{"id":21150,"date":"2017-08-25T15:48:15","date_gmt":"2017-08-25T20:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/?p=21150"},"modified":"2022-08-15T09:32:52","modified_gmt":"2022-08-15T14:32:52","slug":"chicago-white-sox-facts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbanmatter.com\/chicago\/chicago-white-sox-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago White Sox Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Think you’re a Chicago White Sox\u00a0fan? How many of these 10 Chicago White Sox facts did you know?<\/p>\n

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1.\u00a0Home roots<\/h3>\n

The Chicago White Sox was\u00a0established in 1893 as a Sioux City, Iowa franchise\u00a0before being moved to Chicago in 1900.<\/p>\n

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2. Starting a trend<\/h3>\n

The White Sox were the first team to put players’ last names on jerseys in 1960.<\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0Showing Chicago who’s boss<\/h3>\n

The 1906 Chicago White Sox beat the Chicago Cubs<\/a> in the World Series. This was the only World Series game ever played between the two Chicago teams.<\/p>\n

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4.\u00a0Mascot<\/h3>\n

The Chicago White Sox mascot’s name is Southpaw.<\/p>\n

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5.\u00a0Nicknames<\/h3>\n

The White Sox were originally known as the White Stockings.<\/p>\n

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6.\u00a0Stadium music<\/h3>\n

Nancy Faust was the White Sox organist in 1970, the first organist to play pop music in a ball park.<\/p>\n

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7. Let’s Go Go Go White Sox<\/h3>\n

“Let’s Go Go Go\u00a0White\u00a0Sox” written by Captian Stubby and the Buccaneers, serves as the unofficial fight song of the White Sox.<\/p>\n

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8.\u00a0Stadium name<\/h3>\n

The White Sox have had four different stadium names. 1900-1910 \u2013 39th Street\u00a0Grounds, 1910-1920 \u2013 Old Comiskey Park, 1991 \u2013 present New Comiskey Park, U.S Cellular Field, Guaranteed Rate Field.<\/p>\n

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9.\u00a0High Payroll<\/h3>\n

In 2008, the White Sox had the fourth highest payroll in Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n

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10.\u00a0First Ever Game<\/h3>\n

The White Sox played the University of Illinois in their first ever game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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