Chicago White Sox
Franchise Overview 1894-2021 (128 seasons)

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One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the franchise was established as a major league baseball club in 1901. The club was originally called the Chicago White Stockings, but this was soon shortened to Chicago White Sox. The team originally played home games at South Side Park before moving to Comiskey Park in 1910, where they played until Guaranteed Rate Field (originally known as Comiskey Park and then known as U.S. Cellular Field) opened in 1991. The White Sox won the 1906 World Series with a defense-oriented team dubbed "the Hitless Wonders", and the 1917 World Series led by Eddie Cicotte, Eddie Collins, and Shoeless Joe Jackson. The 1919 World Series was marred by the Black Sox Scandal, in which several members of the White Sox were accused of conspiring with gamblers to fix games. In response, Major League Baseball's new Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banned the players from Major League Baseball for life. In 1959, led by Early Wynn, Nellie Fox, Luis Aparicio and manager Al López, the White Sox won the American League pennant. They won the AL pennant in 2005, and went on to win the World Series, led by World Series MVP Jermaine Dye, Paul Konerko, Mark Buehrle, catcher A. J. Pierzynski, and the first Latino manager to win the World Series, Ozzie Guillén.

One of the American League's eight charter franchises, the franchise was established as a major league baseball club in 1901. The club was originally called the Chicago White Stockings, but this was soon shortened to Chicago White Sox. The team originally played home games at South Side Park before moving to Comiskey Park in 1910, where they played until Guaranteed Rate Field (originally known as Comiskey Park and then known as U.S. Cellular Field) opened in 1991. The White Sox won the 1906 World Series with a defense-oriented team dubbed "the Hitless Wonders", and the 1917 World Series led by Eddie Cicotte, Eddie Collins, and Shoeless Joe Jackson. The 1919 World Series was marred by the Black Sox Scandal, in which several members of the White Sox were accused of conspiring with gamblers to fix games. In response, Major League Baseball's new Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis banned the players from Major League Baseball for life. In 1959, led by Early Wynn, Nellie Fox, Luis Aparicio and manager Al López, the White Sox won the American League pennant. They won the AL pennant in 2005, and went on to win the World Series, led by World Series MVP Jermaine Dye, Paul Konerko, Mark Buehrle, catcher A. J. Pierzynski, and the first Latino manager to win the World Series, Ozzie Guillén.

1943 Chicago White Sox

1894-2021 (128 seasons)

Chicago White Sox Team History

All-time franchise record

9941-9704 (.506)

6 championships in 8 appearances

Franchise History

1901-2021

Chicago White Sox (MLB)

1900

Chicago White Stockings (AL)

1897-1899

St. Paul Saints (AL)

1895-1896

St. Paul Apostles (AL)

1894

Sioux City Cornhuskers (AL)

Top Seasons

Year Record Result

2005 99-63 Won World Series

1959 94-60 Lost World Series

1919 88-52 Lost World Series

1917 100-54 Won World Series

1906 93-58 Won World Series

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Last 5 Seasons

Year Record Result

2021 96-69 Lost ALDS

2020 35-25 Lost Wild Card Game

2019 72-89 Missed Playoffs

2018 62-100 Missed Playoffs

2017 67-95 Missed Playoffs

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1st Round Draft Picks

Year Rd/Pick Player

2021 1 / 22 Colson Montgomery 3B

2020 1 / 11 Garrett Crochet P

2019 1 / 3 Andrew Vaughn 1B

2018 1 / 4 Nick Madrigal SS

2017 1 / 11 Jake Burger 3B

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Longest Serving GM's

Tenure Years General Manager

1915-45 31 Harry Grabiner

1973-85 13 Roland Hemond

2001-12 12 Ken Williams

1991-00 10 Ron Schueler

1962-70 9 Ed Short

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Team Owners

Tenure Years Owner

1981-21 41 Jerry Reinsdorf

1958-80 8 Bill Veeck

1961-75 15 John Allyn

1961-68 8 Arthur Allyn

1956-60 5 Chuck Comiskey

1956-57 2 Dorothy Comiskey Rigney

1940-55 16 Grace Comiskey

1931-39 9 J. Louis Comiskey

1895-30 36 Charlie Comiskey

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