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Chicago White Sox
Originally the Chicago White Stockings (from 1901-1903), this category is for questions about the Chicago White Sox team as well as their history, their players, records and anything else about the team in general.
365 Questions
How many division Championships have the White Sox won?
The White Sox have won five division championships:
1983, 1993, 2000, 2005, 2008
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How many blown saves does Bobby Jenks have this year?
Through the games of September 23, 2007 Bobby Jenks has 39 saves and 6 blown saves.
Are Mountain Ash berries poisonous?
According to an article by Shelly Garner that is quoted on the site http://www.gwenshealinggarden.ca/Article.Poisonous_Plants_Outdoors.htm -- the seeds of the Mountain Ash contain cyanide-producing compounds. However, the article continues on saying that "It's important to note here that Chokecherries and Mountain Ash berries can be made into a jelly, as the seeds will be thrown away after the juice is extracted."
Have the White Sox ever lost to the Cubs?
Yes they have. However the White Sox do have a slightly better head to head record than the Cubs. The Sox have beat the Cubs 37 times and the Cubs have beat the Sox 35 times (since the inception of interleague play), as of the beginning of the 2010 season.
However, when it counted the most way back in 1906 when the two teams played each other in the City's only Cross-Town World Series to date; The Mighty White Sox beat the heavily favored Cubs 4 games to 2 to win the White Sox AND the City of Chicago its very FIRST World Series Championship.
The Cubs have not won a World Series title since 1908. That's 102 years ago! This is the longest such drought for a franchise in all of sports. The Cubs haven't appeared in a World Series since 1945.
Have the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs played each other before?
Yes. Through the 2007 season, the Cubs and White Sox have played 60 games and each has won 30.
Bobby Jenks AKA (Big Bobby Jenks) lives in Hindsdale,IL. He lives in a private lot and has a baseball field in his neighborhood. He is a pitcher for the Chicago White Sox. His number is #45 and the is the White Sox's RP or Closer.
Gus Zernial played in 4 games at outfield for the Chicago White Sox in 1951, starting in none of them.
He made 13 putouts, had one assist, and committed one error, equivalent to .25 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had no double plays.
The black sox was the 1908 white sox.
the were called "black" because they fixed the world series
What month did the white the White Sox win the world sire s?
On October 26th, 2005 the Chicago White Sox won the world series.
Where can one find White Sox tickets?
There are many locations that one can find White Sox tickets. They can be purchased through the teams website, Ticketmaster and Stub Hub. They can also be found at the stadium.
When was the Chicago White Sox opener in 2009?
The original home opener for the Chicago White Sox against the Kansas City Royals was scheduled for April 6, 2009, but was postponed due to rain delay. The first home opener game was played the next day, April 7, 2009, and won by the White Sox against the Royals, 4-2.
What was the date when Chicago stadium was demolished?
The Chicago Stadium's demolition began Friday morning, February 3, 1995 and was completed around the middle of May in that year
Al Spalding played in 4 games at pitcher for the Chicago White Stockings in 1877, starting in none of them.
He made 2 putouts, had 6 assists, and committed one error, equivalent to .25 errors per game (estimate based on total games played in). He had no double plays.
What is the White Sox Record for the Most Career RBI's?
Here's the all-time list as of the start of the 2008 season:
CHICAGO WHITESOX
CAREER
RBI RBI
1 Frank Thomas 1465
2 Luke Appling 1116
3 Harold Baines 981
4 Paul Konerko 866
5 Minnie Minoso 808
6 Eddie Collins 804
7 Carlton Fisk 762
8 Robin Ventura 741
9 Nellie Fox 740
10 Magglio Ordonez 703
11 Sherm Lollar 631
12 Bibb Falk 627
13 Ray Schalk 594
14 Willie Kamm 587
15 Earl Sheely 582
16 Ozzie Guillen 565
17 Carlos Lee 552
18 Shano Collins 541
19 Bill Melton 535
20 Ray Durham 484
21 Carlos May 479
22 Luis Aparicio 464
23 Jorge Orta 456
24 Frank Isbell 447
25 Happy Felsch 446
26 Greg Walker 442
27 Zeke Bonura 440
28 Joe Jackson 426
29 Buck Weaver 420
30 Pete Ward 407
31 Floyd Robinson 400
32 Taffy Wright 399
33 Jim Landis 398
34 Mike Kreevich 386
35 Jackie Hayes 384
T36 Joe Kuhel 382
T36 Jim Rivera 382
38 Jose Valentin 379
39 George Davis 377
40 Johnny Mostil 376
41 Fielder Jones 375
42 Ron Kittle 374
43 Rip Radcliff 368
44 Joe Crede 367
45 Al Smith 360
46 Chet Lemon 348
47 Lee Tannehill 346
48 Lamar Johnson 343
49 Ron Karkovice 335
50 Lance Johnson 327
51 Billy Sullivan 325
52 Harry Hooper 320
T53 Cass Michaels 317
T53 Greg Luzinski 317
