No. 11, sliding into third) and the White Sox could not be stopped during a robust fifth inning of a doubleheader sweep on this day, 65 years ago. | Set Number: X6051 The Go-Go club can’t stop scoring 1918 In a season-ending doubleheader (the 1918 season ended early because of World War I) at Detroit, Buck Weaver rapped out eight hits in 10 at-bats. The Sox would lose the ga...2024
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• Baseball history unpacked, August 28

Happy birthday, Randy Wells! | Photo by Brian Kersey/Getty Images A M-W-F digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Sammy Sosa, Ryne Sandberg, and more. Happy birthday, Randy Wells! 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 l...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 21

Do these guys look tired? Well, on this day 91 years ago, they played 18 innings — and nobody won. Welcome to the game that never wins, and never ends 1901 While the most prodigious team entering the major leagues in this year, the White Sox still could not avoid major controversy before the summer was out. Two Sox players were suspended after attacking umpire Jack Haskell in the fourth in...2024
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• For the White Sox, deja vu all over again would actually be good

Roland Hemond was no Chris Getz, lucky for the White Sox. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images But don’t count on Yogi being prescient this time around As the White Sox rush toward the worst major league record of the modern era (post-1901), they are almost certain to blow by the team’s most losses ever, the 56-106 calamity of 1970. It could be history would repeat itself when it comes...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 14

On this day 118 years ago, the Chicago Tribune coined the nickname for the team that would go on to become the first White Sox World Series winner. | Chicago Tribune HITLESS WONDERS, activate! 1906 Early 20th Century baseball coverage was undeniably colorful, and never more so than on this day in the Chicago Tribune. Covering another no-hit, improbably win for the White Sox...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 13

On this day 85 years ago, Clint Brown had an off-day in an otherwise notable season. | George Burke A horrendous collapse to an abysmal A’s team 1919 You don’t see this every day: In a 14-9 win over Boston, three White Sox players scored on a routine single off the bat of Buck Weaver. 1939 The White Sox suffered a terrible fall-from-ahead loss, 12-10, against the Athletics at Comiskey Pa...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 1

On this day 18 years ago, A.J. Pierzynski [left] drove home Jermaine Dye and Ross Gload [right] with a game-winning home run at Wrigley Field. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A.J. Pierzynski forces Cubs fans into another tantrum 1905 White Sox pitcher Frank Owen won both games of a doubleheader at St. Louis, 3-2 and 2-0. In both games he went the distance, and only allowed the Browns seven...2024
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"1949: The Chicago White Sox acquire second baseman Nellie Fox for backup catcher Joe Tipton."

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"Arriving by helicopter and dressed as Martians, the quartet drops onto the Comiskey Park infield and shakes hands with second baseman Nellie Fox and shortstop Luis Aparicio, giving them toy ray guns as the public announcer informs the 40,000 plus in attendance that the “extraterrestrials” have arrived to help the somewhat short keystone double play combo in their struggle with giant earthlings."

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"Richards was also credited with turning around Nellie Fox, helping make him into a very good hitter."

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"Only Nellie Fox and Appling had more hits for the White Sox, and Konerko is the club's all-time leader in total bases."

• Today in White Sox History: November 18
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• Today in White Sox History: September 21

This photo of Minnie Miñoso was taken at Comiskey Park just 18 days before he became the second White Sox hitter to send a home run over the ballpark’s roof. | John Austad/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Minnie Miñoso sends a titanic blast out of Comiskey Park 1901 The White Sox won the first major-league American League pennant despite losing to the Philadelphia A’s,...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 10

Here are three all-time White Sox greats, still contributing to the club after retiring: longtime scout and ace centerfielder Johnny Mostil, Hall-of-Famer and (minor league) Memphis Chicks manager Luke Appling, and farm director Johnny Rigney. | Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images Johnny Rigney finally takes another loss 1927 With a 11-1 loss in the nightcap of a doubleheader in Washingto...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 14

On this day 113 years ago, Ed Walsh pitched a one-hitter — and came within a single step of a no-no. | Chicago Tribune GIANT SLABMAN comes within one step of a no-hitter 1911 Ed Walsh pitched the 17th one-hitter in White Sox history, shutting out the Tigers, 2-0, at Comiskey Park. The one Detroit hit came in the sixth inning and was a near-miss, as catcher Oscar Stanage sent a ball back th...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 12

