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class="vector-toc-link" href="#1959_World_Series"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.1.1</span> <span>1959 World Series</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1959_World_Series-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Veeck_ownership" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Veeck_ownership"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.2</span> <span>Veeck ownership</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Veeck_ownership-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1964" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1964"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.3</span> <span>1964</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1964-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1967" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1967"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">5.4</span> <span>1967</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1967-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1968–1975:_Threats_of_relocation" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1968–1975:_Threats_of_relocation"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">6</span> <span>1968–1975: Threats of relocation</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1968–1975:_Threats_of_relocation-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1976–1981:_The_Return_of_Veeck_and_the_South_Side_Hitmen" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1976–1981:_The_Return_of_Veeck_and_the_South_Side_Hitmen"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7</span> <span>1976–1981: The Return of Veeck and the South Side Hitmen</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1976–1981:_The_Return_of_Veeck_and_the_South_Side_Hitmen-sublist" class="cdx-button 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class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">7.3</span> <span>1979–1981</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1979–1981-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1982–2004:_The_early_Reinsdorf_era" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1982–2004:_The_early_Reinsdorf_era"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8</span> <span>1982–2004: The early Reinsdorf era</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-1982–2004:_The_early_Reinsdorf_era-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 1982–2004: The early Reinsdorf era subsection</span> </button> <ul id="toc-1982–2004:_The_early_Reinsdorf_era-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-1983:_"Winning_Ugly"" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1983:_"Winning_Ugly""> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.1</span> <span>1983: "Winning Ugly"</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1983:_"Winning_Ugly"-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1985–1989" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1985–1989"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.2</span> <span>1985–1989</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1985–1989-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1990s:_"Good_Guys_Wear_Black"" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1990s:_"Good_Guys_Wear_Black""> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3</span> <span>1990s: "Good Guys Wear Black"</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1990s:_"Good_Guys_Wear_Black"-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-1990" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1990"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3.1</span> <span>1990</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1990-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1993" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1993"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3.2</span> <span>1993</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1993-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1994" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1994"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3.3</span> <span>1994</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1994-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-1995–1999" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#1995–1999"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.3.4</span> <span>1995–1999</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-1995–1999-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2000–2004" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2000–2004"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4</span> <span>2000–2004</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2000–2004-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> <li id="toc-2000:_The_Kids_Can_Play" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2000:_The_Kids_Can_Play"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4.1</span> <span>2000: The Kids Can Play</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2000:_The_Kids_Can_Play-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2003–04" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-3"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2003–04"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">8.4.2</span> <span>2003–04</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2003–04-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2005:_The_drought_ends" class="vector-toc-list-item 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class="vector-toc-numb">9.2</span> <span>2005 ALCS</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2005_ALCS-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2005_World_Series" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2005_World_Series"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">9.3</span> <span>2005 World Series</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2005_World_Series-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2006–present:_Post-World_Series" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2006–present:_Post-World_Series"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10</span> <span>2006–present: Post-World Series</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-2006–present:_Post-World_Series-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand"></span> <span>Toggle 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class="vector-toc-numb">10.3</span> <span>2008 Season: Central champs again and a "blackout game"</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2008_Season:_Central_champs_again_and_a_"blackout_game"-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2009_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2009_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.4</span> <span>2009 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2009_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2010_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2010_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.5</span> <span>2010 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2010_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2011_season:_"All_In"" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2011_season:_"All_In""> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.6</span> <span>2011 season: "All In"</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2011_season:_"All_In"-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2012_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2012_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.7</span> <span>2012 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2012_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2013_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2013_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.8</span> <span>2013 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2013_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2014_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2014_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.9</span> <span>2014 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2014_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2015_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2015_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.10</span> <span>2015 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2015_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2016_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2016_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.11</span> <span>2016 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2016_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2017_season:_Start_of_the_rebuild" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2017_season:_Start_of_the_rebuild"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.12</span> <span>2017 season: Start of the rebuild</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2017_season:_Start_of_the_rebuild-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2018_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2018_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.13</span> <span>2018 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2018_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2019_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2019_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.14</span> <span>2019 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2019_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2020_Season:_Back_in_the_playoffs" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2020_Season:_Back_in_the_playoffs"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.15</span> <span>2020 Season: Back in the playoffs</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2020_Season:_Back_in_the_playoffs-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2021_season:_Central_Division_champs_again_and_back_to_back_playoff_appearances" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2021_season:_Central_Division_champs_again_and_back_to_back_playoff_appearances"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.16</span> <span>2021 season: Central Division champs again and back to back playoff appearances</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2021_season:_Central_Division_champs_again_and_back_to_back_playoff_appearances-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2022_season:_Regression" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2022_season:_Regression"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.17</span> <span>2022 season: Regression</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2022_season:_Regression-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2023_season:_More_regression" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2023_season:_More_regression"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.18</span> <span>2023 season: More regression</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2023_season:_More_regression-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2024_season:_Worst_modern_era_record" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2024_season:_Worst_modern_era_record"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.19</span> <span>2024 season: Worst modern era record</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2024_season:_Worst_modern_era_record-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2025_season" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2025_season"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">10.20</span> <span>2025 season</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2025_season-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">11</span> <span>See also</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-See_also-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-References" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#References"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">12</span> <span>References</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-References-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </div> </div> </nav> </div> </div> <div class="mw-content-container"> <main id="content" class="mw-body"> <header class="mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar"> <nav aria-label="Contents" class="vector-toc-landmark"> <div id="vector-page-titlebar-toc" class="vector-dropdown vector-page-titlebar-toc 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Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.<br /><small><span class="plainlinks"><i>Find sources:</i> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?as_eq=wikipedia&q=%22History+of+the+Chicago+White+Sox%22">"History of the Chicago White Sox"</a> – <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbm=nws&q=%22History+of+the+Chicago+White+Sox%22+-wikipedia&tbs=ar:1">news</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?&q=%22History+of+the+Chicago+White+Sox%22&tbs=bkt:s&tbm=bks">newspapers</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.google.com/search?tbs=bks:1&q=%22History+of+the+Chicago+White+Sox%22+-wikipedia">books</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22History+of+the+Chicago+White+Sox%22">scholar</a> <b>·</b> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/action/doBasicSearch?Query=%22History+of+the+Chicago+White+Sox%22&acc=on&wc=on">JSTOR</a></span></small></span> <span class="date-container"><i>(<span class="date">August 2014</span>)</i></span><span class="hide-when-compact"><i> (<small><a href="/wiki/Help:Maintenance_template_removal" title="Help:Maintenance template removal">Learn how and when to remove this message</a></small>)</i></span></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox" title="Chicago White Sox">Chicago White Sox</a> are a <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a> team based on the <a href="/wiki/South_Side,_Chicago" title="South Side, Chicago">South Side</a> of <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>. They are one of eight charter members of the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>, having played in Chicago since the inaugural 1901 season. They have won six <a href="/wiki/List_of_American_League_pennant_winners" title="List of American League pennant winners">American League pennants</a> and three <a href="/wiki/World_Series" title="World Series">World Series</a> titles, most recently in 2005. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Establishment">Establishment</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Establishment"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The team began as the minor league <a href="/wiki/Sioux_City,_Iowa" title="Sioux City, Iowa">Sioux City</a> Cornhuskers and played in the <a href="/wiki/Western_League_(original)" class="mw-redirect" title="Western League (original)">Western League</a>. The WL reorganized itself in November <a href="/wiki/1893_in_baseball" title="1893 in baseball">1893</a>, with <a href="/wiki/Ban_Johnson" title="Ban Johnson">Ban Johnson</a> as president. The Cornhuskers won the Western League Pennant in their first season in 1894. Johnson, a Cincinnati-based reporter, had been recommended by his friend <a href="/wiki/Charles_Comiskey" title="Charles Comiskey">Charles Comiskey</a>, former major league star with the <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Browns_(NL)" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis Browns (NL)">St. Louis Browns</a> in the 1880s, who was then managing the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>. After the <a href="/wiki/1894_in_baseball" title="1894 in baseball">1894</a> season, when Comiskey's contract with the Reds was up, he decided to take his chances at ownership. He bought the Sioux City team and transferred it to <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul, Minnesota</a>, renaming the team the St. Paul Saints, which enjoyed some success over the next five seasons. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1900_in_baseball" title="1900 in baseball">1900</a>, the Western League changed its name to the <a href="/wiki/American_League" title="American League">American League</a>. It was still officially a <a href="/wiki/Minor_League_Baseball" title="Minor League Baseball">minor league</a>, subject to the governing National Agreement and an underling of the <a href="/wiki/National_League_(baseball)" title="National League (baseball)">National League</a>. The NL gave permission to the AL to put a team in <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>, provided they not use the city name in the team's branding. Comiskey moved his St. Paul club to the <a href="/wiki/Near_South_Side,_Chicago" title="Near South Side, Chicago">Near South Side</a> and renamed it the <b>White Stockings</b>, grabbing a nickname that had once been used by the <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Chicago Cubs</a>. The White Stockings won the 1900 American League pennant led by <a href="/wiki/Player-coach" title="Player-coach">player-manager</a> <a href="/wiki/Dick_Padden" title="Dick Padden">Dick Padden</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the final WL/AL championship season as a minor league.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the season, the AL declined to renew its membership in the National Agreement and declared itself a major league. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1901–1917:_Early_years"><span id="1901.E2.80.931917:_Early_years"></span>1901–1917: Early years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: 1901–1917: Early years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:South_Side_Park,_home_of_the_White_Sox,_Chicago,_Illinois,_circa_1907-1913.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/South_Side_Park%2C_home_of_the_White_Sox%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois%2C_circa_1907-1913.jpg/220px-South_Side_Park%2C_home_of_the_White_Sox%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois%2C_circa_1907-1913.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="140" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/South_Side_Park%2C_home_of_the_White_Sox%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois%2C_circa_1907-1913.jpg/330px-South_Side_Park%2C_home_of_the_White_Sox%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois%2C_circa_1907-1913.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/South_Side_Park%2C_home_of_the_White_Sox%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois%2C_circa_1907-1913.jpg/440px-South_Side_Park%2C_home_of_the_White_Sox%2C_Chicago%2C_Illinois%2C_circa_1907-1913.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3262" data-file-height="2074" /></a><figcaption>Comiskey Park, then known as "White Sox Park", in the early 1910s</figcaption></figure> <p>After acquiring a number of stars from the older league, including pitcher and manager <a href="/wiki/Clark_Griffith" title="Clark Griffith">Clark Griffith</a>, the White Stockings also captured the AL's first major-league pennant the next year, in <a href="/wiki/1901_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1901 Major League Baseball season">1901</a>. Headline editors at the <i><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Tribune" title="Chicago Tribune">Chicago Tribune</a></i> sports department immediately began shortening the name to "White Sox", and the team officially adopted the shorter name in <a href="/wiki/1904_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1904 Major League Baseball season">1904</a>. The name change to the White Sox was brought on after scorekeeper Christoph Hynes wrote White Sox at the top of a scorecard rather than White Stockings, this scorecard was then seen by the press. The White Sox would continue to be built on pitching and defense in the following years, led by pitching workhorse <a href="/wiki/Ed_Walsh" title="Ed Walsh">Ed Walsh</a>, who routinely pitched over 400 innings each season in his prime. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1906:_The_Hitless_Wonders">1906: The Hitless Wonders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: 1906: The Hitless Wonders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ed_Walsh_portrait_1911.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Ed_Walsh_portrait_1911.jpg/250px-Ed_Walsh_portrait_1911.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="172" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Ed_Walsh_portrait_1911.jpg/375px-Ed_Walsh_portrait_1911.