T55 Jimmy Dykes 307
T55 Chico Carrasquel 307
57 Al Simmons 302
58 Nixey Callahan 298
59 Mike Tresh 296
60 Eddie Robinson 294
61 Carl Reynolds 291
62 Bill Barrett 289
63 Dave Philley 286
T64 Jermaine Dye 284
T64 Juan Uribe 284
T64 Ivan Calderon 284
67 Tom McCraw 283
68 Ron Hansen 282
69 Dan Pasqua 278
70 Tim Raines 277
71 Jiggs Donahue 273
72 Albert Belle 268
73 Patsy Dougherty 261
74 Bob Kennedy 259
T75 Ping Bodie 246
T75 Don Kolloway 246
77 Dick Allen 242
78 Ed Herrmann 237
79 Danny Green 230
80 Luke Sewell 228
T81 Bill Cissell 221
T81 Ken Berry 221
83 Aaron Rowand 211
84 Jim Thome 205
85 Scott Fletcher 202
86 Jerry Hairston 199
87 Gee Walker 198
88 Wally Moses 197
89 Chick Gandil 193
T90 Larry Doby 190
T90 Jack Fournier 190
T90 Pat Kelly 190
93 Walt Dropo 188
94 Roy Sievers 185
95 Ralph Hodgin 184
96 Ken Henderson 180
T97 Chris Singleton 179
T97 Wayne Nordhagen 179
99 Sam Mertes 177
100 George Bell 176
T101 Bud Clancy 175
T101 Swede Risberg 175
103 Mule Haas 174
T104 Alex Metzler 170
T104 Harry Lord 170
T104 A.J. Pierzynski 170
107 Tadahito Iguchi 169
108 Eric Soderholm 168
109 Don Buford 166
110 Bucky Dent 165
111 Larry Rosenthal 161
112 Buck Crouse 160
113 Ralph Garr 158
114 Tom Paciorek 156
115 Vance Law 155
116 J.C. Martin 150
T117 Smead Jolley 149
T117 Carl Everett 149
T117 Ted Lyons 149
120 Bill Skowron 146
T121 Jim Morrison 145
T121 Dave Martinez 145
123 Mike Hershberger 142
T124 Sam Mele 141
T124 Tommie Agee 141
T124 Mike Squires 141
127 George Kell 140
T128 Thurman Tucker 139
T128 Brian Downing 139
T128 Jim Spencer 139
T128 Rudy Law 139
132 Nemo Leibold 138
133 Alan Bannister 137
134 Red Kress 136
135 Gus Zernial 135
T136 Moose Solters 131
T136 Earl Torgeson 131
T136 Steve Lyons 131
139 Bob Fothergill 130
T140 Cliff Watwood 127
T140 Floyd Baker 127
142 Amos Strunk 124
T143 Daryl Boston 123
T143 Bubba Phillips 123
T145 Bill Hunnefield 122
T145 Buddy Bradford 122
T147 Rick Reichardt 121
T147 Dave Nicholson 121
T147 John Romano 121
T150 Greg Norton 118
T150 Duane Josephson 118
152 Julio Cruz 117
T153 Walt Williams 116
T153 Tony Bernazard 116
T153 John Kerr 116
T156 Sammy Sosa 113
T156 Eric McNair 113
T156 Ernie Johnson 113
159 Joe Cunningham 111
T160 Craig Grebeck 110
T160 Ed Hahn 110
T162 Tim Hulett 109
T162 Claudell Washington 109
T162 Roy Schalk 109
T165 Guy Curtright 108
T165 Joey Cora 108
T167 Tony Piet 107
T167 Mike Andrews 107
T169 Dixie Walker 106
T169 Ed McFarland 106
T171 Evar Swanson 105
T171 Cam Carreon 105
T171 Lu Blue 105
T174 Ferris Fain 103
T174 Oscar Gamble 103
T176 Richie Zisk 101
T176 Hal Trosky 101
T176 Danny Tartabull 101
179 Mike Cameron 100
What year did the White Sox lose the World Series to Brooklyn?
The Chicago White Sox never lost a World Series to the Brooklyn Dodgers. They did lose the 1959 World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Vintage pennants are difficult to date to a specific season. Many pennants were for sale at the ballparks for several years in a row. Team logo's and artwork could help in dating. Often team will use the same artwork on other souvenirs like programs, and yearbooks making it possible to date to a specific year. A 1950's Chicago White Sox Winged Foot Pennant is worth about $100. - $125. in excellent to near/mint condition. Even minor flaws will bring the price down significantly. Common flaws with pennants are missing ties, pin holes, frying, creases, and "crackling" on the printing. Sometimes people will trim down a pennant to rid it of the frying or other flaws like a flat tip (point) Caused by being pinned up and ripped off. Any of these flaws will degrade the pennant significantly. Doctored pennants - A term used to describe a pennant that has been altered to cover up a flaw, is a practice that is frowned upon among the collecting community, and could sell for less than a pennant with the flaws it was meant to cover up.
Most pre 1970 full sized (12" x 30") felt pennants sell for below $50.- $100. Photo pennants, and scroll or roster pennants listing team players, Championship, and World Series Pennants are more desired by collectors and will sell for more. Premium mini pennants offered by candy companies in a special offer for example could also sell for more. As with all collectibles condition is important.
In 1951, Ken Holcombe pitched in 28 games for the Chicago White Sox, with an ERA of 3.78. He started 23 games and finished 3, pitching a total of 12 complete games. He threw 2 shutouts and recorded no saves, ending up with 11 wins and 12 losses.
He pitched a total of 478 outs, facing 670 batters. He gave up 142 hits and 67 earned runs, including 9 home runs. He struck out 39 batters and walked 68.
Why are the Red Sox before the Reds alphabetically?
Because when sorting alphabetically in ascending order a space comes before a letter. The 4th character of 'Red Sox' is a space where the 4th character of 'Reds' is an 's', therefore, 'Red Sox' comes before 'Reds' in ascending alphabetical order.