In the happier times of three years ago today, Tim Anderson hit his STALK-OFF home run to beat the Yankees at the Field of Dreams. | Ron Vesely/Getty Images Tim Anderson hits his STALK-OFF 1907 In a 5-3 loss to the Boston Americans, Ed Walsh had 11 assists over eight innings, becoming the first pitcher in history to have at least 11 assists in a game twice in one season. Walsh added one pu...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Bases-loaded walk clinches 1999 NL Pennant for Braves
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• Today in White Sox History: August 28

This 1909 photo could possibly capture the exact day, exactly 113 years ago, that Dolly Gray could not stop walking. | Chicago Sun-Times/Chicago Daily News collection/Chicago History Museum/Getty Images Big crowds, and big rallies 1909 In the second inning of the opener of a doubleheader at South Side Park, Washington’s Dolly Gray set two major league records against the White Sox: He walk...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 23

In a series 39 years ago, George Bell murdered the White Sox with a succession of titanic blasts. Two huge blasts at Comiskey, in one day 1906 The Sox beat Washington, 4-1, for their 19th straight win, a franchise record that still stands. Roy Patterson picked up the win. It ended up being (tied for) the longest American League winning streak of the 20th Century. This was the streak that p...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 13

On this day 118 years ago, Doc White held the Highlanders to three hits — but did not win. | Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images Doc White’s ace pitching can’t avoid a tie — in the middle of 19-game winning streak 1906 The White Sox ended their first and greatest homestand with a 0-0 tie against New York. While the Highlanders were held to three singles by Doc White, the White So...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 6

Nellie Fox, batting at Yankee Stadium about 10 weeks before manager Marty Marion arbitrarily ended his consecutive-games streak, on this day 69 years ago. | Set Number: X2675 Nellie Fox sits, with reluctance 1936 Twelve years before breaking a major-league record (see below), Luke Appling started a 27-game hit streak with a 2-for-5 game in a 9-6 win over at St. Louis in a doubleheader open...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: June 18

Lance Lynn crafted a record-tying masterpiece on this day, one year ago. | Alika Jenner/Getty Images The Big Bastard runs it up one more time 1933 Right in the middle of a 24-game homestand (!), the White Sox drew the biggest crowd in Chicago history at the time, 53,398, to a doubleheader split against the Yankees. The White Sox, surprisingly playing better than .500 during the dark ages ...2024
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• The most colorful hobby box I've ever opened, part 1

All right, welcome to my 2024 Heritage box break. This is the first hobby box I have purchased since 2011 when I bought a box of Allen & Ginter for the third year in a row. After that I went into box-breaking rehab and have done quite well, except for falling off the wagon ... right now.I don't buy hobby boxes these days for a lot of reasons, but one of the big ones occurring to me now is I ...2024
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• Vote for the 2024 South Side Sox White Sox Hall of Fame!

Jack McDowell came the closest to being elected, without topping the 75% threshhold, in our last Hall of Fame election. | Otto Greule Jr/Allsport/Getty Images Let’s immortalize our sixth class of the best South Siders of all time Once upon a time, the Chicago White Sox had a team Hall of Fame — until they decided to put it in mothballs, in favor of an extended gift shop. Now the Sox have ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: February 13

He’d end up making a bigger impact in the Mexican League, but on this day 19 years ago Jerry Owens arrived on the South Side. A speedster comes and goes, pretty quickly 1968 The White Sox traded shortstop Ron Hansen and pitchers Dennis Higgins and Steve Jones to Washington for infielder Tim Cullen and pitchers Bob Priddy and Buster Narum. (On August 2, the Senators would flip Hansen back ...2024
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• C.A.: 1962 Topps Larry Osborne

(For a brief moment, I thought of starting a non-card blog to document the music I've been listening to, sometimes while writing this blog, but mostly while driving or working late at night. In the last 2-3 years I've really gotten into current music -- not the stuff on the radio/charts -- and it's kind of more fascinating than cards right now. But I'm not great at expressing my musical appreciati...2024

• Baseball history unpacked, May 26
Happy birthday, Ben Zobrist! | Photo by Joe Sargent/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. 1959 was a weird year, Ben Zobrist’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...2023
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• A look at Cubs trades in the expansion era: 1984