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Ed_Walsh_portrait_1911.jpg/500px-Ed_Walsh_portrait_1911.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4788" data-file-height="3300" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ed_Walsh" title="Ed Walsh">Ed Walsh</a> was a dominant starter for the White Sox from 1904 to 1916 and holds the lowest career ERA in Major League history.</figcaption></figure> <p>Walsh, <a href="/wiki/Doc_White" title="Doc White">Doc White</a> and <a href="/wiki/Nick_Altrock" title="Nick Altrock">Nick Altrock</a> paced <a href="/wiki/1906_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1906 Chicago White Sox season">the White Sox</a> to their <a href="/wiki/1906_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1906 Major League Baseball season">1906</a> pennant and faced the crosstown rival <a href="/wiki/1906_Chicago_Cubs_season" title="1906 Chicago Cubs season">Cubs</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1906_World_Series" title="1906 World Series">1906 World Series</a>. The Cubs had won a then-record 116 regular-season games and were an overwhelming favorite to defeat the White Sox, especially since the White Sox had the lowest team batting average in the American League that year. However, in a stunning upset, the White Sox took the Series, and intracity bragging rights, in six games. To this day, the 1906 White Sox are known as "the Hitless Wonders". </p><p>The White Sox spent the next decade alternating between solid and mediocre seasons. During this time, however, they acquired a solid core of players such as catcher <a href="/wiki/Ray_Schalk" title="Ray Schalk">Ray Schalk</a>, shortstop / third baseman <a href="/wiki/Buck_Weaver" title="Buck Weaver">Buck Weaver</a>, and pitchers <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Cicotte" title="Eddie Cicotte">Eddie Cicotte</a>, <a href="/wiki/Red_Faber" title="Red Faber">Red Faber</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reb_Russell" title="Reb Russell">Reb Russell</a>. </p><p>April 18, 1907, was the coldest <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a> ever, when the temperature was 38 °F (3.3 °C).<sup id="cite_ref-Chicago_Tribune_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chicago_Tribune-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1915_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1915 Major League Baseball season">1915</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pants_Rowland" title="Pants Rowland">Pants Rowland</a> became the manager and the White Sox added outfielder <a href="/wiki/Shoeless_Joe_Jackson" title="Shoeless Joe Jackson">Shoeless Joe Jackson</a>, second baseman <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Collins" title="Eddie Collins">Eddie Collins</a> and outfielder <a href="/wiki/Happy_Felsch" title="Happy Felsch">Happy Felsch</a> to the line-up. <a href="/wiki/1915_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1915 Chicago White Sox season">The White Sox</a> finished in third place with a record of 93–61. In <a href="/wiki/1916_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1916 Major League Baseball season">1916</a>, <a href="/wiki/1916_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1916 Chicago White Sox season">the White Sox</a> acquired pitcher <a href="/wiki/Lefty_Williams" title="Lefty Williams">Lefty Williams</a> and finished 2nd at 89–65. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_1917_world_champions">The 1917 world champions</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: The 1917 world champions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shoeless_Joe_Jackson_by_Conlon,_1913.jpeg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Shoeless_Joe_Jackson_by_Conlon%2C_1913.jpeg/220px-Shoeless_Joe_Jackson_by_Conlon%2C_1913.jpeg" decoding="async" width="220" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Shoeless_Joe_Jackson_by_Conlon%2C_1913.jpeg/330px-Shoeless_Joe_Jackson_by_Conlon%2C_1913.jpeg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1c/Shoeless_Joe_Jackson_by_Conlon%2C_1913.jpeg/440px-Shoeless_Joe_Jackson_by_Conlon%2C_1913.jpeg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="1714" /></a><figcaption>Shoeless Joe Jackson was a White Sox outfielder from 1915 to 1920, and still holds franchise records for both <a href="/wiki/Triple_(baseball)" title="Triple (baseball)">triples</a> in a season and <a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_career_batting_average_leaders" title="List of Major League Baseball career batting average leaders">career batting average</a>.</figcaption></figure> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1917_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1917 Chicago White Sox season">1917 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/1917_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1917 Major League Baseball season">1917</a>, the White Sox put the final pieces of the puzzle together with the addition of first baseman <a href="/wiki/Chick_Gandil" title="Chick Gandil">Chick Gandil</a> and shortstop <a href="/wiki/Swede_Risberg" title="Swede Risberg">Swede Risberg</a>. Weaver was moved over to third base. </p><p>The White Sox roared through the American League in 1917 with a record of 100–54 – still a franchise record for wins and winning percentage—and won the pennant by nine games over <a href="/wiki/1917_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1917 Boston Red Sox season">the Boston Red Sox</a>. Their offense, led by Collins (.289, 91 runs), Felsch (.308, 102 RBI) and Jackson (.301, 91 runs), was 1st in runs scored. The White Sox pitching staff, led by <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Cicotte" title="Eddie Cicotte">Eddie Cicotte</a> (28–12 1.53 ERA), Williams (17–8 2.97 ERA), <a href="/wiki/Red_Faber" title="Red Faber">Red Faber</a> (16–13 1.92 ERA) and <a href="/wiki/Reb_Russell" title="Reb Russell">Reb Russell</a> (15–5 1.95 ERA), ranked first with a 2.16 ERA. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1917_World_Series">1917 World Series</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 1917 World Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1917_World_Series" title="1917 World Series">1917 World Series</a></div> <p>The White Sox faced the 98–56 <a href="/wiki/1917_New_York_Giants_season" title="1917 New York Giants season">New York Giants</a> in the <a href="/wiki/1917_World_Series" title="1917 World Series">1917 World Series</a>. The White Sox won Game one in Chicago 2–1 behind a complete game by Cicotte. Felsch hit a home run in the fourth inning that provided the winning margin. The White Sox beat the Giants in Game two by a score of 7–2 behind another complete game effort by Faber to take a 2–0 lead in the series. </p><p>Back in New York for Game three, Cicotte again threw a complete game, but the White Sox could not muster a single run against Giants starter <a href="/wiki/Rube_Benton" title="Rube Benton">Rube Benton</a> and lost 2–0. In Game 4 the White Sox were shut out again 5–0 by <a href="/wiki/Ferdie_Schupp" title="Ferdie Schupp">Ferdie Schupp</a>. Faber threw another complete game, but the Series was going back to Chicago even at 2–2. </p><p>Reb Russell started Game 5 in Chicago, but only faced 3 batters before giving way to Cicotte. Going into the bottom of the seventh inning, Chicago was down 5–2, but they rallied to score three in the 7th and three in the 8th to win 8–5. Red Faber pitched the final two innings for the win. In Game six, the White Sox took an early 3–0 lead and on the strength of another complete game victory from Faber (his third of the Series) won 4–2 and clinched the world championship. Eddie Collins was the hitting hero, batting .409 over the six-game series while Cicotte and Faber combined to pitch 50 out of a total 52 World Series innings to lead the staff. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1918–1920:_The_Black_Sox"><span id="1918.E2.80.931920:_The_Black_Sox"></span>1918–1920: The Black Sox</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 1918–1920: The Black Sox"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1919_Chicago_White_Sox.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/1919_Chicago_White_Sox.jpg/220px-1919_Chicago_White_Sox.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/1919_Chicago_White_Sox.jpg/330px-1919_Chicago_White_Sox.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/61/1919_Chicago_White_Sox.jpg/440px-1919_Chicago_White_Sox.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2392" data-file-height="1573" /></a><figcaption>The 1919 Chicago White Sox</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1919_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1919 Chicago White Sox season">1919 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>After an off-year in the war-shortened season of <a href="/wiki/1918_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1918 Major League Baseball season">1918</a>, the club bounced back to win the pennant in 1919 and entered the <a href="/wiki/1919_World_Series" title="1919 World Series">World Series</a> heavily favored to defeat the <a href="/wiki/1919_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1919 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a> in a best-of-9. </p><p>However, just before the Series, it became known that some big money was being bet on the Reds, fueling talk that the Series was <a href="/wiki/Match_fixing" title="Match fixing">fixed</a>. The White Sox lost to the Reds in eight games. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1920">1920</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 1920"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1920_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1920 Chicago White Sox season">1920 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>Rumors of a fix continued unabated through the <a href="/wiki/1920_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1920 Major League Baseball season">1920</a> campaign, even as the White Sox roared through the season and appeared well on their way to a third pennant in four years. The team's pitching was particularly strong that year; the 1920 White Sox pitching staff was the first in the majors to feature four 20-game winners. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Black_Sox_Scandal">Black Sox Scandal</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Black Sox Scandal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Black_Sox_Scandal" title="Black Sox Scandal">Black Sox Scandal</a></div> <p>In September 1920, an investigation into a fixed Cubs game eventually turned in the direction of the 1919 Series. During the investigation, Cicotte and Jackson confessed. Comiskey, who himself had turned a blind eye to the rumors, was compelled to suspend the remaining seven players (Gandil, eventually perceived as the ringleader, the one "connected" to the gamblers, had retired after the 1919 season) before their last season series against the <a href="/wiki/1919_St._Louis_Browns_season" title="1919 St. Louis Browns season">St. Louis Browns</a>. The suspensions ground the team to a halt; they lost two out of three games to the Browns and finished second, two games behind the <a href="/wiki/1920_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1920 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a>. However, the evidence of their involvement (signed confessions) disappeared from the <a href="/wiki/Cook_County,_Illinois" title="Cook County, Illinois">Cook County</a> courthouse. Lacking that tangible evidence, a criminal trial (whose scope was limited to the question of defrauding the public) ended in acquittals of all the players. Regardless, newly installed <a href="/wiki/Commissioner_of_Baseball" class="mw-redirect" title="Commissioner of Baseball">Commissioner of Baseball</a> <a href="/wiki/Kenesaw_Mountain_Landis" title="Kenesaw Mountain Landis">Kenesaw Mountain Landis</a> banned all the accused from baseball for life. He argued that even though the players had been acquitted, there was no dispute that they had broken the rules of baseball, and they could not ever be allowed to return if the game was to regain the trust of the public. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1922–1950:_The_lean_years"><span id="1922.E2.80.931950:_The_lean_years"></span>1922–1950: The lean years</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: 1922–1950: The lean years"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:TedLyonsGoudeycard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/TedLyonsGoudeycard.jpg/175px-TedLyonsGoudeycard.jpg" decoding="async" width="175" height="212" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/TedLyonsGoudeycard.jpg/263px-TedLyonsGoudeycard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/TedLyonsGoudeycard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="319" data-file-height="386" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ted_Lyons" title="Ted Lyons">Ted Lyons</a>' 1933 <a href="/wiki/Goudey" title="Goudey">Goudey</a> baseball card.</figcaption></figure> <p>From 1901 to 1920, the White Sox won four out of a possible 19 pennants. However, they were severely crippled by the loss of seven of their best players in their prime. With a depleted roster, the <a href="/wiki/1921_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1921 Chicago White Sox season">White Sox</a> dropped into seventh place in <a href="/wiki/1921_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1921 Major League Baseball season">1921</a> and would not contend again until <a href="/wiki/1936_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1936 Major League Baseball season">1936</a>. During that stretch, only the <a href="/wiki/1925_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1925 Major League Baseball season">1925</a> and <a href="/wiki/1926_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1926 Major League Baseball season">1926</a> teams even managed to top .500. During this period, the White Sox featured stars such as third baseman <a href="/wiki/Willie_Kamm" title="Willie Kamm">Willie Kamm</a>, shortstop <a href="/wiki/Luke_Appling" title="Luke Appling">Luke Appling</a>, outfielder <a href="/wiki/Leo_Najo" title="Leo Najo">Leo Najo</a> and pitcher <a href="/wiki/Ted_Lyons" title="Ted Lyons">Ted Lyons</a>. However, an outstanding team was never developed around them, or a deep pitching staff. Ironically, the White Sox almost landed <a href="/wiki/Babe_Ruth" title="Babe Ruth">Babe Ruth</a>; they offered to trade Jackson to the <a href="/wiki/Boston_Red_Sox" title="Boston Red Sox">Red Sox</a> for Ruth after owner <a href="/wiki/Harry_Frazee" title="Harry Frazee">Harry Frazee</a> put his troublemaking star on the market. The White Sox offered Jackson and $60,000; however, the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> offered an all-cash deal of $100,000. Between the dumping of star players by the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Philadelphia_Athletics" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Philadelphia Athletics">Philadelphia Athletics</a> and the Red Sox, and the decimation of the White Sox, a "power vacuum" was created in the American League, into which the Yankees would soon move. </p><p>The White Sox finally became competitive again under popular manager <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Dykes" title="Jimmy Dykes">Jimmy Dykes</a>, who led them from 1934 to 1946 – still the longest managerial tenure in team history. However, the White Sox did not completely recover from their malaise until the team was rebuilt in the 1950s under managers <a href="/wiki/Paul_Richards_(baseball)" title="Paul Richards (baseball)">Paul Richards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marty_Marion" title="Marty Marion">Marty Marion</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Al_L%C3%B3pez" title="Al López">Al López</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1950–1967:_The_Go-Go_Era"><span id="1950.E2.80.931967:_The_Go-Go_Era"></span>1950–1967: The Go-Go Era</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: 1950–1967: The Go-Go Era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following Charles Comiskey's death in 1931, the team continued to be operated by his family – first by his son <a href="/wiki/J._Louis_Comiskey" title="J. Louis Comiskey">Lou</a>, then by Louis' widow <a href="/wiki/Grace_Comiskey" title="Grace Comiskey">Grace</a>, and finally by their daughter <a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Comiskey_Rigney" title="Dorothy Comiskey Rigney">Dorothy Rigney</a>. Not until <a href="/wiki/1959_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1959 Major League Baseball season">1959</a> did the team pass out of the family (thanks in part to a feud between Dorothy and her brother <a href="/wiki/Chuck_Comiskey" title="Chuck Comiskey">Chuck</a>) to a new ownership group, led by <a href="/wiki/Bill_Veeck" title="Bill Veeck">Bill Veeck</a>, who had run the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland Indians</a> and the <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_St._Louis_Browns" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the St. Louis Browns">St. Louis Browns</a>. </p><p>During the 1950s, the team had begun to restore its respectability with manager <a href="/wiki/Paul_Richards_(baseball)" title="Paul Richards (baseball)">Paul Richards</a> utilizing an offensive philosophy emphasizing speed and a spectacular style of defense.<sup id="cite_ref-A_Fond_Farewell_To_A_Baseball_Man_Who_Wasn't_Afraid_To_Take_Chances_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-A_Fond_Farewell_To_A_Baseball_Man_Who_Wasn't_Afraid_To_Take_Chances-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Perennial All-Star <a href="/wiki/Minnie_Mi%C3%B1oso" title="Minnie Miñoso">Minnie Miñoso</a>, a former Negro leaguer who became the White Sox' first black player in <a href="/wiki/1951_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1951 Major League Baseball season">1951</a>, personified both aspects, leading the league in stolen bases while hitting over .300 and providing terrific play in left field. The additions of rookie shortstop <a href="/wiki/Luis_Aparicio" title="Luis Aparicio">Luis Aparicio</a> in 1956 and manager <a href="/wiki/Al_L%C3%B3pez" title="Al López">Al López</a> in 1957 continued the strengthening of the team, joining longtime team standouts such as <a href="/wiki/Nellie_Fox" title="Nellie Fox">Nellie Fox</a> at second base, pitchers <a href="/wiki/Billy_Pierce" title="Billy Pierce">Billy Pierce</a> and <a href="/wiki/Virgil_Trucks" title="Virgil Trucks">Virgil Trucks</a>, and catcher <a href="/wiki/Sherm_Lollar" title="Sherm Lollar">Sherm Lollar</a>. The White Sox would lead the American League in stolen bases every year from <a href="/wiki/1951_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1951 Major League Baseball season">1951</a> to <a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1961 Major League Baseball season">1961</a>. </p><p>Although the White Sox had winning records every season from 1951 through 1967, the Yankees dynasty of the era often left the White Sox frustrated in second place; they were league runner-up five times between 1957 and 1965. Health problems forced Veeck to sell the team to brothers <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Allyn_Jr." title="Arthur Allyn Jr.">Arthur</a> and <a href="/wiki/John_Allyn" title="John Allyn">John Allyn</a> in <a href="/wiki/1961_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1961 Major League Baseball season">1961</a>, and while the team continued to play well, many of the ballpark thrills seemed to be missing. The White Sox had several outstanding pitching staffs in the 1960s, with pitchers who had the best ERA in four different seasons -- <a href="/wiki/Frank_Baumann_(baseball)" title="Frank Baumann (baseball)">Frank Baumann</a>, 2.67 (<a href="/wiki/1960_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1960 Major League Baseball season">1960</a>), <a href="/wiki/Gary_Peters_(baseball)" title="Gary Peters (baseball)">Gary Peters</a>, 2.33 (<a href="/wiki/1963_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1963 Major League Baseball season">1963</a>), and again with 1.98 (<a href="/wiki/1966_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1966 Major League Baseball season">1966</a>) and finally <a href="/wiki/Joe_Horlen" title="Joe Horlen">Joe Horlen</a>, 2.06 (<a href="/wiki/1967_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1967 Major League Baseball season">1967</a>). