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WHITE SOX TIMELINE

1899
The American League is founded
in Chicago 1901
1906 The White Stockings defeat Cleveland, 8-2,
The White Sox win the 1906 World Series by defeating the in the first “official” American League game
Cubs, four game to two, in the only all-Chicago Fall Classic 1917
The White Sox Win a second World Series
title by defeating the New York Giants
1933
The first All-Star Game in history is played 1936
at Comiskey Park as part of the World’s Luke Appling bats .388, the highest
Fair. The AL win 4-2, on a two-run home batting average recorded by a
run by the legendary Babe Ruth
shortstop in the 20th century
1950
The All-Star Game is played at Comiskey Park 1951
Three key additions: 1949 Billy Pierce, 1950 Jacob Nelson “Nellie”
Fox and 1951 Orestes “Minnie” Minoso brought a winning team;
1959 1951 marked the beginning of the “Go-Go” era of the White Sox.
The White Sox win the American League
Title and play in the World Series
1960s 1960
The White Sox are the first team to print The first ever exploding scoreboard
names on the backs of player uniforms is installed and goes off after home
runs by White Sox players

1964
Luke Appling is inducted into the
1970s Baseball Hall of Fame
Bill Veeck has the outfield shower installed on the concourse
1972
Dick Allen is named MVP
1983 1983
Tony LaRussa is named manager of the The 50th Anniversary All-Star Game is held at Comiskey Park
year, LaMarr Hoyt wins the CY Young
Award, Ron Kittle wins the AL Rookie of
the Year, and the White Sox capture the
American League Western Division 1985
Ozzie Guillen named
1990 AL Rookie of the Year
Bobby Thigpen sets the then-major league record of 57 saves
1991
New Comiskey Park opens
1993 1993 & ‘94
The White Sox won 94 games and Frank Thomas named the AL’s Most Valuable Player by unanimous vote
claimed the American League Western in 1993 after becoming the first White Sox player to hit 40 home runs.
Division title for the second time He repeated as MVP in the 1994 season
2000 2000
Carlton Fisk is inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame Chicago White Sox captured
the AL Central Division title

2003
A partnership is formed with U.S. Cellular and the ballpark is renamed;
the All-Star Game is also hosted at U.S. Cellular Field the same year
2005
The White Sox win the World Series, going 11-1 in the process 2007
Mark Buehrle pitches a no hitter, and
2008 Jim Thome hits his 500th homerun
The 163rd game called the “Blackout Game” 2009
is won by the White Sox to clinch the AL
Central Championship Mark Buehrle pitches the 18th
2014 2014 Perfect Game in MLB history
Jose Abreu named AL Rookie of the Year Frank Thomas is inducted
into the Baseball Hall of Fame
2015
Chris Sale breaks a White Sox record with his 274 strikeouts. 2016
Jose Abreu becomes just the second player in MLB history to record New videoboards were installed in left field, center field, and right field,
at least 30 home runs and 100 RBI in each of his first two seasons. the largest combined video boards in Major League Baseball