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In the wake of recent events, here are some notes on the White Sox and the Hall of Fame:  *WELCOME TO THE CLUB: Dick Allen, elected by the Classic Baseball Era committee Sunday, is the 35th White Sox player to make the Hall of Fame. The last players with Sox ties to be elected to Cooperstown were Jim Kaat and Minnie Minoso in 2022. *THE BASICS: With 12 votes from the … [Read more...] about ONE HALL OF A LOOK AT WHITE SOX ICON DICK ALLEN

On this day (Dec. 1) in 1970, the White Sox said goodbye to legendary shortstop Luis Aparicio for the second and last time. The Sox sent “Little Looie” to Boston for second baseman Mike Andrews and utility infielder Luis Alvarado. The traded killed rumors that Aparicio would become the Sox manager, according to Rich Lindberg’s “White Sox Encyclopedia.” Aparicio, who … [Read more...] about TODAY (DEC. 1) IN 1970: LOOIE’S SOX CHANGE FROM WHITE TO RED

On this date in 1967, the White Sox brought back legendary shortstop Luis Aparicio by acquiring him in a six-player swap with the Baltimore Orioles. Along with Aparicio, the Sox acquired outfielder Russ Snyder and first baseman-outfielder John Matias, who was nicknamed “Pineapple” because he hailed from Hawaii. The deal cost the Sox infielder-outfielder Don Buford, a Sox … [Read more...] about TODAY (NOV. 29) IN 1967: APARICIO RETURNS TO THE WHITE SOX

My alphabeticalish player-by-player review — @soxnerd style — of the 2024 White Sox continues with STEVEN WILSON: If it weren’t for the World Series champions, Wilson would have had a perfect season in interleague play. In 2024. The only run the right-hander surrendered to a National League team came in his outing against the Los Angeles Dodgers on June 24 at Guaranteed … [Read more...] about 2024 WHITE SOX PLAYER REVIEW: STEVEN WILSON

My alphabeticalish player-by-player review — @soxnerd style — of the 2024 White Sox continues with JAKE WOODFORD: Right-hander lost both of the only two games in which he appeared for the 2024 Sox. The only pitcher to lose more of all of the Sox games in which he appeared was Bugs Bennett, who was tagged with the L in each of his three outings in 1921. In addition, … [Read more...] about WHITE SOX 2024 PLAYER REVIEW: JAKE WOODFORD