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Founded 1893 as a minor league team which played in Sioux City, Iowa (1893-94) and St Paul, Minnesota (1895-99). Relocated to Chicago in 1900, still as a minor league team, and became a charter member of the American League in 1901 as the Chicago White Stockings.

Several star players were involved in the infamous "Black Sox" scandal of 1919, when the team won the AL pennant but lost the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds after several of Chicago's star players accepted payment from gamblers to intentionally let the Reds win.

Official Website:
http://www.whitesox.com/

Location:
Chicago, IL

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jim Abbott	Baseball	19-Sep-1967		One-handed MLB pitcher
Dick Allen	Baseball	8-Mar-1942		Outspoken MLB slugger
Roberto Alomar	Baseball	5-Feb-1968		Hall of Fame second baseman
Luis Aparicio	Baseball	29-Apr-1934		Shortstop, MLB Hall of Famer
Luke Appling	Baseball	2-Apr-1907	3-Jan-1991	Chicago White Sox, Hall of Famer
George Bell	Baseball	21-Oct-1959		1987 American League MVP
Bobby Bonds	Baseball	15-Mar-1946	23-Aug-2003	Father of Barry Bonds
Bobby Bonilla	Baseball	23-Feb-1963		NY Mets right fielder
Tommy Byrne	Baseball	31-Dec-1919	20-Dec-2007	MLB pitcher, Mayor of Wake Forest
Jose Canseco	Baseball	2-Jul-1964		Troubled Oakland A's player
Steve Carlton	Baseball	22-Dec-1944		Winner of four Cy Young Awards
Rocky Colavito	Baseball	10-Aug-1933		Denies having cursed Cleveland
Eddie Collins	Baseball	2-May-1887	25-Mar-1951	Second baseman, 1914 MVP
Dave DeBusschere	Basketball	16-Oct-1940	14-May-2003	NBA Hall of Famer
Bucky Dent	Baseball	25-Nov-1951		Former MLB shortstop, Yankees manager
Rob Dibble	Baseball	24-Jan-1964		Sportscaster, former Cincinnati Reds pitcher
Larry Doby	Baseball	13-Dec-1923	18-Jun-2003	First African-American in AL
Red Faber	Baseball	6-Sep-1888	25-Sep-1976	Chicago White Sox spitballer, Hall-of-Famer
Carlton Fisk	Baseball	26-Dec-1947		Catcher for 2,226 games
Nellie Fox	Baseball	25-Dec-1927	1-Dec-1975	MLB Hall of Famer
Jim Fregosi	Baseball	4-Apr-1942		Former MLB Manager
Goose Gossage	Baseball	5-Jul-1951		MLB relief pitcher
Ken Griffey, Jr.	Baseball	21-Nov-1969		All-Star outfielder
Ozzie Guillen	Baseball	20-Jan-1964		Manager, Miami Marlins
Harry Hooper	Baseball	24-Aug-1887	18-Dec-1974	MLB Hall of Famer
Bo Jackson	Baseball	30-Nov-1962		Bo Knows
Shoeless Joe Jackson	Baseball	16-Jul-1889	5-Dec-1951	Say it ain't so, Joe
Tommy John	Baseball	22-May-1943		MLB pitcher, received pioneering surgery
Darrell Johnson	Baseball	25-Aug-1928	3-May-2004	Red Sox, Mariners manager
George Kell	Baseball	23-Aug-1922	24-Mar-2009	3rd Baseman, MLB Hall of Famer
Gene Lamont	Baseball	25-Dec-1946		Former MLB Manager
Don Larsen	Baseball	7-Aug-1929		Pitched a perfect game in 1956 World Series
Tony LaRussa	Baseball	4-Oct-1944		Manager, St. Louis Cardinals, 1996-2011
Bob Lemon	Baseball	22-Sep-1920	11-Jan-2000	Cleveland Indians Pitcher, MLB Manager
Jim Leyland	Baseball	15-Dec-1944		Manager, Detroit Tigers
Kenny Lofton	Baseball	31-May-1967		Cleveland Indians
Al Lopez	Baseball	20-Aug-1908	30-Oct-2005	Catcher, manager, MLB Hall-of-Famer
John J. Louis, Jr.	Business	10-Jun-1925	15-Feb-1995	US Ambassador to the UK, 1981-83
Andrew J. McKenna	Business	17-Sep-1929		Owner of Schwarz Paper
Bob Melvin	Baseball	28-Oct-1961		Manager, Arizona Diamondbacks
Minnie Minoso	Baseball	29-Nov-1922		The Cuban Comet
Tim Raines	Baseball	16-Sep-1959		Former Montreal Expos outfielder
Manny Ramirez	Baseball	30-May-1972		12-time All-Star outfielder
Ron Santo	Baseball	25-Feb-1940	2-Dec-2010	Third baseman, Chicago Cubs
Tom Seaver	Baseball	17-Nov-1944		Three-time Cy Young Award winner
Ruben Sierra	Baseball	6-Oct-1965		El Caballo
Al Simmons	Baseball	22-May-1902	26-May-1956	Lifetime batting average .334
Sammy Sosa	Baseball	12-Nov-1968		Caught with a corked bat
Jim Thome	Baseball	27-Aug-1970		Baltimore Orioles designated hitter
Bill Veeck	Baseball	9-Feb-1914	2-Jan-1986	Chicago White Sox owner
David Wells	Baseball	20-May-1963		MLB pitcher, wrote Perfect I'm Not
Hoyt Wilhelm	Baseball	26-Jul-1923	23-Aug-2002	Knuckleball relief pitcher
Early Wynn	Baseball	6-Jan-1920	4-Apr-1999	MLB Hall of Famer
Kevin Youkilis	Baseball	15-Mar-1979		Chicago White Sox

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