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1959">1959</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: 1959"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1959_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1959 Chicago White Sox season">1959 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/1959_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1959 Major League Baseball season">1959</a>, the team won its first pennant in 40 years, thanks to the efforts of several eventual Hall of Famers – Lopez, Aparicio, Fox (the league MVP), and pitcher <a href="/wiki/Early_Wynn" title="Early Wynn">Early Wynn</a>, who won the <a href="/wiki/Cy_Young_Award" title="Cy Young Award">Cy Young Award</a> at a time when only one award was presented for both leagues. The White Sox would also acquire slugger <a href="/wiki/Ted_Kluszewski" title="Ted Kluszewski">Ted Kluszewski</a>, a local area native, from the <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates" title="Pittsburgh Pirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> for the final pennant push. Kluszewski gave the team a much-needed slugger for the stretch run, and he hit nearly .300 for the White Sox in the final month. Lopez had also managed the <a href="/wiki/1954_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="1954 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a> to the <a href="/wiki/1954_World_Series" title="1954 World Series">World Series</a> in <a href="/wiki/1954_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1954 Major League Baseball season">1954</a>, making him the only manager to interrupt the New York Yankees pennant run between 1949 and 1964 inclusive. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1959_World_Series">1959 World Series</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: 1959 World Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1959_World_Series" title="1959 World Series">1959 World Series</a></div> <p>After the pennant-clinching victory, Chicago Mayor <a href="/wiki/Richard_J._Daley" title="Richard J. Daley">Richard J. Daley</a>, a lifelong White Sox fan, ordered his fire chief to set off the city's <a href="/wiki/Civil_defense_siren" title="Civil defense siren">air raid sirens</a>. Many Chicagoans became fearful and confused since 1959 was the height of the <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a>; however, they relaxed somewhat upon realizing it was part of the White Sox' celebration. The White Sox won Game 1 of the World Series 11–0 on the strength of Kluszewski's two home runs, their last postseason home win until <a href="/wiki/2005_American_League_Division_Series" title="2005 American League Division Series">2005</a>. The <a href="/wiki/1959_Los_Angeles_Dodgers_season" title="1959 Los Angeles Dodgers season">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, however, won three of the next four games and captured their first World Series championship since moving to the west coast in 1958. 92,706 fans witnessed Game 5 of the World Series at the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Memorial_Coliseum" title="Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum">Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum</a>, the most ever to attend a World Series game, or for that matter any non-exhibition major league baseball game. The White Sox won that game 1–0 over the Dodgers' 23-year-old pitcher <a href="/wiki/Sandy_Koufax" title="Sandy Koufax">Sandy Koufax</a>, but the Dodgers clinched the series by beating the White Sox 9–3 two days later at Comiskey Park. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Veeck_ownership">Veeck ownership</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Veeck ownership"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Due to Veeck's arrival in 1959, Comiskey Park instantly became a ballpark filled with a series of promotional stunts which helped draw record crowds, the most obvious being the exploding <a href="/wiki/Fireworks" title="Fireworks">fireworks</a> Veeck installed in the scoreboard to celebrate home runs and victories. And in 1960, they became the first team in the history of sports to wear last names on the back of their jerseys, a Veeck innovation. Unlike Charles Comiskey, Veeck was considered a player-friendly owner, and players enjoyed playing for him. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1964">1964</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: 1964"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1964_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1964 Chicago White Sox season">1964 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1964_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1964 Major League Baseball season">1964</a> season was especially frustrating, as the team won 98 games, four more than 1959, including their last nine in a row – yet finished one game behind the pennant-winning <a href="/wiki/1964_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1964 New York Yankees season">Yankees</a>, who had a late-season 11-game win streak that opened up just enough room to stave off the White Sox's final charge. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1967">1967</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: 1967"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1967_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1967 Chicago White Sox season">1967 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>The White Sox were also involved in one of the closest pennant races in history in <a href="/wiki/1967_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1967 Major League Baseball season">1967</a>. After leading the American League for most of the season, on the final weekend, the White Sox, <a href="/wiki/1967_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="1967 Boston Red Sox season">Red Sox</a>, <a href="/wiki/1967_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="1967 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a> and <a href="/wiki/1967_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1967 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> all had a shot at the pennant. However, the Red Sox would assert themselves in the final weekend, beating the Twins to take the pennant by a single game. The White Sox finished in fourth place at 89–73, three games behind. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1968–1975:_Threats_of_relocation"><span id="1968.E2.80.931975:_Threats_of_relocation"></span>1968–1975: Threats of relocation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 1968–1975: Threats of relocation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/1968_in_baseball" title="1968 in baseball">1968</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bud_Selig" title="Bud Selig">Bud Selig</a>, a former minority owner of the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Braves_(1953%E2%80%9365)" class="mw-redirect" title="Milwaukee Braves (1953–65)">Milwaukee Braves</a> who had been unable to stop the relocation of his team three years earlier, contracted with the Allyn brothers to host nine home games (one against each of the other American League clubs) at <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_County_Stadium" title="Milwaukee County Stadium">Milwaukee County Stadium</a> as part of an attempt to attract an expansion franchise to <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee" title="Milwaukee">Milwaukee</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a>. </p><p>The experiment was staggeringly successful — those nine games drew 264,297 fans. In Chicago that season, the <a href="/wiki/1968_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1968 Chicago White Sox season">White Sox</a> drew 539,478 fans to their remaining 58 home dates (72 games, 14 doubleheaders). In just a handful of games, the Milwaukee crowds accounted for nearly one-third of the total attendance at White Sox games. </p><p>In <a href="/wiki/1969_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1969 Major League Baseball season">1969</a>, the league expanded from 10 teams to 12, and the <a href="/wiki/1969_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1969 Chicago White Sox season">White Sox</a> schedule in Milwaukee was likewise expanded to include 11 home games (again, one against every opponent). Although those games were attended by slightly fewer fans (198,211 fans, for an average of 18,019) they represented a greater percentage of the total White Sox attendance than the previous year — over one-third of the fans who went to White Sox games did so at Milwaukee County Stadium. In the remaining 59 home dates in Chicago (70 games, 11 doubleheaders), the White Sox drew 391,335 for an average of 6,632 per date. </p><p>Selig was denied an expansion franchise at the <a href="/wiki/1968_Major_League_Baseball_expansion_draft" title="1968 Major League Baseball expansion draft">1968 owners' meetings</a>, and turned his efforts toward purchasing and relocating an existing club. His search began close to home with the White Sox themselves. According to Selig, he had a handshake agreement with <a href="/w/index.php?title=Arthur_Allyn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Arthur Allyn (page does not exist)">Arthur Allyn</a> in early 1969 to purchase a majority stake in the White Sox and move them north to Milwaukee. The American League, however, blocked the sale, unwilling to cede what was then the nation's second largest city to the National League and the Cubs. Arthur Allyn instead sold his shares to his brother John, who agreed to stay in Chicago. Selig would go on to buy the <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Seattle Pilots</a> and move them to Milwaukee instead. John Allyn renamed Comiskey Park "White Sox Park" and installed <a href="/wiki/Artificial_turf" title="Artificial turf">artificial turf</a> ("Sox Sod") in the infield (the outfield remained natural grass). </p><p>The 1970 White Sox hit rock bottom for the franchise in the post-World War II era, going a Major League worst 56–106, nine games worse than two second-year clubs in the <a href="/wiki/American_League_West" title="American League West">American League West</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> and <a href="/wiki/Milwaukee_Brewers" title="Milwaukee Brewers">Milwaukee Brewers</a>, and seven worse than another 1969 expansion team, the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a>. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/1972_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1972 Chicago White Sox season">White Sox</a> had a brief resurgence in <a href="/wiki/1972_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1972 Major League Baseball season">1972</a>, with slugger <a href="/wiki/Dick_Allen" title="Dick Allen">Dick Allen</a> winning the MVP award; but injuries, especially to popular third baseman <a href="/wiki/Bill_Melton" title="Bill Melton">Bill Melton</a>, took their toll and the team finished <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}</style><span class="frac">5<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> games behind <a href="/wiki/1972_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1972 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland</a>, the eventual world champion. </p><p>Several lawsuits against Major League Baseball from Seattle over the move of the Pilots to Milwaukee almost resulted in the White Sox being moved to the Emerald City in <a href="/wiki/1975_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1975 Major League Baseball season">1975</a>. An elaborate scheme for a franchise shuffle soon came to light. The White Sox were to be moved to Seattle, then the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> were to take the White Sox's place in Comiskey Park. Oakland owner <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Finley" title="Charlie Finley">Charlie Finley</a> was from nearby <a href="/wiki/La_Porte,_Indiana" title="La Porte, Indiana">La Porte, Indiana</a>. His A's had not drawn well during their Championship years in <a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland, California</a>, and he wanted to bring them to Chicago.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the shuffle collapsed when owner <a href="/wiki/John_Allyn" title="John Allyn">John Allyn</a> sold the team to the physically rehabilitated Bill Veeck. In <a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1977 Major League Baseball season">1977</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> were created, thus restoring the major leagues' presence in the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Northwest" title="Pacific Northwest">Pacific Northwest</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1976–1981:_The_Return_of_Veeck_and_the_South_Side_Hitmen"><span id="1976.E2.80.931981:_The_Return_of_Veeck_and_the_South_Side_Hitmen"></span>1976–1981: The Return of Veeck and the South Side Hitmen</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: 1976–1981: The Return of Veeck and the South Side Hitmen"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On December 10, <a href="/wiki/1975_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1975 Major League Baseball season">1975</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bill_Veeck" title="Bill Veeck">Bill Veeck</a> regained ownership of the team, and he vowed to make the White Sox an exciting team again. Besides his customary promotions, Veeck introduced retro uniforms and shorts. The shorts were only worn three times. The first time was during the initial game of a doubleheader against the <a href="/wiki/1976_Kansas_City_Royals_season" title="1976 Kansas City Royals season">Kansas City Royals</a> at Comiskey Park on August 8, 1976, followed by appearances on August 21 and August 22.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1976 Major League Baseball season">1976</a> team was one of the worst White Sox teams ever, winning only 64 games (.398), drawing fewer than 915,000 fans. </p><p>Veeck's strategy to make the team competitive quickly, dubbed "rent-a-player" by sports writers, involved acquiring star players entering the final year of their contracts. The theory was that the players would strive to put up huge numbers in hopes of getting a big contract at the end of the season, and carry the club with them. The first of these acquisitions was made prior to the <a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1977 Major League Baseball season">1977 season</a> and the last prior to the <a href="/wiki/1978_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1978 Major League Baseball season">1978 season</a>. While this approach had the virtue of not having been tried, it was unsustainable. The Sox had to give up several young prospects in exchange for veteran players who invariably signed with other clubs after their single season in Chicago. </p><p>During this period the Sox acquired several players who were once stars but were past their primes. One was <a href="/wiki/Don_Kessinger" title="Don Kessinger">Don Kessinger</a>, a shortstop who had his best years with the crosstown <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Cubs" title="Chicago Cubs">Cubs</a>. Kessinger served as a <a href="/wiki/Player-coach" title="Player-coach">player-manager</a> in <a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1979 Major League Baseball season">1979</a>. Another was outfielder <a href="/wiki/Ralph_Garr" title="Ralph Garr">Ralph Garr</a>, who had his best seasons with the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a>. A once-notable pitcher was <a href="/wiki/Blue_Moon_Odom" title="Blue Moon Odom">John "Blue Moon" Odom</a>, a former <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> star. On July 28, 1976, Odom combined with <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Barrios" title="Francisco Barrios">Francisco Barrios</a> on a no-hitter against <a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1976 Major League Baseball season">Oakland</a>, which proved to be Odom's last major league victory. The Sox also brought in <a href="/wiki/Clay_Carroll" title="Clay Carroll">Clay Carroll</a>, a right-handed relief pitcher who was a key member of the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a> championship teams in the mid-1970s. </p><p>Unlike most of his fellow owners, Veeck had no income apart from the White Sox. More or less out of necessity, Veeck looked for any edge he could find. The club held open tryouts during spring training in <a href="/wiki/1978_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1978 Major League Baseball season">1978</a>. They looked at pretty much anyone who showed up. Each player's name was sewn on his uniform, ostensibly to prove that the tryouts were legitimate and not just a stunt. This approach was the subject of an article in <i><a href="/wiki/Sports_Illustrated" title="Sports Illustrated">Sports Illustrated</a></i>. The spring training tryout became a White Sox tradition that continues to this day.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1977">1977</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: 1977"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1977_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1977 Chicago White Sox season">1977 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/1977_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1977 Major League Baseball season">1977 season</a> was a memorable one for the South Siders, led by off-season acquisitions <a href="/wiki/Oscar_Gamble" title="Oscar Gamble">Oscar Gamble</a> (.297 AVG, 31 HR, 83 RBI), <a href="/wiki/Richie_Zisk" title="Richie Zisk">Richie Zisk</a> (.290 AVG, 30 HR, 101 RBI) and American League Comeback Player of the Year <a href="/wiki/Eric_Soderholm" title="Eric Soderholm">Eric Soderholm</a> (.280 AVG, 25 HR, 67 RBI). The team, known by the press and fans as the "South Side Hitmen" hit a since-broken team record 192 home runs and were in first place in the American League West as late as August en route to a third-place finish (90–72). They also drew a team-record 1,657,135 fans to Comiskey (since broken as well). Manager <a href="/wiki/Bob_Lemon" title="Bob Lemon">Bob Lemon</a> was named AL Manager of the Year by <a href="/wiki/United_Press_International" title="United Press International">UPI</a> for his efforts.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1978">1978</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 1978"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1978_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1978 Chicago White Sox season">1978 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>After the 1977 season Gamble and Zisk signed with other teams — Gamble with the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> and Zisk with the <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a>. Veeck's attempt to replace them with <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Bonds" title="Bobby Bonds">Bobby Bonds</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ron_Blomberg" title="Ron Blomberg">Ron Blomberg</a> fizzled as the <a href="/wiki/1978_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1978 Major League Baseball season">1978</a> team lost 90 games. Bonds appeared in only 26 games for the Sox before being dealt to the Texas Rangers, and Blomberg's major league career ended with the season's final game. </p><p>Lemon was fired June 30 but landed on his feet less than a month later when he was hired by Yankees owner <a href="/wiki/George_Steinbrenner" title="George Steinbrenner">George Steinbrenner</a> to replace his beleaguered manager, <a href="/wiki/Billy_Martin" title="Billy Martin">Billy Martin</a>. Under Lemon's cool hand, the Yankees erased a 14-game deficit in the <a href="/wiki/American_League_East" title="American League East">American League East</a> and defeated the Red Sox in a one-game playoff for the division championship, dispatched the Royals for their third consecutive <a href="/wiki/1978_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1978 American League Championship Series">pennant</a>, and downed the Dodgers to repeat as <a href="/wiki/1978_World_Series" title="1978 World Series">World Series</a> champions. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1979–1981"><span id="1979.E2.80.931981"></span>1979–1981</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: 1979–1981"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Two tough years followed: 87 losses in <a href="/wiki/1979_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1979 Major League Baseball season">1979</a> (including the infamous July 12 forfeit on <a href="/wiki/Disco_Demolition_Night" title="Disco Demolition Night">Disco Demolition Night</a>) and 90 losses in <a href="/wiki/1980_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1980 Major League Baseball season">1980</a>. A bright spot emerged in August 1979 when Veeck replaced player-manager <a href="/wiki/Don_Kessinger" title="Don Kessinger">Don Kessinger</a> with 34-year old coach <a href="/wiki/Tony_LaRussa" class="mw-redirect" title="Tony LaRussa">Tony LaRussa</a>, who embarked on a <a href="/wiki/Baseball_Hall_of_Fame" class="mw-redirect" title="Baseball Hall of Fame">Hall of Fame</a> career which lasted over three decades. </p><p>Veeck began building a farm system that produced several noteworthy players including <a href="/wiki/Harold_Baines" title="Harold Baines">Harold Baines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Britt_Burns" title="Britt Burns">Britt Burns</a>. But Veeck could not compete in the free agent market or afford what he called "the high price of mediocrity". By 1980, the White Sox were looking for new ownership. Veeck favored Ohio real estate tycoon <a href="/wiki/Edward_J._DeBartolo,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr.">Edward J. DeBartolo, Sr.</a>, whose family owned the NFL's <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_49ers" title="San Francisco 49ers">San Francisco 49ers</a> and the NHL's <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> and had tried to buy several MLB teams and move them to <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a>. DeBartolo pleaded to be allowed to buy the White Sox and he promised to keep the team in Chicago. Baseball commissioner <a href="/wiki/Bowie_Kuhn" title="Bowie Kuhn">Bowie Kuhn</a> blocked the deal, because he thought DeBartolo would be bad for baseball. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="1982–2004:_The_early_Reinsdorf_era"><span id="1982.E2.80.932004:_The_early_Reinsdorf_era"></span>1982–2004: The early Reinsdorf era</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: 1982–2004: The early Reinsdorf era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Instead, Veeck sold the team to an ownership group headed by accountant <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reinsdorf" title="Jerry Reinsdorf">Jerry Reinsdorf</a> and television producer <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Einhorn" title="Eddie Einhorn">Eddie Einhorn</a>. The new owners moved quickly to show that they were committed to winning by signing All-Star catcher <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Carlton Fisk</a> from the Red Sox as well as power-hitting outfielder <a href="/wiki/Greg_Luzinski" title="Greg Luzinski">Greg Luzinski</a> from the defending champion Phillies during the 1980–81 offseason. They also retained the club's young, relatively unknown manager, <a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">Tony La Russa</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1983:_"Winning_Ugly""><span id="1983:_.22Winning_Ugly.22"></span>1983: "Winning Ugly"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: 1983: "Winning Ugly""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Harold_baines2001.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/19/Harold_baines2001.jpg" decoding="async" width="198" height="304" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="198" data-file-height="304" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Harold_Baines" title="Harold Baines">Harold Baines</a>, one of the White Sox's franchise players throughout the 1980s, became one of the organization's all-time top hitting leaders during his 14 seasons in Chicago</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1983_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1983 Chicago White Sox season">1983 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/1983_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1983 Major League Baseball season">1983</a>, the White Sox enjoyed their best success in a generation. After a mediocre first half, the White Sox decided that they needed speed at the top of the lineup. The Sox traded second baseman <a href="/wiki/Tony_Bernazard" title="Tony Bernazard">Tony Bernazard</a> to the Mariners for <a href="/wiki/Julio_Cruz_(baseball)" title="Julio Cruz (baseball)">Julio Cruz</a>. With Cruz's speed, they went 60–25 to close out the season, clinching the AL West title, which earned Manager <a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">Tony La Russa</a> his first Manager of the Year award. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Doug_Rader" title="Doug Rader">Doug Rader</a>, then-manager of the Texas Rangers, derisively accused the team of "winning ugly" for their style of play, which reflected a tendency to win games through scrappy play rather than strong hitting or pitching. Rader also thought that if the White Sox played in the Eastern Division, they would finish fifth behind powerhouses such as <a href="/wiki/1983_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1983 Baltimore Orioles season">Baltimore</a>, <a href="/wiki/1983_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1983 New York Yankees season">New York</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1983_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1983 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee</a>. Chicago media and White Sox fans picked up on the phrase, and turned "Winning Ugly" into the team slogan. While they had a great run in the regular season, they were not able to carry that over into the postseason as they lost to a powerful Baltimore Orioles team three games to one in the <a href="/wiki/1983_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1983 American League Championship Series">AL Championship Series</a>. <a href="/wiki/LaMarr_Hoyt" title="LaMarr Hoyt">LaMarr Hoyt</a> led the White Sox to a 2–1 victory in Game 1, but the Orioles clinched the series with a 3–0 ten-inning victory in Game 4. White Sox pitcher Burns pitched a "gutsy" game, throwing 9<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> shutout innings before a home run by <a href="/wiki/Tito_Landrum" title="Tito Landrum">Tito Landrum</a> broke up the game and the hearts of the South Side faithful. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/1984_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1984 Chicago White Sox season">1984 season</a> was remembered for two games at Comiskey, one bad (<a href="/wiki/Jack_Morris" title="Jack Morris">Jack Morris</a> throwing a no-hitter for the <a href="/wiki/1984_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1984 Detroit Tigers season">Tigers</a> in a nationally televised game) and one good (a 25-inning victory over the <a href="/wiki/1984_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1984 Milwaukee Brewers season">Brewers</a>, a game which took eight hours, six minutes over two days and is still the longest in American League history by innings and time) for the White Sox. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1985–1989"><span id="1985.E2.80.931989"></span>1985–1989</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: 1985–1989"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The club slid back into mediocrity for the rest of the 1980s, contending only in <a href="/wiki/1985_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1985 Major League Baseball season">1985</a>. Before the 1985 season began, the White Sox traded pitcher <a href="/wiki/LaMarr_Hoyt" title="LaMarr Hoyt">LaMarr Hoyt</a> to the <a href="/wiki/San_Diego_Padres" title="San Diego Padres">San Diego Padres</a> in exchange for flashy shortstop <a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n" title="Ozzie Guillén">Ozzie Guillén</a>. Guillen would win the AL Rookie of the Year award. In 1986, broadcaster-turned-general manager <a href="/wiki/Ken_Harrelson" title="Ken Harrelson">Ken "Hawk" Harrelson</a> fired La Russa after a poor start. The club would not contend again until 1990, the final year in <a href="/wiki/Comiskey_Park" title="Comiskey Park">Comiskey Park</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="1990s:_"Good_Guys_Wear_Black""><span id="1990s:_.22Good_Guys_Wear_Black.22"></span>1990s: "Good Guys Wear Black"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: 1990s: "Good Guys Wear Black""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1990">1990</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: 1990"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1990_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1990 Chicago White Sox season">1990 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Old_comiskey_park.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Old_comiskey_park.jpg/220px-Old_comiskey_park.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="145" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Old_comiskey_park.jpg/330px-Old_comiskey_park.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Old_comiskey_park.jpg/440px-Old_comiskey_park.jpg 2x" data-file-width="639" data-file-height="421" /></a><figcaption>The Chicago White Sox hosting a home game at Comiskey Park in 1990</figcaption></figure> <p>That season, most of their young talent blossomed. Closer <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Thigpen" title="Bobby Thigpen">Bobby Thigpen</a> established a then record of 57 saves. In addition to that, first baseman <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Frank Thomas</a>, pitchers <a href="/wiki/Alex_Fernandez_(baseball)" title="Alex Fernandez (baseball)">Alex Fernandez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jack_McDowell" title="Jack McDowell">Jack McDowell</a>, and third baseman <a href="/wiki/Robin_Ventura" title="Robin Ventura">Robin Ventura</a> would make their presences felt on the South Side. The White Sox of <a href="/wiki/1990_in_baseball" title="1990 in baseball">1990</a> won 94 games, but finished 9 games behind the powerful <a href="/wiki/1990_Oakland_Athletics_season" title="1990 Oakland Athletics season">Oakland Athletics</a>. </p><p>On July 11, as part of the celebration of Comiskey Park, the White Sox played a Turn Back the Clock game against the <a href="/wiki/1990_Milwaukee_Brewers_season" title="1990 Milwaukee Brewers season">Milwaukee Brewers</a>; the Brewers won 12–9 in 13 innings after posting a 6-run rally in the 8th inning to tie the game. The White Sox wore their 1917 home uniforms. This was the first Turn Back the Clock game in the major leagues and started what has become a popular promotion. New Comiskey Park opened in 1991, and was completed at a cost of $167 million. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1993">1993</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: 1993"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1993_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1993 Chicago White Sox season">1993 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>The team reached the <a href="/wiki/1993_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1993 American League Championship Series">ALCS</a> in <a href="/wiki/1993_in_baseball" title="1993 in baseball">1993</a>. The White Sox were led by Thomas, Ventura, multi-sport star <a href="/wiki/Bo_Jackson" title="Bo Jackson">Bo Jackson</a>, Cy Young Award winner McDowell and All-Star closer <a href="/wiki/Roberto_Hern%C3%A1ndez_(relief_pitcher)" title="Roberto Hernández (relief pitcher)">Roberto Hernández</a> and won the last AL West before realignment with a 94–68 record. However, the White Sox were a big disappointment in the <a href="/wiki/1993_American_League_Championship_Series" title="1993 American League Championship Series">ALCS</a>, losing to the defending World Champion <a href="/wiki/1993_Toronto_Blue_Jays_season" title="1993 Toronto Blue Jays season">Toronto Blue Jays</a> in six games. The Jays would go on to win the <a href="/wiki/1993_World_Series" title="1993 World Series">World Series</a> again in 1993. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1994">1994</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: 1994"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1994_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1994 Chicago White Sox season">1994 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>The White Sox led the new <a href="/wiki/American_League_Central" title="American League Central">American League Central</a> at the time of the <a href="/wiki/1994%E2%80%9395_Major_League_Baseball_strike" title="1994–95 Major League Baseball strike">1994 players' strike</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="1995–1999"><span id="1995.E2.80.931999"></span>1995–1999</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: 1995–1999"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Although struggling in the 1995 season, the Sox maintained some consistency through the rest of the 1990s, managing to finish in second place every year after, including 1997, the year of the notorious <a href="/wiki/White_Flag_Trade" title="White Flag Trade">White Flag Trade</a>. Although maligned by fans at the time, the move would ultimately help the team out later. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000–2004"><span id="2000.E2.80.932004"></span>2000–2004</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: 2000–2004"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2000:_The_Kids_Can_Play">2000: The Kids Can Play</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: 2000: The Kids Can Play"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2000_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2000 Chicago White Sox season">2000 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>Under Manager <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Manuel" title="Jerry Manuel">Jerry Manuel</a>, the White Sox fielded a talented but chronically under-achieving team. In <a href="/wiki/2000_in_baseball" title="2000 in baseball">2000</a>, however, the White Sox had one of their best teams since the 1983 club. This team, whose slogan was "The Kids Can Play", won 95 games en route to an AL Central division title. The team scored runs at a blistering pace, which enabled them to overcome the effects of a mediocre pitching staff, led by <a href="/wiki/Mike_Sirotka" title="Mike Sirotka">Mike Sirotka</a> and <a href="/wiki/James_Baldwin_(baseball)" title="James Baldwin (baseball)">James Baldwin</a>. Frank Thomas nearly won his third MVP award with his offensive output; he was helped by good offensive years from <a href="/wiki/Magglio_Ord%C3%B3%C3%B1ez" title="Magglio Ordóñez">Magglio Ordóñez</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Konerko" title="Paul Konerko">Paul Konerko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Lee" title="Carlos Lee">Carlos Lee</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Valent%C3%ADn" title="José Valentín">José Valentín</a>. </p><p>As in 1983 and 1993, the 2000 team could not carry its success over into the postseason, getting swept by the wild-card <a href="/wiki/2000_Seattle_Mariners_season" title="2000 Seattle Mariners season">Seattle Mariners</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2000_American_League_Division_Series" title="2000 American League Division Series">Division Series</a>. Despite new club records for hits (1,615), runs scored (978), RBI (926), home runs (216), and doubles (325), the White Sox hit only .185 in the ALDS and failed to score a run after the third inning in any of the three games. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="2003–04"><span id="2003.E2.80.9304"></span>2003–04</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: 2003–04"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2003_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2003 Chicago White Sox season">2003 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>In <a href="/wiki/2003_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="2003 Major League Baseball season">2003</a>, Comiskey Park was renamed after cell phone company <a href="/wiki/U.S._Cellular" title="U.S. Cellular">U.S. Cellular</a> bought the naming rights at $68 million over 20 years, a very unpopular move among fans. In 2003 The All Star game was held for the first time at their new park. Although briefly leading the central in September (the first time since 1906 both Chicago teams were in First at the same time), the Sox ultimately finished four games behind the Twins. </p><p>In 2004, the team named <a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Guillen" class="mw-redirect" title="Ozzie Guillen">Ozzie Guillen</a> as the 37th manager in team history. Although again finishing in second place, losing streaks in August and September, along with various injuries, sunk the team. Several changes were made in the offseason, including trading <a href="/wiki/Carlos_Lee" title="Carlos Lee">Carlos Lee</a> to the Brewers for <a href="/wiki/Scott_Podsednik" title="Scott Podsednik">Scott Podsednik</a>. Although <a href="/wiki/Magglio_Ord%C3%B3%C3%B1ez" title="Magglio Ordóñez">Magglio Ordóñez</a> was nearly traded to the Red Sox for <a href="/wiki/Nomar_Garciaparra" title="Nomar Garciaparra">Nomar Garciaparra</a>, the deal fell through and Ordóñez left as a free agent to sign with the Tigers. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2005:_The_drought_ends">2005: The drought ends</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: 2005: The drought ends"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n.jpg/220px-Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n.jpg/330px-Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/eb/Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n.jpg/440px-Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="850" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n" title="Ozzie Guillén">Ozzie Guillén</a> not only made a name for himself as a solid defensive shortstop with the White Sox in the 1980s–1990s, but also as the team's manager from 2004 to 2011 where he led the franchise to a World Series title</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2005_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2005 Chicago White Sox season">2005 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>The changes made an immediate impact on the team. In <a href="/wiki/2005_in_baseball" title="2005 in baseball">2005</a>, the White Sox posted the best record in the major leagues for much of the year, before a late season slump saw the <a href="/wiki/2005_St._Louis_Cardinals_season" title="2005 St. Louis Cardinals season">St. Louis Cardinals</a> overtake them (100 wins vs. 99 wins). Though a serious challenge for their dominance of the division was mounted late in the year by the <a href="/wiki/2005_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="2005 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a> (the Tribe actually reduced what was once a 15-game lead for the White Sox down to 1<link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">2</span></span> games at one point only to lose the last 7 games), Chicago scored a 4–2 victory over the <a href="/wiki/2005_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2005 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a> on September 29 to win their first AL Central Division title since 2000. Finishing at 99–63 (.611) tied their 1983 record, and won the division by six games. The last time they had a higher percentage than that was 1920, when they finished second in the league thanks to the late-season "Black Sox" suspensions. The combination of the league's best record with the American League victory in the All-Star Game gave the White Sox the home field advantage throughout the 2005 postseason (perhaps unnecessary as the White Sox won every post-season road game they played in 2005). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005_ALDS">2005 ALDS</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: 2005 ALDS"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the <a href="/wiki/2005_American_League_Division_Series" title="2005 American League Division Series">2005 American League Division Series</a>, the White Sox took on the <a href="/wiki/2005_Boston_Red_Sox_season" title="2005 Boston Red Sox season">Boston Red Sox</a>, the 2005 AL <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_wild_card" class="mw-redirect" title="Major League Baseball wild card">wild-card</a> winners and the defending World Series champions. The White Sox defeated the Red Sox in a three-game sweep. They won the first two games (scoring a 14–2 victory in the first game – their first postseason win at home since <a href="/wiki/1959_World_Series" title="1959 World Series">1959</a> – and 5–4 in the second) of the series at home before claiming a 5–3 victory at <a href="/wiki/Fenway_Park" title="Fenway Park">Fenway Park</a> in Boston. Scott Podsednik hit his first home run of the season in the first game of the series. </p><p>The ALDS also set the tone for what would be an unusually suspenseful post-season; while their first game was considered a blow-out, the remaining games saw the White Sox making the most of rare opportunities and hanging on to narrow leads. In the first inning of game 1, the White Sox put up 5 runs, and never looked back. A late inning three-run home run by <a href="/wiki/Scott_Podsednik" title="Scott Podsednik">Scott Podsednik</a> – his first home run of the season, was the icing on the cake in the game 1 blowout. In Game 2, the White Sox were actually down 4–2 when Red Sox second baseman <a href="/wiki/Tony_Graffanino" title="Tony Graffanino">Tony Graffanino</a>, formerly playing for the White Sox, let <a href="/wiki/Juan_Uribe" title="Juan Uribe">Juan Uribe</a>'s potential inning-ending, double-play grounder go through his legs; one out later, <a href="/wiki/Tadahito_Iguchi" title="Tadahito Iguchi">Tadahito Iguchi</a> hit a three-run homer to left that clinched the game for the White Sox. In Game 3, <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Orlando Hernández">Orlando Hernández</a> entered the game with the bases loaded and nobody out with the White Sox ahead by only one run in the bottom of the sixth inning. Based on their regular season performance, it was later calculated that the Red Sox's probability of winning at that point was .662, even though they were trailing by one run. Instead, the first two batters, <a href="/wiki/Jason_Varitek" title="Jason Varitek">Jason Varitek</a> and <a href="/wiki/Tony_Graffanino" title="Tony Graffanino">Tony Graffanino</a>, both popped out, and <a href="/wiki/Johnny_Damon" title="Johnny Damon">Johnny Damon</a> struck out swinging on a breaking ball. Hernandez went on to retire six of the next seven batters, and the White Sox's rookie reliever <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jenks" title="Bobby Jenks">Bobby Jenks</a> closed out the game. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005_ALCS">2005 ALCS</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: 2005 ALCS"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The White Sox then moved on to face the <a href="/wiki/2005_Los_Angeles_Angels_of_Anaheim_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2005 Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim season">Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2005_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2005 American League Championship Series">ALCS</a>. The Angels won Game 1, 3–2, the White Sox' only post-season loss. </p><p>In Game 2 on October 12, the teams were involved in one of the most controversial endings in baseball playoff history. With the score tied 1–1 with two outs in the bottom of the ninth, A. J. Pierzynski apparently struck out to end the inning. At first Pierzynski headed back to the dugout but ran to first base upon realizing that umpire <a href="/wiki/Doug_Eddings" title="Doug Eddings">Doug Eddings</a> had ruled that Angels catcher <a href="/wiki/Josh_Paul" title="Josh Paul">Josh Paul</a> (a former White Sox player) did not field the ball cleanly, meaning he would have to either tag the batter or throw to the first baseman to record the out (see <a href="/wiki/Uncaught_third_strike" title="Uncaught third strike">uncaught third strike</a>). Despite vehement protests from various members of the Angels, including manager <a href="/wiki/Mike_Scioscia" title="Mike Scioscia">Mike Scioscia</a>, Pierzynski was awarded first base. Pinch-runner <a href="/wiki/Pablo_Ozuna" title="Pablo Ozuna">Pablo Ozuna</a> replaced Pierzynski and stole second base. Third baseman <a href="/wiki/Joe_Crede" title="Joe Crede">Joe Crede</a> then delivered a double on the third pitch to give the White Sox a 2–1 win. Overshadowed by that play was the 1-run, 5-hit complete game pitched by <a href="/wiki/Mark_Buehrle" title="Mark Buehrle">Mark Buehrle</a>. Buehrle's excellent effort allowed the White Sox to capture their first-ever home victory in ALCS history. </p><p>Buoyed by their win, the White Sox traveled to Anaheim, California, where starters <a href="/wiki/Jon_Garland" title="Jon Garland">Jon Garland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Freddy_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Freddy García">Freddy García</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Contreras" title="José Contreras">José Contreras</a> (who had dropped Game 1 to the Angels in Chicago) pitched three more complete game victories consecutively over the Angels, giving the White Sox their first American League pennant since 1959. White Sox slugger <a href="/wiki/Paul_Konerko" title="Paul Konerko">Paul Konerko</a> was named the ALCS MVP, on the strength of his two home runs, 7 RBI, and .286 average. </p><p>Especially in light of the evolution of the game, the White Sox four straight complete games was considered an unbelievable achievement. In fact, since José Contreras pitched <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac">8<span class="sr-only">+</span><span class="num">1</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> innings in game 1, the White Sox bullpen saw a total of <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1154941027"><span class="frac"><span class="num">2</span>⁄<span class="den">3</span></span> of an inning pitched (by <a href="/wiki/Neal_Cotts" title="Neal Cotts">Neal Cotts</a>) in the entire series. The last time four consecutive complete games had been pitched in a championship series was in the <a href="/wiki/1956_World_Series" title="1956 World Series">1956 World Series</a> between the <a href="/wiki/1956_Brooklyn_Dodgers_season" title="1956 Brooklyn Dodgers season">Brooklyn Dodgers</a> and <a href="/wiki/1928_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1928 New York Yankees season">New York Yankees</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/1928_World_Series" title="1928 World Series">1928 Yankees</a> were the last team to win four consecutive complete games in a championship series. In fact, the last time any major league pitching staff had hurled four straight complete game victories was near the end of the <a href="/wiki/1983_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1983 Major League Baseball season">1983 regular season</a>, when the <a href="/wiki/1983_Texas_Rangers_season" title="1983 Texas Rangers season">Texas Rangers</a> accomplished the feat. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2005_World_Series">2005 World Series</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=35" title="Edit section: 2005 World Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The White Sox now advanced to the <a href="/wiki/2005_World_Series" title="2005 World Series">World Series</a>, where they would take on the National League champion <a href="/wiki/2005_Houston_Astros_season" title="2005 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a>. The White Sox' appearance in the World Series was bittersweet for longtime franchise star <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Frank Thomas</a>. One of the most popular and productive players in the franchise's long history, Thomas would finally be going to a World Series in his 16th major league season. However, due to injury, Thomas would be unable to participate except as an observer, and his contributions to the White Sox in 2005 were limited. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chicago3_SvG.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Chicago3_SvG.jpg/220px-Chicago3_SvG.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Chicago3_SvG.jpg/330px-Chicago3_SvG.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Chicago3_SvG.jpg/440px-Chicago3_SvG.jpg 2x" data-file-width="946" data-file-height="611" /></a><figcaption>Chicago skyline during the World Series supporting the White Sox</figcaption></figure> <p>Game 1 saw Astros' ace <a href="/wiki/Roger_Clemens" title="Roger Clemens">Roger Clemens</a> leave the game with a hamstring injury, leaving <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Contreras" title="José Contreras">José Contreras</a> to finish up the Astros and Chicago took advantage of its opponents' weakness, winning 5–3. <a href="/wiki/Joe_Crede" title="Joe Crede">Joe Crede</a> especially made an impressive showing with his stellar defensive plays at third base. </p><p>Game 2 of the Series, as in the ALCS, saw the White Sox again involved in a controversial play. With the White Sox down 4–2 in the seventh with two outs and two runners on base, the home plate umpire ruled that <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dye" title="Jermaine Dye">Jermaine Dye</a> had been hit by a pitch, while the Astros argued (and TV replays confirmed) that the ball had actually hit the bat. Dye was given a free pass to first, and the next batter, Paul Konerko, launched a grand slam into left field to give Chicago a 6–4 lead. Houston tied the game on a two-run single with two outs in the top of the ninth, but in the bottom of the ninth, <a href="/wiki/Scott_Podsednik" title="Scott Podsednik">Scott Podsednik</a> hit a walk-off solo home run off <a href="/wiki/Brad_Lidge" title="Brad Lidge">Brad Lidge</a> to give the White Sox a thrilling 7–6 victory and a 2–0 lead in the Series. Podsednik was the first player in major league history to hit a home run in the World Series after not having hit any during the regular season. (He did, however, have a home run in Game 1 of the ALDS against Boston, making the World Series home run his second of the playoffs.) </p><p>The World Series then shifted to Houston for Game 3, in which Astros' starter and NLCS MVP <a href="/wiki/Roy_Oswalt" title="Roy Oswalt">Roy Oswalt</a> cruised with a 4–0 lead until the wheels totally came off for him with a five-run fifth by the White Sox. The Astros managed to tie the game in the eighth, but repeatedly blew scoring opportunities in the next few innings. Finally, in the top of the 14th, former Astro <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Blum" title="Geoff Blum">Geoff Blum</a> hit a tie-breaking home run; the White Sox took a commanding 3–0 Series lead with a 7–5 victory in the longest World Series game in history (in terms of time; tied for most innings). <a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n" title="Ozzie Guillén">Ozzie Guillén</a> sent <a href="/wiki/Mark_Buehrle" title="Mark Buehrle">Mark Buehrle</a> in to get the last out in the bottom of the 14th to get the save after he had started Game 2, and later remarked that he was set to send <a href="/wiki/Pablo_Ozuna" title="Pablo Ozuna">Pablo Ozuna</a> (a position player) in to pitch if the Astros somehow extended the game. </p><p>Game 4 was a pitcher's duel between <a href="/wiki/Freddy_Garc%C3%ADa" title="Freddy García">Freddy García</a> and <a href="/wiki/Brandon_Backe" title="Brandon Backe">Brandon Backe</a>. The game was scoreless until <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dye" title="Jermaine Dye">Jermaine Dye</a> singled to center off of Brad Lidge, driving in <a href="/wiki/Willie_Harris" title="Willie Harris">Willie Harris</a> for what turned out to be the winning run. This was the second game of the series in which Lidge had given up the game-winning run (Podesednik's home run in Game 2). Game 4 also saw a spectacular defensive play by <a href="/wiki/Juan_Uribe" title="Juan Uribe">Juan Uribe</a>, as the Chicago shortstop fell two rows into the stands in order to retire <a href="/wiki/Chris_Burke_(baseball)" title="Chris Burke (baseball)">Chris Burke</a> for the second out in the bottom of the ninth. Uribe also earned the assist in the final out of the Series on the next play, as he narrowly threw <a href="/wiki/Orlando_Palmeiro" title="Orlando Palmeiro">Orlando Palmeiro</a> out at first to give the White Sox their first World Series crown since <a href="/wiki/1917_World_Series" title="1917 World Series">1917</a>. </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>Here's the 1-2 pitch to Palmeiro. A ground ball, past <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jenks" title="Bobby Jenks">Jenks</a>, up the middle of the infield, Uribe has it, he throws- OUT! OUT! A WHITE SOX WINNER! AND A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP! The White Sox have won the World Series, and they're mobbing each other on the field!</p><div class="templatequotecite">— <cite>White Sox radio announcer <a href="/wiki/John_Rooney_(sportscaster)" title="John Rooney (sportscaster)">John Rooney</a> calling the final play on <a href="/wiki/WMVP" title="WMVP">WMVP 1000</a></cite></div></blockquote><p> Dye was named the <a href="/wiki/World_Series_MVP_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="World Series MVP Award">World Series MVP</a> in the four-game sweep.</p><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Chicago_White_Sox_World_Series.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Chicago_White_Sox_World_Series.jpg/220px-Chicago_White_Sox_World_Series.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Chicago_White_Sox_World_Series.jpg/330px-Chicago_White_Sox_World_Series.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Chicago_White_Sox_World_Series.jpg/440px-Chicago_White_Sox_World_Series.jpg 2x" data-file-width="604" data-file-height="453" /></a><figcaption>The White Sox' <a href="/wiki/World_Series_Trophy" class="mw-redirect" title="World Series Trophy">World Series Trophy</a> on display at U.S. Cellular Field during the 2006 season</figcaption></figure> <p>Only the <a href="/wiki/1927_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1927 New York Yankees season">1927 Yankees</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1984_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="1984 Detroit Tigers season">1984 Detroit Tigers</a> were able to achieve such a feat.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="margin-left:0.1em; white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify" title="Wikipedia:Please clarify"><span title="The text near this tag may need clarification or removal of jargon. (March 2021)">clarification needed</span></a></i>]</sup> Their 11–1 postseason record was tied with <a href="/wiki/1999_New_York_Yankees_season" title="1999 New York Yankees season">1999 Yankees</a> as the best single post season mark. (Only <a href="/wiki/1976_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="1976 Cincinnati Reds season">Cincinnati Reds</a> in <a href="/wiki/1976_Major_League_Baseball_season" title="1976 Major League Baseball season">1976</a> had a better winning percentage by going 7–0.) Also, their 8-game winning streak (the four wins over the Angels and the sweep against the Astros) is tied with the Boston Red Sox (who won 8 games in a row en route to their 2004 World Series championship) and the Kansas City Royals (who won the 2014 Wild Card Game and swept the Los Angeles Angels and Baltimore Orioles in the ALDS/ALCS) for the longest postseason winning streak in Major League history. The White Sox also became the first team to win all three post-season victories on the road. Amazingly, despite their 105-year history, this was only the franchise's third World Series championship, (following victories in 1917 and 1906). It also marked their first pennant since the advent of divisional play in 1969 (the White Sox won the inaugural American League pennant in 1901, but this was 2 years prior to the first modern World Series). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="2006–present:_Post-World_Series"><span id="2006.E2.80.93present:_Post-World_Series"></span>2006–present: Post-World Series</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=36" title="Edit section: 2006–present: Post-World Series"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2006_season">2006 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=37" title="Edit section: 2006 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Jim_Thome_2008.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Jim_Thome_2008.jpg/220px-Jim_Thome_2008.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="262" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Jim_Thome_2008.jpg/330px-Jim_Thome_2008.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Jim_Thome_2008.jpg/440px-Jim_Thome_2008.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2178" data-file-height="2592" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Jim Thome</a></figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2006_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2006 Chicago White Sox season">2006 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>After leading the wild card race for much of the season, the White Sox faltered, losing 15 of 24 at the beginning of September to eliminate them from playoff contention, ending their chances of becoming the first repeat winner of the World Series since the New York Yankees in 1999 and 2000. They nonetheless finished with a 90–72 record, the season's best record by a non-playoff team. </p><p>This was the first year a White Sox manager had led the AL All-Star squad since 1994, when Gene Lamont led the team. In addition to manager Ozzie Guillén, the White Sox had six representatives at the <a href="/wiki/2006_Major_League_Baseball_All-Star_Game" title="2006 Major League Baseball All-Star Game">77th All-Star Game</a> at <a href="/wiki/PNC_Park" title="PNC Park">PNC Park</a> in <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, the most among any club: starting pitcher <a href="/wiki/Mark_Buehrle" title="Mark Buehrle">Mark Buehrle</a>, closer <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jenks" title="Bobby Jenks">Bobby Jenks</a>, catcher <a href="/wiki/A._J._Pierzynski" title="A. J. Pierzynski">A. J. Pierzynski</a>, first basemen <a href="/wiki/Paul_Konerko" title="Paul Konerko">Paul Konerko</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Jim Thome</a>, and right fielder <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dye" title="Jermaine Dye">Jermaine Dye</a>. <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Contreras" title="José Contreras">José Contreras</a> was originally selected to pitch in the All-Star Game, but was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Francisco_Liriano" title="Francisco Liriano">Francisco Liriano</a>. Guillen removed Contreras from the roster after a 117-pitch performance in a 19-inning game against Boston on the last day before the All-Star Break. </p><p>Pierzynski was the last White Sox to be named to the team after winning the year's <a href="/wiki/All-Star_Final_Vote" title="All-Star Final Vote">Final Vote</a>, in which the fans select the 32nd and final player on both the AL and NL squads. Pierzynski is the second White Sox to be selected, following <a href="/wiki/Scott_Podsednik" title="Scott Podsednik">Scott Podsednik</a>'s nomination in 2005. Dye competed in the 2006 CENTURY 21 <a href="/wiki/Home_Run_Derby" title="Home Run Derby">Home Run Derby</a>; he managed to hit 7 home runs in the first round, but <a href="/wiki/David_Ortiz" title="David Ortiz">David Ortiz</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ryan_Howard" title="Ryan Howard">Ryan Howard</a> both surpassed that total to knock Dye out of the competition. </p><p>The White Sox drew 2,957,414 fans for an average of 36,511, third in the AL. There were a total of 52 sellouts, breaking the previous team record of 18. The White Sox also drew 75 crowds in excess of 30,000, another franchise record. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2007_season">2007 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=38" title="Edit section: 2007 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2007_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2007 Chicago White Sox season">2007 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>On April 18, Buehrle pitched a <a href="/wiki/No-hitter" title="No-hitter">no-hitter</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2007_Texas_Rangers_season" title="2007 Texas Rangers season">Texas Rangers</a>, 6–0. Buehrle's only blemish was a walk to <a href="/wiki/Sammy_Sosa" title="Sammy Sosa">Sammy Sosa</a> in the fifth, but Buehrle would promptly pick Sosa off during the next at-bat. Buehrle secured his spot in the MLB record books when he forced Rangers catcher <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Laird" title="Gerald Laird">Gerald Laird</a> to ground out to third baseman <a href="/wiki/Joe_Crede" title="Joe Crede">Joe Crede</a> at 9:14 P.M. CDT, sending the crowd of 25,390 at <a href="/wiki/U.S._Cellular_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Cellular Field">U.S. Cellular Field</a> into a frenzy. He would face the minimum of 27 batters using 106 pitches (66 strikes), with the one walk to Sosa and eight strikeouts. <a href="/wiki/Jermaine_Dye" title="Jermaine Dye">Jermaine Dye</a> hit a <a href="/wiki/Grand_slam_(baseball)" title="Grand slam (baseball)">grand slam</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Jim Thome</a> added two solo homers in the history-making night. </p><p>On July 6, the White Sox announced the signing of Mark Buehrle to a contract extension worth $56 million over four years. The move came after weeks of rumors of Buehrle possibly being traded. </p><p>Overall, the White Sox season was hampered by injuries and a team-wide hitting slump. However, the season was not a complete failure with Mark Buehrle's no hitter, Jim Thome's 500th home run, and closer <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jenks" title="Bobby Jenks">Bobby Jenks</a> 41 consecutive batters retired (tying Jim Barr's all-time record and breaking the American League record.) Jenks would later fall short of the all-time record when Kansas City Royal's player <a href="/wiki/Joey_Gathright" title="Joey Gathright">Joey Gathright</a> slapped a ground ball into left field just out of the reaches of third baseman <a href="/wiki/Josh_Fields_(infielder)" title="Josh Fields (infielder)">Josh Fields</a> and shortstop <a href="/wiki/Juan_Uribe" title="Juan Uribe">Juan Uribe</a>. </p><p>The White Sox finished the season fourth in their division with a 72–90 record, behind the <a href="/wiki/2007_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="2007 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a>, <a href="/wiki/2007_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2007 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2007_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="2007 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2008_Season:_Central_champs_again_and_a_"blackout_game""><span id="2008_Season:_Central_champs_again_and_a_.22blackout_game.22"></span>2008 Season: Central champs again and a "blackout game"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=39" title="Edit section: 2008 Season: Central champs again and a "blackout game""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2008_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2008 Chicago White Sox season">2008 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>On July 31, the day of the trade deadline, the White Sox traded relief pitcher <a href="/wiki/Nick_Masset" title="Nick Masset">Nick Masset</a> and minor leaguer 2nd Baseman <a href="/wiki/Danny_Richar" title="Danny Richar">Danny Richar</a> for <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Ken Griffey Jr.</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Cincinnati_Reds" title="Cincinnati Reds">Cincinnati Reds</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On August 14, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Jim Thome</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paul_Konerko" title="Paul Konerko">Paul Konerko</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alexei_Ram%C3%ADrez" title="Alexei Ramírez">Alexei Ramírez</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Juan_Uribe" title="Juan Uribe">Juan Uribe</a> combined to hit four consecutive home runs against the <a href="/wiki/Kansas_City_Royals" title="Kansas City Royals">Kansas City Royals</a> off of pitchers <a href="/wiki/Joel_Peralta" title="Joel Peralta">Joel Peralta</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rob_Tejeda" title="Rob Tejeda">Rob Tejeda</a>, something that has only been done six other times in the history of <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball" title="Major League Baseball">Major League Baseball</a>. </p><p>On September 29, 2008, Ramirez hit his fourth grand slam of the season, setting a major-league single-season record for a rookie, off of Detroit Tigers pitcher Gary Glover in an 8–2 White Sox victory to qualify the <a href="/wiki/2008_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2008 Chicago White Sox season">White Sox</a> for a <a href="/wiki/2008_American_League_Central_tie-breaker_game" title="2008 American League Central tie-breaker game">one-game playoff</a> against the <a href="/wiki/2008_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="2008 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a> for the AL Central title. This also broke the team record for most grand slams in a single season. </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:2008_MLB_AL_Central_Tiebreaker_Celebration.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/2008_MLB_AL_Central_Tiebreaker_Celebration.JPG/250px-2008_MLB_AL_Central_Tiebreaker_Celebration.JPG" decoding="async" width="250" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/2008_MLB_AL_Central_Tiebreaker_Celebration.JPG/375px-2008_MLB_AL_Central_Tiebreaker_Celebration.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/2008_MLB_AL_Central_Tiebreaker_Celebration.JPG/500px-2008_MLB_AL_Central_Tiebreaker_Celebration.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1600" data-file-height="1238" /></a><figcaption>Chicago White Sox celebrate after winning a tiebreaker game against the Minnesota Twins on September 30, 2008.</figcaption></figure> <p>On September 30, 2008, the White Sox won a tiebreaker 1–0 against the Minnesota Twins for the American League playoff spot after a diving catch from <a href="/wiki/Brian_Anderson_(outfielder)" title="Brian Anderson (outfielder)">Brian Anderson</a>. A game saving throw to home plate from center-fielder Ken Griffey Jr. to catcher <a href="/wiki/A._J._Pierzynski" title="A. J. Pierzynski">A. J. Pierzynski</a> on a flyout to keep <a href="/wiki/Michael_Cuddyer" title="Michael Cuddyer">Michael Cuddyer</a> from scoring would keep the Twins scoreless through the top of the 5th inning. <a href="/wiki/John_Danks" title="John Danks">John Danks</a> pitched on only three days rest and threw 103 pitches for 2 hits and no runs in eight innings. <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jenks" title="Bobby Jenks">Bobby Jenks</a> would close the game with a perfect 9th. The only run of the game came from a <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Jim Thome</a> home run, the 541st of his career. This was the lowest scoring tiebreaker game in MLB history. The White Sox are also the only team in MLB history to beat three different teams on three consecutive days: the <a href="/wiki/2008_Cleveland_Indians_season" title="2008 Cleveland Indians season">Cleveland Indians</a>, <a href="/wiki/2008_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2008 Detroit Tigers season">Detroit Tigers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2008_Minnesota_Twins_season" title="2008 Minnesota Twins season">Minnesota Twins</a>. They lost to the <a href="/wiki/2008_Tampa_Bay_Rays_season" title="2008 Tampa Bay Rays season">Tampa Bay Rays</a> in the <a href="/wiki/2008_American_League_Division_Series" title="2008 American League Division Series">ALDS</a>, 3 games to 1. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009_season">2009 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=40" title="Edit section: 2009 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A.J._Pierzynski_April_2009.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/A.J._Pierzynski_April_2009.jpg/220px-A.J._Pierzynski_April_2009.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/A.J._Pierzynski_April_2009.jpg/330px-A.J._Pierzynski_April_2009.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bb/A.J._Pierzynski_April_2009.jpg/440px-A.J._Pierzynski_April_2009.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1887" data-file-height="2523" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/A._J._Pierzynski" title="A. J. Pierzynski">A. J. Pierzynski</a>, April 2009</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:DSC04443_18th_Perfect_Game_in_Major_League_Baseball_History.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/DSC04443_18th_Perfect_Game_in_Major_League_Baseball_History.jpg/220px-DSC04443_18th_Perfect_Game_in_Major_League_Baseball_History.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/DSC04443_18th_Perfect_Game_in_Major_League_Baseball_History.jpg/330px-DSC04443_18th_Perfect_Game_in_Major_League_Baseball_History.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/DSC04443_18th_Perfect_Game_in_Major_League_Baseball_History.jpg/440px-DSC04443_18th_Perfect_Game_in_Major_League_Baseball_History.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="685" /></a><figcaption>Teammates celebrate <a href="/wiki/Mark_Buehrle" title="Mark Buehrle">Mark Buehrle</a>'s perfect game, July 23, 2009</figcaption></figure> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2009_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2009 Chicago White Sox season">2009 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>During the 2009 offseason the White Sox declined a team option for <a href="/wiki/Ken_Griffey_Jr." title="Ken Griffey Jr.">Ken Griffey Jr.</a> The White Sox also let <a href="/wiki/Joe_Crede" title="Joe Crede">Joe Crede</a> become a free agent, who went on to sign with the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota Twins</a>, and signed closer <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jenks" title="Bobby Jenks">Bobby Jenks</a> to a one-year contract, avoiding arbitration.<sup id="cite_ref-chicago.whitesox.mlb.com_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chicago.whitesox.mlb.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Pitcher <a href="/wiki/Bartolo_Col%C3%B3n" title="Bartolo Colón">Bartolo Colón</a> was signed as a <a href="/wiki/Free_agent" title="Free agent">free agent</a> on January 15.<sup id="cite_ref-chicago.whitesox.mlb.com_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-chicago.whitesox.mlb.com-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Javier_V%C3%A1zquez_(baseball)" title="Javier Vázquez (baseball)">Javier Vázquez</a> and <a href="/wiki/Boone_Logan" title="Boone Logan">Boone Logan</a> were traded to the <a href="/wiki/Atlanta_Braves" title="Atlanta Braves">Atlanta Braves</a> for prospects <a href="/wiki/Tyler_Flowers" title="Tyler Flowers">Tyler Flowers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Brent_Lillibridge" title="Brent Lillibridge">Brent Lillibridge</a>, Jon Gilmore and Santos Rodriguez.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 4, the White Sox called up 2008 number one draft pick (eighth overall), shortstop <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Beckham" title="Gordon Beckham">Gordon Beckham</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Transactions_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Transactions-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It took Beckham only 364 days to reach the Major Leagues, as he was drafted on June 5, 2008.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On June 9, the White Sox called up another number one draft pick (2007, 25th overall), left-handed pitcher <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Poreda" title="Aaron Poreda">Aaron Poreda</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Transactions_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Transactions-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On July 23, White Sox pitcher <a href="/wiki/Mark_Buehrle" title="Mark Buehrle">Mark Buehrle</a> threw a <a href="/wiki/Perfect_game_(baseball)" title="Perfect game (baseball)">perfect game</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Rays" title="Tampa Bay Rays">Tampa Bay Rays</a>. It was his second career no-hitter, both with the White Sox, and the second perfect game in team history. After the game, Buehrle was in the middle of his press conference with the media when he received a phone call from President <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">Barack Obama</a> to congratulate him. It was the second time in two weeks that <a href="/wiki/Barack_Obama" title="Barack Obama">President Obama</a> and Buehrle had contact, with the first being at the 2009 All-Star game in St. Louis, Missouri. </p><p>On July 28 Mark Buehrle established a new major league baseball record, by retiring Minnesota Twin (And former teammate) <a href="/wiki/Joe_Crede" title="Joe Crede">Joe Crede</a>, Buehrle retired his 42nd consecutive batter, breaking the record held by teammate <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Jenks" title="Bobby Jenks">Bobby Jenks</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Jim_Barr" title="Jim Barr">Jim Barr</a>, Buehrle would retire three more batters. He holds the all-time record now at 45. </p><p>On July 31, the White Sox traded 2007 number one draft pick (25th overall), pitcher <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Poreda" title="Aaron Poreda">Aaron Poreda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Clayton_Richard" title="Clayton Richard">Clayton Richard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Adam_Russell_(baseball)" title="Adam Russell (baseball)">Adam Russell</a> and <a href="/wiki/Dexter_Carter" title="Dexter Carter">Dexter Carter</a> in exchange for <a href="/wiki/Jake_Peavy" title="Jake Peavy">Jake Peavy</a>. </p><p>On August 10, the White Sox claimed OF <a href="/wiki/Alex_R%C3%ADos" title="Alex Ríos">Alex Ríos</a> off waivers from the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> </p><p>On August 31, <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Jim Thome</a> waived his no-trade clause, allowing the White Sox to trade him to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>, and pick up center fielder Justin Fuller. The White Sox also trade <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Contreras" title="José Contreras">José Contreras</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Colorado_Rockies" title="Colorado Rockies">Colorado Rockies</a>, in exchange for Brandon Hynick, a 24-year-old right-handed starter. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_season">2010 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=41" title="Edit section: 2010 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2010_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2010 Chicago White Sox season">2010 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>On the <a href="/wiki/Opening_Day" title="Opening Day">Opening Day</a>, the White Sox shutout the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Indians" class="mw-redirect" title="Cleveland Indians">Cleveland</a> 6–0. On that day, <a href="/wiki/Mark_Buehrle" title="Mark Buehrle">Mark Buehrle</a> made an astounding play when he hurried and picked up a ball with his glove in foul territory and quickly underthrew backwards with his glove to <a href="/wiki/Paul_Konerko" title="Paul Konerko">Paul Konerko</a>, who caught the ball with his bare hand to force out <a href="/wiki/Lou_Marson" title="Lou Marson">Lou Marson</a> in the fifth inning for the second out. <a href="/wiki/Paul_Konerko" title="Paul Konerko">Paul Konerko</a> broke the franchise record for most home runs hit during the month of April with 11. </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Paul_Konerko_on_August_10,_2011.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Paul_Konerko_on_August_10%2C_2011.jpg/170px-Paul_Konerko_on_August_10%2C_2011.jpg" decoding="async" width="170" height="269" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Paul_Konerko_on_August_10%2C_2011.jpg/255px-Paul_Konerko_on_August_10%2C_2011.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Paul_Konerko_on_August_10%2C_2011.jpg/340px-Paul_Konerko_on_August_10%2C_2011.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1063" data-file-height="1680" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Paul_Konerko" title="Paul Konerko">Paul Konerko</a>, August 2011</figcaption></figure> <p>On May 11, the Sox opened the two-game series at the new <a href="/wiki/Target_Field" title="Target Field">Target Field</a> and took the victory 5–2 over <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Twins" title="Minnesota Twins">Minnesota</a>, but the next day lost 3–2. </p><p>On August 29, The White Sox hosted <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Frank Thomas</a> day at <a href="/wiki/U.S._Cellular_field" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Cellular field">U.S. Cellular field</a> against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>. Frank Thomas's Jersey was retired that day. The White Sox Organization also printed his face on the legendary wall in Left-Center field with other number retirees <a href="/wiki/Billy_Pierce" title="Billy Pierce">Billy Pierce</a> to his left and <a href="/wiki/Carlton_Fisk" title="Carlton Fisk">Carlton Fisk</a> to his right. Thomas's image also appears under the printed words 'The Catch,' commemorating <a href="/wiki/DeWayne_Wise" title="DeWayne Wise">DeWayne Wise</a>'s catch to preserve <a href="/wiki/Mark_Buehrle%27s_perfect_game" title="Mark Buehrle's perfect game">Mark Buehrle's perfect game</a> in 2009. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2011_season:_"All_In""><span id="2011_season:_.22All_In.22"></span>2011 season: "All In"</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=42" title="Edit section: 2011 season: "All In""><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2011_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2011 Chicago White Sox season">2011 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>Following a busy off season, in which the White Sox signed big name free agent <a href="/wiki/Adam_Dunn" title="Adam Dunn">Adam Dunn</a> and re-signed first baseman <a href="/wiki/Paul_Konerko" title="Paul Konerko">Paul Konerko</a> and catcher <a href="/wiki/A._J._Pierzynski" title="A. J. Pierzynski">A. J. Pierzynski</a> the White Sox, the 2011 White Sox ended the season with a 79–83 record. </p><p>Some notable events for the 2011 Season included: unveiling of a bronze statue of former White Sox slugger <a href="/wiki/Frank_Thomas_(designated_hitter)" title="Frank Thomas (designated hitter)">Frank Thomas</a> and the catastrophically horrible season of <a href="/wiki/Adam_Dunn" title="Adam Dunn">Adam Dunn</a> in his debut season as the White Sox designated hitter.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The end of the season was marked by the end of former World Series winning manager <a href="/wiki/Ozzie_Guill%C3%A9n" title="Ozzie Guillén">Ozzie Guillén</a> who departed a few days before the end of the regular season, eventually signing as manager with the then <a href="/wiki/Florida_Marlins" class="mw-redirect" title="Florida Marlins">Florida Marlins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Shortly after the 2011 season, the White Sox announced former third baseman <a href="/wiki/Robin_Ventura" title="Robin Ventura">Robin Ventura</a> as their new manager, succeeding interim manager <a href="/wiki/Don_Cooper" title="Don Cooper">Don Cooper</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2012_season">2012 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=43" title="Edit section: 2012 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2012_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2012 Chicago White Sox season">2012 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>On April 21, <a href="/wiki/Philip_Humber" title="Philip Humber">Philip Humber</a> threw the third <a href="/wiki/Perfect_game_(baseball)" title="Perfect game (baseball)">perfect game</a> in franchise history against the <a href="/wiki/Seattle_Mariners" title="Seattle Mariners">Seattle Mariners</a> at <a href="/wiki/Safeco_Field" class="mw-redirect" title="Safeco Field">Safeco Field</a> in <a href="/wiki/Seattle,_Washington" class="mw-redirect" title="Seattle, Washington">Seattle, Washington</a>, as the ChiSox won 3–0. It was the 21st perfect game in <a href="/wiki/MLB" class="mw-redirect" title="MLB">MLB</a> history. The White Sox were leading the <a href="/wiki/American_League_Central" title="American League Central">Central Division</a> until the last weeks of the season where they lost many games and ended up 3 games behind the eventual AL Champions, the <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Tigers" title="Detroit Tigers">Detroit Tigers</a>. Their final record was 85–77.