Rick Sutcliffe | Getty Images This was a watershed year for Dallas Green in making deals. The Cubs had regressed, a bit, from their 1982 record of 73-89 to 71-91 in 1983. They hired Jim Frey as manager, a World Series-winning guy, and hopes were a bit higher in 1984. The first trade Green made that calendar year turned out to be a difference-maker. March 26: Acquired Gary Matthews, Bob Der...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: August 13

On this day 90 years ago, Hal Rhyne pushed his batting average to .405 with his eighth consecutive single. | Sporting News and Rogers Photo Archive via Getty Images Two marathon games, 21 years apart 1933 The White Sox lost in 17 innings, 6-5, against Detroit. The loss is notable in that it remains tied for the 15th-longest game in White Sox history. However, it also saw the end of eight ...2023
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• This Day in Braves History: Bases-loaded walk clinches 1999 NL Pennant for Braves
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• Today in White Sox History: July 7
Paul Konerko watches the flight of his first of three homers on this day, 14 years ago. | Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Three-homer barrages and All-Star comeuppance are the orders of the day 1931 In a 12-inning game in St. Louis won by the White Sox over the Browns, 10-8, neither team struck out. It remains the longest game ever played in the majors wi...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: September 4

On this day 49 years ago, Jim Kaat started a winning streak that would not end until 1975. | Diamond Images/Getty Images Streaks galore, including some big hitting outputs 1937 Mike Kreevich tied the MLB record, with four doubles in four straight at-bats, in a 9-1 win at Detroit. The center fielder’s 4-for-6 day, with three runs and an RBI, moved his batting average up to .318. Three of h...2023
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• Another five enter the South Side Sox White Sox Hall of Fame!

Jack McDowell leads our latest White Sox Hall of Fame class. Jack McDowell, Ray Schalk, Sherm Lollar, Magglio Ordoñez and Gary Peters join the ranks of immortals. For the third time in six elections, five players have made our South Side Sox White Sox Hall of Fame. Oddly, each of the big classes have come in even years: 2020, 2022 and 2024. This year, Jack McDowell (88.3%), Ray Schalk (83...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 10

Batboy third baseman Craig Grebeck hit a monumental first career home run, on this day, 33 years ago. | Rick Stewart/Getty Images A new Murderer’s Row is born on the South Side 1959 White Sox infielders Nellie Fox and Luis Aparicio appeared together on the cover of Sports Illustrated. The headline read, “Magic Up The Middle, Fox And Aparicio.” 1981 The White Sox brought the most signific...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: September 4

On this day 47 years ago, a solid Steve Stone start went for naught, in front of the biggest day crowd in Chicago history. | Barb Urbanek The South Side Hit Men take another body blow 1937 Mike Kreevich tied the MLB record, with four doubles in four straight at-bats, in a 9-1 win at Detroit. The center fielder’s 4-for-6 day, with three runs and an RBI, moved his batting average up to .318....2024
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• Today in White Sox History: October 9

On this day, young White Sox executive Chuck Comiskey made what would go down in history as a brilliant move to restore the fortunes of the franchise: Hiring Frank Lane. | Chicago Sun-Times A big hire, a huge upset — and a sad ending 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 ...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: September 27

With a win on this day 103 years ago, Dickie Kerr became the fourth 20-game winner in the 1920 White Sox rotation. | Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images An amazing feat by a doomed rotation 1920 A 2-0 win over the Tigers gave Dickie Kerr his 20th win of the season in a game that took all of 66 minutes, one of the quickest games in franchise history. But it also gave the White Sox their f...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: December 10
There was hardly time to smile, as on the same day in 1975 Bill Veeck purchased the White Sox, replaced his manager, and swapped out roughly half of his roster. Bill Veeck has a busy, busy day 1963 One of the last players from the “Go-Go” Sox era, second baseman Nellie Fox, was traded to the Houston Colt 45’s for pitchers Danny Murphy and Jim Golden, plus cash. Fox was a future Hall-of-Fam...2022
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• Today in White Sox History: November 12
In a rare if not unprecedented vote, three members of the 1959 White Sox finished 1-2-3 in MVP voting that year. A potpourri of MVPs 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. Landis, a White Sox fan, took the job while insisting...2022
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