Chicago White Sox

Chicago White Sox — page 1 — www abdopublishing com Published by Abdo Publishing a division of ABDO PO Box 398166 Minneapolis Minnesota 55439 Copyright 2015 by Abdo Consulting Group Inc International copyrights reserved in all countries No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher SportsZone is a trademark and logo of Abdo Publishing Printed in the United States of America North Mankato Minnesota 052014 092014 Editor Matt Tustison Copy Editor Nicholas Cafarelli Interior Design and Production Carol Castro Cover Design Christa Schneider Photo Credits Mark Duncan AP Images cover Beth A Keiser AP Images title Amy Sancetta AP Images 4 10 43 bottom David J Phillip AP Images 7 Kevork Djansezian AP Images 9 AP Images 12 15 16 18 20 23 25 29 30 33 42 top and middle File AP Images 26 42 bottom Charles Knoblock AP Images 34 Photo by Ronald C Modra Sports Imagery Getty Images 37 Charles Krupa AP Images 38 43 top Charles Rex Arbogast AP Images 41 43 middle Henny Ray Abrams AP Images 44 Nam Y Huh AP Images 47 Library of Congress Control Number 2014932910 Cataloging-in-Publication Data Castle George Chicago White Sox by George Castle p cm Inside MLB Includes bibliographical references and index ISBN 978-1-62403-465-7 1 Chicago White Sox Baseball team History Juvenile Literature I Title GV875 C58C375 2015 796 357’640977311 dc23 2014932910

Chicago White Sox — page 2 — TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1 Don't Stop Believin 4 Chapter 2 Comiskey and Company 12 Chapter 3 Black Sox and a Dark Era 18 Chapter 4 The Go-Go White Sox 26 Chapter 5 The Reinsdorf White Sox 34 Timeline 42 Quick Stats 44 Quotes and Anecdotes 45 Glossary 46 For More Information 47 Index 48 About the Author 48

Chicago White Sox — page 3 — CHAPTER 1 DON'T STOP BELIEVIN

Chicago White Sox — page 4 — E very team should experience a dream season once in their fans lifetimes For the Chicago White Sox and their long-suffering fans that year was 2005 The White Sox had not won a World Series since 1917 They were a seemingly unlucky franchise Perhaps their best team the 1919 squad gave baseball a black eye with the infamous Black Sox betting scandal The Sox’s 1959 Fall Classic appearance ended in a six-game loss to the Los Ange les Dodgers It was their only World Series appearance since the fixed Series of 1919 Three trips to the playoffs after 1959 also resulted in failure Former Sox shortstop Ozzie Guillen’s hiring as manger in 2004 did not immediately work out Catcher A J Pierzynski jumps into closer Bobby Jenks’s arms as third Catcher A J Pierzynski jumps into closer Bobby Jenks’s arms as third baseman Joe Crede joins the celebration on October 26 2005 The White baseman Joe Crede joins the celebration on October 26 2005 The White Sox had just defeated the Astros 1 0 to earn a World Series sweep Sox had just defeated the Astros 1 0 to earn a World Series sweep DON’T STOP BELIEVIN 5

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