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2013_season">2013 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=44" title="Edit section: 2013 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2013_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2013 Chicago White Sox season">2013 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>The Sox had the coldest <a href="/wiki/Opening_day" class="mw-redirect" title="Opening day">opening day</a> in 106 years, equalling the April 18, 1907 record of 38 °F (3.3 °C).<sup id="cite_ref-Chicago_Tribune_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chicago_Tribune-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They won the game 1–0.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the White Sox finished last in the AL Central and had the second worst record in the American League, losing 99 games – their first season losing more than 95 games since 1976. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2014_season">2014 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=45" title="Edit section: 2014 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2014_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2014 Chicago White Sox season">2014 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>In 2014, the White Sox had a 73–89 record and finished fourth in the AL Central. First baseman <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Abreu" title="José Abreu">José Abreu</a> was named the American League <a href="/wiki/Major_League_Baseball_Rookie_of_the_Year_Award" title="Major League Baseball Rookie of the Year Award">Rookie of the Year</a>, winning the team <a href="/wiki/Triple_Crown_(baseball)" title="Triple Crown (baseball)">triple crown</a> with a .317 batting average, 36 home runs and 107 RBIs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2015_season">2015 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=46" title="Edit section: 2015 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2015_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2015 Chicago White Sox season">2015 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>The White Sox had an aggressive offseason following the 2014 season, signing free agents <a href="/wiki/David_Robertson_(baseball)" title="David Robertson (baseball)">David Robertson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Melky_Cabrera" title="Melky Cabrera">Melky Cabrera</a> to multi-year contracts and trading for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Samardzija" title="Jeff Samardzija">Jeff Samardzija</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, the acquisitions seemed to have little effect on the team's performance, as they finished the 2015 season in fourth place with a 76–86 record. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2016_season">2016 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=47" title="Edit section: 2016 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2016_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2016 Chicago White Sox season">2016 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>The White Sox began the 2016 season on a strong note, leading the American League with a 23–10 record on May 9. The success did not last, however, as the White Sox finished with a 78–84 record and again placed fourth in the AL Central. Robin Ventura resigned as the team manager after the season.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was replaced by <a href="/wiki/Rick_Renteria" title="Rick Renteria">Rick Renteria</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2017_season:_Start_of_the_rebuild">2017 season: Start of the rebuild</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=48" title="Edit section: 2017 season: Start of the rebuild"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2017_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2017 Chicago White Sox season">2017 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>In the 2017 offseason, the White Sox began to trade players for prospects. On December 6, 2016, the White Sox traded starting pitcher <a href="/wiki/Chris_Sale" title="Chris Sale">Chris Sale</a> to the Boston Red Sox for outfielder <a href="/wiki/Luis_Alexander_Basabe" title="Luis Alexander Basabe">Luis Alexander Basabe</a>, pitcher Víctor Díaz, pitcher <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kopech" title="Michael Kopech">Michael Kopech</a>, and infielder <a href="/wiki/Yo%C3%A1n_Moncada" title="Yoán Moncada">Yoán Moncada</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The following day, they traded outfielder <a href="/wiki/Adam_Eaton_(outfielder)" title="Adam Eaton (outfielder)">Adam Eaton</a> to the Washington Nationals for pitchers <a href="/wiki/Dane_Dunning" title="Dane Dunning">Dane Dunning</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lucas_Giolito" title="Lucas Giolito">Lucas Giolito</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Reynaldo_L%C3%B3pez" title="Reynaldo López">Reynaldo López</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the season on July 13, 2017, the White Sox traded starting pitcher <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Quintana" title="José Quintana">José Quintana</a> to the Chicago Cubs for pitcher <a href="/wiki/Dylan_Cease" title="Dylan Cease">Dylan Cease</a>, infielder Bryany Flete, outfielder <a href="/wiki/Eloy_Jim%C3%A9nez" title="Eloy Jiménez">Eloy Jiménez</a>, and utility player Matt Rose.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2017, the White Sox fell to 67–95 and again finished fourth in the AL Central. José Abreu led the American League with 343 <a href="/wiki/Total_bases" title="Total bases">total bases</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2018_season">2018 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=49" title="Edit section: 2018 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2018_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2018 Chicago White Sox season">2018 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>2018 was the worst season for the Chicago White Sox since 1970, as they finished with a 62–100 record and placed fourth in the AL Central for the fifth year in a row. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2019_season">2019 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=50" title="Edit section: 2019 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2019_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2019 Chicago White Sox season">2019 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>In 2019, the White Sox finished third in the AL Central, their highest position since 2012, with a 72–89 record. José Abreu led the American League with 123 RBIs. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2020_Season:_Back_in_the_playoffs">2020 Season: Back in the playoffs</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=51" title="Edit section: 2020 Season: Back in the playoffs"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2020_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2020 Chicago White Sox season">2020 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>In 2020, the White Sox went all in after a long rebuild. They signed big-time free agents like catcher <a href="/wiki/Yasmani_Grandal" title="Yasmani Grandal">Yasmani Grandal</a>, pitchers <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Keuchel" title="Dallas Keuchel">Dallas Keuchel</a> and <a href="/wiki/Gio_Gonz%C3%A1lez" title="Gio González">Gio González</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Encarnaci%C3%B3n" title="Edwin Encarnación">Edwin Encarnación</a>. The team finished second in the AL Central with a record of 35–25 in the <a href="/wiki/Impact_of_the_COVID-19_pandemic_on_baseball#2020_season" title="Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on baseball">pandemic-shortened season</a> and clinched a playoff spot for the first time since 2008. The Sox unfortunately lost in the <a href="/wiki/2020_American_League_Wild_Card_Series" title="2020 American League Wild Card Series">Wild Card Series</a> against the <a href="/wiki/Oakland_Athletics" title="Oakland Athletics">Oakland Athletics</a> 2 games to 1. <a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Abreu_(first_baseman)" class="mw-redirect" title="José Abreu (first baseman)">José Abreu</a> won the American League MVP award, becoming the fourth player in White Sox history to do so.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2021_season:_Central_Division_champs_again_and_back_to_back_playoff_appearances">2021 season: Central Division champs again and back to back playoff appearances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=52" title="Edit section: 2021 season: Central Division champs again and back to back playoff appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2021_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2021 Chicago White Sox season">2021 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>During the 2020–21 offseason, the White Sox fired manager <a href="/wiki/Rick_Renteria" title="Rick Renteria">Rick Renteria</a> and brought back <a href="/wiki/Tony_La_Russa" title="Tony La Russa">Tony La Russa</a> to take his place. La Russa had not managed a team since 2011 and became the oldest person to manage an MLB team at the age of 76. During the offseason, the White Sox made some more big moves. They traded for <a href="/wiki/Texas_Rangers_(baseball)" title="Texas Rangers (baseball)">Texas Rangers</a> starting pitcher <a href="/wiki/Lance_Lynn" title="Lance Lynn">Lance Lynn</a> and signed arguably the best closer in the league in <a href="/wiki/Liam_Hendriks" title="Liam Hendriks">Liam Hendriks</a> to a four year, $54M contract.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On June 6, La Russa won his 2,764th game as a manager, surpassing <a href="/wiki/John_McGraw" title="John McGraw">John McGraw</a> for second on the all-time managerial wins list.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 12, the White Sox played in the first <a href="/wiki/MLB_at_Field_of_Dreams" title="MLB at Field of Dreams">Field of Dreams game</a> in <a href="/wiki/Dyersville,_Iowa" title="Dyersville, Iowa">Dyersville, Iowa</a> against the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a>. The White Sox won the game 9–8 on a <a href="/wiki/Walk-off_home_run" title="Walk-off home run">walk-off home run</a> by <a href="/wiki/Tim_Anderson_(baseball)" title="Tim Anderson (baseball)">Tim Anderson</a>. On September 23, the White Sox clinched the American League Central Division for the first time since 2008 while also clinching back-to-back postseason berths for the first time in franchise history. Overall in 2021, the White Sox had a record of 93–69, their first 90 win season since 2006. The White Sox lost the <a href="/wiki/2021_American_League_Division_Series" title="2021 American League Division Series">ALDS</a> to the <a href="/wiki/2021_Houston_Astros_season" title="2021 Houston Astros season">Houston Astros</a> in four games. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2022_season:_Regression">2022 season: Regression</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=53" title="Edit section: 2022 season: Regression"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2022_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2022 Chicago White Sox season">2022 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>Before the <a href="/wiki/2021-22_Major_League_Baseball_lockout" class="mw-redirect" title="2021-22 Major League Baseball lockout">lockout</a>, the White Sox signed <a href="/wiki/Kendall_Graveman" title="Kendall Graveman">Kendall Graveman</a> on November 30, 2021, to a three-year, $24M contract.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the lockout ended, the Sox signed pitchers <a href="/wiki/Joe_Kelly_(pitcher)" title="Joe Kelly (pitcher)">Joe Kelly</a> (two year, $17M) and <a href="/wiki/Vince_Velasquez" title="Vince Velasquez">Vince Velasquez</a> (one year, $3M) on March 14, 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The next day, they signed second baseman <a href="/wiki/Josh_Harrison" title="Josh Harrison">Josh Harrison</a> to a one-year $5.5M contract.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They picked up Craig Kimbrel's option months before and on April 1, the Sox traded Kimbrel to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a> for outfielder <a href="/wiki/A._J._Pollock" title="A. J. Pollock">A. J. Pollock</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On April 3, the Sox traded catcher <a href="/wiki/Zack_Collins" title="Zack Collins">Zack Collins</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Blue_Jays" title="Toronto Blue Jays">Toronto Blue Jays</a> for catcher <a href="/wiki/Reese_McGuire" title="Reese McGuire">Reese McGuire</a>. The White Sox were not able to improve themselves with these transactions, however, as they finished the 2022 season with a record of 81–81, finishing second in the AL Central division. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2023_season:_More_regression">2023 season: More regression</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=54" title="Edit section: 2023 season: More regression"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2023_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2023 Chicago White Sox season">2023 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>On October 3, 2022, with 3 games left in the regular season, White Sox manager Tony La Russa announced he was stepping down as manager due to health concerns.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On November 1, 2022, the White Sox hired Kansas City Royals bench coach <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Grifol" title="Pedro Grifol">Pedro Grifol</a> as their next manager.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the offseason, they signed pitcher <a href="/wiki/Mike_Clevinger" title="Mike Clevinger">Mike Clevinger</a> to a one year, $12 million contract<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and outfielder <a href="/wiki/Andrew_Benintendi" title="Andrew Benintendi">Andrew Benintendi</a> to a franchise record five year, $75 million contract.<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> But the new management hires and signings have never panned out as the 2023 White Sox season has been a disaster. The White Sox started the first month of the season with a record of 8-21. At that point, fans began calling for ownership to sell the team and a White Sox fan called the local <a href="/wiki/WMVP" title="WMVP">ESPN 1000</a> radio show hosted by <a href="/wiki/Tom_Waddle" title="Tom Waddle">Tom Waddle</a> and Marc Silverman and went on a nearly 7 minute long rant about the team.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By the all-star break, the White Sox were 38-54 and were the 3rd worst team in the AL with underperformance and injuries plaguing the team. By late July, the White Sox began a <a href="/wiki/Fire_sale_(sports)" class="mw-redirect" title="Fire sale (sports)">fire sale</a> in which they traded many key players for prospects. On July 26, they traded pitchers <a href="/wiki/Lucas_Giolito" title="Lucas Giolito">Lucas Giolito</a> and <a href="/wiki/Reynaldo_L%C3%B3pez" title="Reynaldo López">Reynaldo López</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Angels" title="Los Angeles Angels">Los Angeles Angels</a>. On July 28, they traded pitcher <a href="/wiki/Kendall_Graveman" title="Kendall Graveman">Kendall Graveman</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Houston_Astros" title="Houston Astros">Houston Astros</a> and pitchers <a href="/wiki/Lance_Lynn" title="Lance Lynn">Lance Lynn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Joe_Kelly_(pitcher)" title="Joe Kelly (pitcher)">Joe Kelly</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Dodgers" title="Los Angeles Dodgers">Los Angeles Dodgers</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 1 they traded pitcher <a href="/wiki/Keynan_Middleton" title="Keynan Middleton">Keynan Middleton</a> to the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Yankees" title="New York Yankees">New York Yankees</a> and infielder <a href="/wiki/Jake_Burger" title="Jake Burger">Jake Burger</a> to the <a href="/wiki/Miami_Marlins" title="Miami Marlins">Miami Marlins</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 22, the White Sox fired general manager Rick Hahn and executive vice president Kenny Williams after the team was 49–76 by the time of their firings.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The White Sox promoted assistant general manager <a href="/wiki/Chris_Getz" title="Chris Getz">Chris Getz</a> as the new Senior Vice President and general manager.<sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The White Sox finished the season with their 5th 100 loss season in franchise history with a record of 61–101. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2024_season:_Worst_modern_era_record">2024 season: Worst modern era record</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=55" title="Edit section: 2024 season: Worst modern era record"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2024_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2024 Chicago White Sox season">2024 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>In 2024, the White Sox started the season with the worst record through their first 25 games at 3–22, tying them with the <a href="/wiki/2003_Detroit_Tigers_season" title="2003 Detroit Tigers season">2003 Detroit Tigers</a> and the <a href="/wiki/2022_Cincinnati_Reds_season" title="2022 Cincinnati Reds season">2022 Cincinnati Reds</a> behind the <a href="/wiki/1988_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="1988 Baltimore Orioles season">1988 Baltimore Orioles</a> who went 2–23 through their first 25 games while also making MLB history by getting shutout 8 times in their first 22 games.<sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The team also had three losing streaks of 10 or more games, including breaking two franchise records for losing streaks with a 14-game losing streak from May 22 to June 6 and a 21-game losing streak after the All-Star break from July 10 to August 5, tying a AL record with the 1988 Orioles. The White Sox broke the MLB record for the most losses by the All-Star break as they were a league worst 27–71 by the All-Star break. On August 8, manager Pedro Grifol, bench coach <a href="/wiki/Charlie_Montoyo" title="Charlie Montoyo">Charlie Montoyo</a>, 3rd base coach <a href="/wiki/Eddie_Rodr%C3%ADguez" title="Eddie Rodríguez">Eddie Rodríguez</a>, and assistant hitting coach Mike Tosar were all fired after the team was 28–89. Grifol ended his manager tenure with a record of 89–190. The White Sox appointed baserunning coach <a href="/wiki/Grady_Sizemore" title="Grady Sizemore">Grady Sizemore</a> as interim manager. From July 6 to September 3, the White Sox were 5–45, the worst 50-game span for a major league team since the <a href="/wiki/1916_Philadelphia_Athletics_season" title="1916 Philadelphia Athletics season">1916 Philadelphia Athletics</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On August 17, the White Sox were officially eliminated from playoff contention becoming the earliest to be eliminated since the divisional era began in 1969, a record that was previously held by the <a href="/wiki/2018_Baltimore_Orioles_season" title="2018 Baltimore Orioles season">2018 Baltimore Orioles</a>. On September 1, the White Sox lost their 107th game, breaking their franchise record for most losses in a season they'd held since <a href="/wiki/1970_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1970 Chicago White Sox season">1970</a>. On September 27, the White Sox lost their 121st game of the season, surpassing the <a href="/wiki/1962_New_York_Mets_season" title="1962 New York Mets season">1962 Mets</a> for the <a href="/wiki/List_of_worst_Major_League_Baseball_season_records" class="mw-redirect" title="List of worst Major League Baseball season records">most losses in modern MLB history</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-MostLosses_47-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MostLosses-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The White Sox finished the season with a record of 41–121, the worst record in the modern era of Major League Baseball and the 5th worst win percentage in the modern era of Major League Baseball with a win percentage of .253 putting them behind the <a href="/wiki/1904_Washington_Senators_season" title="1904 Washington Senators season">1904 Washington Senators</a> (.252), the 1962 New York Mets (.250), the <a href="/wiki/1935_Boston_Braves_season" title="1935 Boston Braves season">1935 Boston Braves</a> (.248), and the 1916 Philadelphia Athletics (.235). </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2025_season">2025 season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=History_of_the_Chicago_White_Sox&action=edit&section=56" title="Edit section: 2025 season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/2025_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2025 Chicago White Sox season">2025 Chicago White Sox season</a></div> <p>On October 31, 2024, White Sox hired former Texas Rangers associate manager <a href="/wiki/Will_Venable" title="Will Venable">Will Venable</a> as their new manager. