W h i t e S o x 5 CONTENTS CHAPTERS A Hot Start 6 Shadow of the Black Sox 15 The Sox Get Go-Going 22 North and South 29 Return to Glory 41 AROUND THE HORN The Hitless Wonders 12 The Black Sox Scandal 20 Comiskey Park 24 A Record-Breaking Promotion 31 Winning Ugly 38 A Marathon Matchup 43 ALL-TIME WHITE SOX P Ed Walsh 8 C Carlton Fisk 13 1B Frank Thomas 14 2B Eddie Collins 18 3B Robin Ventura 23 SS Luke Appling 28 LF Minnie Minoso 30 CF Jim Landis 35 RF Joe Jackson 39 M Al Lopez 40 Index 48
6 W h i t e S o x A HOT START hy is Chicago Illinois called the Windy City Maybe it’s due to the city’s location on the shores of Lake Michigan where cold gusts are common Maybe it’s because of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 that caused Chicago to be rebuilt with tall strong buildings and wide streets that funnel the wind Some people say it’s a reference to the town’s history of politicians who have been known to flap their gums in grand speeches promising this or that Perhaps the name is actually a misnomer studies have shown that Chicago’s average winds aren’t as strong as those in cities such as Boston Massachusetts or Oklahoma City Oklahoma Regardless the Windy City is a good nickname and it has been a part of Chicago for many decades just like the White Sox professional baseball team In 1900 a former baseball player named Charles Comiskey moved his minor-league franchise from St Paul Minnesota to the Windy City to join up with the newly formed American League AL The White Sox became Chicago’s second entry into big-time W
A big city with a population passionate about its professional teams Chicago is regarded as one of the United States top sports markets
