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Paul Konerko is the Sox March HR king. White Sox all-time home run leaders among players born in Match: HRs——Player 432—Paul Konerko 221—Harold Baines 87—Juan Uribe 85—Dick Allen 83—Jim Landis 70—Ivan Calderon 66—Dayan Viciedo 46—Matt Davidson 34—Leury Garcia 30—Rick Reichardt … [Read more...] about MARCH 23RD @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICK LIST: SOX MARCH B-DAY BABIES HR LEADERS

The top five winningest teams in Sox history. Here’s a list of the five winningest teams in White Sox history (top 5): Wins, Year—-Manager 100, 1917—Pants Rowland 99, 2005—Ozzie Guillen 99, 1983—Tony La Russa 98, 1964—Al Lopez 96, 1920—Kid Gleason … [Read more...] about MARCH 22ND @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICK LIST: TOP SOX WINNERS

Tom Seaver is one a handful of Sox players who attended USC. In honor of “March Madness,” here are some White Sox players from each of the top seeds in the NCAA Women’s Tournament: *SOUTH CAROLINA: Randy Martz, Fritz Von Kolnitz *SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: Bernardo Flores Jr., Mike Robertson, Steve Kemp, Roy Smalley, Tom Seaver, Don Buford *UCLA: Nick Nastrini, Jerry … [Read more...] about MARCH 21ST @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICK LIST: TOP-SEEDED SOX (WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT)

Bo Jackson attended that basketball powerhouse Auburn. In honor of the first full day of the NCAA Tournament, here’s a list of some notable White Sox players who went to each top-seeded school: *AUBURN—Frank Thomas, Bo Jackson, Terry Leach *ALABAMA—Alex Avila, David Robertson, Matt Foster, Greg Hibbard *DUKE—Scott Schoeneweis, Mike DeGerick, Ron … [Read more...] about MARCH 20TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICK LIST: TOP-SEEDED SOX

In honor of what would have been his 63rd birthday, here are some of the prominent Sox players who also donned Ivan Calderon’s No. 22: Player—Years with Sox Dick Donovan—1955 to 1960 Dave DeBusschere—1962 to 1963 Richie Zisk—1977 Ed Farmer—1979 to 1981 Ivan Calderon—1986 to 1990 Donn Pall—-1991 to 1993 Darrin Jackson—1994, 1999 Jose Valentin—2000 to … [Read more...] about MARCH 19TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICK LIST: NOTABLE SOX 22s