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span 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title="List of Chicago White Sox managers">Managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox_all-time_roster" title="Chicago White Sox all-time roster">Players</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_White_Sox_Opening_Day_starting_pitchers" title="List of Chicago White Sox Opening Day starting pitchers">Opening Day starting pitchers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_White_Sox_first-round_draft_picks" title="List of Chicago White Sox first-round draft picks">first-round draft picks</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_White_Sox_broadcasters" title="List of Chicago White Sox broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_White_Sox_team_records" title="List of Chicago White Sox team records">Team records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_White_Sox_award_winners_and_league_leaders" title="List of Chicago White Sox award winners and league leaders">Award winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_White_Sox_no-hitters" title="List of Chicago White Sox no-hitters">No-hitters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Ballparks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/South_Side_Park" title="South Side Park">South Side Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Comiskey_Park" title="Comiskey Park">Comiskey Park</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Guaranteed_Rate_Field" title="Guaranteed Rate Field">Guaranteed Rate Field</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><i>Spring training:</i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Recreation_Park_(San_Francisco)" title="Recreation Park (San Francisco)">Recreation Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palm_Springs_Stadium" title="Palm Springs Stadium">Palm Springs Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plant_Field" title="Plant Field">Plant Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al_Lopez_Field" title="Al Lopez Field">Al Lopez Field</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Payne_Park" title="Payne Park">Payne Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ed_Smith_Stadium" title="Ed Smith Stadium">Ed Smith Stadium</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kino_Veterans_Memorial_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Kino Veterans Memorial Stadium">Tucson Electric Park</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Camelback_Ranch" title="Camelback Ranch">Camelback Ranch</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Culture</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Andy_the_Clown" title="Andy the Clown">Andy the Clown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Armour_Square,_Chicago" title="Armour Square, Chicago">Armour Square</a>/<a href="/wiki/Bridgeport,_Chicago" title="Bridgeport, Chicago">Bridgeport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Betsy" title="Black Betsy">Black Betsy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Sox_Scandal" title="Black Sox Scandal">Black Sox Scandal</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Curse_of_the_Black_Sox" title="Curse of the Black Sox">Curse of the Black Sox</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eight_Men_Out" title="Eight Men Out">Eight Men Out</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Fix_(opera)" title="The Fix (opera)">The Fix</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Field_of_Dreams" title="Field of Dreams">Field of Dreams</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shoeless_Joe_(novel)" title="Shoeless Joe (novel)">Shoeless Joe</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Captain_Stubby_and_the_Buccaneers" title="Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers">Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gene_Honda" title="Gene Honda">Gene Honda</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Let%27s_Go,_Go-Go_White_Sox" title="Let's Go, Go-Go White Sox">"Let's Go, Go-Go White Sox"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Faust" title="Nancy Faust">Nancy Faust</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_White_Sox_nicknames" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Chicago White Sox nicknames">Nicknames</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Only_the_Lonely_(film)" title="Only the Lonely (film)">Only The Lonely</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roger_Bossard" title="Roger Bossard">The Sodfather</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_mascots" title="List of Major League Baseball mascots">Southpaw</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sox%E2%80%9335th_(CTA_station)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sox–35th (CTA station)">Sox–35th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sportsvision" title="Sportsvision">Sportsvision</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Stratton_Story" title="The Stratton Story">The Stratton Story</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sweet_Home_Chicago" title="Sweet Home Chicago">"Sweet Home Chicago"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turn_Back_the_Clock_(baseball)" title="Turn Back the Clock (baseball)">Turn Back the Clock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/White_Flag_Trade" title="White Flag Trade">White Flag Trade</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1994_Cleveland_Indians_corked_bat_incident" title="1994 Cleveland Indians corked bat incident">1994 bat burglary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_American_League_Central_tie-breaker_game" title="2008 American League Central tie-breaker game">2008 Blackout Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Chicago_White_Sox%E2%80%93Baltimore_Orioles_crowdless_game" title="2015 Chicago White Sox–Baltimore Orioles crowdless game">2015 crowdless game</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Artnell_Company_v._Commissioner" title="Artnell Company v. Commissioner">Artnell Company v. Commissioner</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Disco_Demolition_Night" title="Disco Demolition Night">Disco Demolition Night</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1906 Chicago White Sox season">The Hitless Wonders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_perfect_games" title="List of Major League Baseball perfect games">Perfect games</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Robertson%27s_perfect_game" title="Charlie Robertson's perfect game">Charlie Robertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Buehrle%27s_perfect_game" title="Mark Buehrle's perfect game">Mark Buehrle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Humber%27s_perfect_game" title="Philip Humber's perfect game">Philip Humber</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1977 Chicago White Sox season">South Side Hitmen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1983 Chicago White Sox season">Winning Ugly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MLB_at_Field_of_Dreams" title="MLB at Field of Dreams">MLB at Field of Dreams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2024 Chicago White Sox season">Worst modern era record</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cubs%E2%80%93White_Sox_rivalry" title="Cubs–White Sox rivalry">Chicago Cubs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tigers%E2%80%93White_Sox_rivalry" title="Tigers–White Sox rivalry">Detroit Tigers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twins%E2%80%93White_Sox_rivalry" title="Twins–White Sox rivalry">Minnesota Twins</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Key personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Chairman: <a href="/wiki/Jerry_Reinsdorf" title="Jerry Reinsdorf">Jerry Reinsdorf</a></li> <li>General Manager: <a href="/wiki/Chris_Getz" title="Chris Getz">Chris Getz</a></li> <li>Special Assistant to the GM: <a href="/wiki/Jim_Thome" title="Jim Thome">Jim Thome</a></li> <li>Manager: <a href="/wiki/Will_Venable" title="Will Venable">Will Venable</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">World Series<br />championships (3)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1906_World_Series" title="1906 World Series">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_World_Series" title="1917 World Series">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_World_Series" title="2005 World Series">2005</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">American League<br />championships (6)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1901_Chicago_White_Stockings_season" title="1901 Chicago White Stockings season">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1906 Chicago White Sox season">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1917 Chicago White Sox season">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1919 Chicago White Sox season">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1959 Chicago White Sox season">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_American_League_Championship_Series" title="2005 American League Championship Series">2005</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Division championships (6)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>West: <a href="/wiki/1983_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1983 Chicago White Sox season">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1993 Chicago White Sox season">1993</a></li> <li>Central: <a href="/wiki/2000_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2000 Chicago White Sox season">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2005 Chicago White Sox season">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2008 Chicago White Sox season">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2021 Chicago White Sox season">2021</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Wild Card berths (1)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2020_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="2020 Chicago White Sox season">2020</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Chicago_White_Sox_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Chicago White Sox minor league affiliates"><span style="color:#000000">Minor league<br />affiliates</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charlotte_Knights" title="Charlotte Knights">Charlotte Knights</a> (Triple-A)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Birmingham_Barons" title="Birmingham Barons">Birmingham Barons</a> (Double-A)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Winston-Salem_Dash" title="Winston-Salem Dash">Winston-Salem Dash</a> (High-A)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannapolis_Cannon_Ballers" title="Kannapolis Cannon Ballers">Kannapolis Cannon Ballers</a> (Single-A)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Complex_League_White_Sox" title="Arizona Complex League White Sox">ACL White Sox</a> (Rookie)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dominican_Summer_League_White_Sox" title="Dominican Summer League White Sox">DSL White Sox</a> (Rookie)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_Sports_Network" title="Chicago Sports Network">Chicago Sports Network</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WMVP" title="WMVP">ESPN Radio 1000</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chicago_White_Sox_Radio_Network" title="Chicago White Sox Radio Network">White Sox Radio Network</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/WKRS" title="WKRS">ESPN Deportes 1220 AM</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;background-color: #000000 !important; color: #FFFFFF !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #C4CED4, inset -2px -2px 0 #C4CED4; !important;;"><div id="Seasons_(125)" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Seasons (125)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1900s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span style="visibility:hidden;color:transparent;">1900 · </span> <b><a href="/wiki/1901_Chicago_White_Stockings_season" title="1901 Chicago White Stockings season">1901</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_Chicago_White_Stockings_season" title="1902 Chicago White Stockings season">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_Chicago_White_Stockings_season" title="1903 Chicago White Stockings season">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1904 Chicago White Sox season">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1905 Chicago White Sox season">1905</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1906_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1906 Chicago White Sox season">1906</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1907 Chicago White Sox season">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1908 Chicago White Sox season">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1909 Chicago White Sox season">1909</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1910s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1910 Chicago White Sox season">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1911 Chicago White Sox season">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1912 Chicago White Sox season">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1913 Chicago White Sox season">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1914 Chicago White Sox season">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1915 Chicago White Sox season">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1916 Chicago White Sox season">1916</a></li> <li><i><b><a href="/wiki/1917_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1917 Chicago White Sox season">1917</a></b></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1918 Chicago White Sox season">1918</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1919_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1919 Chicago White Sox season">1919</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1920s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1920_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1920 Chicago White Sox season">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1921 Chicago White Sox season">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1922 Chicago White Sox season">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1923 Chicago White Sox season">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1924 Chicago White Sox season">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1925 Chicago White Sox season">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1926 Chicago White Sox season">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1927 Chicago White Sox season">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1928 Chicago White Sox season">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1929 Chicago White Sox season">1929</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1930s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1930_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1930 Chicago White Sox season">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1931 Chicago White Sox season">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1932 Chicago White Sox season">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1933 Chicago White Sox season">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1934 Chicago White Sox season">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1935 Chicago White Sox season">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1936 Chicago White Sox season">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1937 Chicago White Sox season">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1938 Chicago White Sox season">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1939 Chicago White Sox season">1939</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1940s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1940_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1940 Chicago White Sox season">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1941 Chicago White Sox season">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1942 Chicago White Sox season">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1943 Chicago White Sox season">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1944 Chicago White Sox season">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1945 Chicago White Sox season">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1946 Chicago White Sox season">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1947 Chicago White Sox season">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1948 Chicago White Sox season">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1949 Chicago White Sox season">1949</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1950s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1950_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1950 Chicago White Sox season">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1951 Chicago White Sox season">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1952 Chicago White Sox season">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1953 Chicago White Sox season">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1954 Chicago White Sox season">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1955 Chicago White Sox season">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1956 Chicago White Sox season">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1957 Chicago White Sox season">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1958 Chicago White Sox season">1958</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/1959_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1959 Chicago White Sox season">1959</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1960s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1960_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1960 Chicago White Sox season">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1961 Chicago White Sox season">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1962 Chicago White Sox season">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1963 Chicago White Sox season">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1964 Chicago White Sox season">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1965 Chicago White Sox season">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1966 Chicago White Sox season">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1967 Chicago White Sox season">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1968 Chicago White Sox season">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1969 Chicago White Sox season">1969</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; 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color: #000000 !important; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000; !important;;;width:1%">1980s</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1980 Chicago White Sox season">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1981 Chicago White Sox season">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1982 Chicago White Sox season">1982</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/1983_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1983 Chicago White Sox season">1983</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1984 Chicago White Sox season">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1985 Chicago White Sox season">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1986 Chicago White Sox season">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1987 Chicago White Sox season">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1988 Chicago White Sox season">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Chicago_White_Sox_season" title="1989 Chicago White Sox season">1989</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color: #C4CED4 !important; 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