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The Black Sox
Tribune staff reporterThe 1919 White Sox--the White Sox of Eddie Collins, Eddie Cicotte, Dickie Kerr, Ray Schalk, Buck Weaver and "Shoeless" Joe Jackson--are considered by baseball historians to be one of the greatest teams ever to take the field. But there were rumors about...Tags: Major League Baseball, Ray Schalk, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago White Sox
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All-time Hall of Fame voting percentages
The Associated PressPlayer, Year, Cast, Votes, Pct. Tom Seaver 1992 430 425 98.84 Nolan Ryan 1999 497 491 98.79 Cal Ripken Jr. 2007 545 537 98.53 Ty Cobb 1936 226 222 98.23 George Brett 1999 497 488 98.19 Hank Aaron 1982 415 406 97.83 Tony Gwynn 2007 545 532 97.61...Tags: Carl Hubbell, Lefty Grove, George Sisler, Roberto Clemente Jr., Bob Feller
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Year-by-year inductees
(BBWAA: Elected by the Baseball Writers Association of America; VC: Elected by the Veterans Committee; NL: Elected by the Veterans Committee based on Negro league career): 1936 -- BBWAA: Ty Cobb, Walter Johnson, Christy Mathewson, Babe Ruth, Honus...Tags: Ray Dandridge, Walter Alston, Casey Stengel, George Sisler, Phil Rizzuto
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3,000-hit club
Player (x-active) Hits 1. Pete Rose 4,256 2. Ty Cobb 4,191 3. Hank Aaron 3,771 4. Stan Musial 3,630 5. Tris Speaker 3,515 6. Honus Wagner 3,430 7. Carl Yastrzemski 3,419 8. Paul Molitor 3,319 9. Eddie Collins 3,309 10. Willie Mays 3,283 11....Tags: Al Kaline, Willie Mays, Paul Waner, Roberto Clemente Jr., Ty Cobb
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A Sox dynasty interrupted
Tribune staff reporterChicago's sports scene hasn't always been this bleak. This week, as a reminder, we take a look back at happier days for the home teams. -------------------- The White Sox were ready to rule baseball during the second decade of the 20th Century. All the...Tags: Woodrow Wilson, Red Faber, Major League Baseball, National Government, U.S. Cellular Field
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The greatest White Sox of all time
RedEyePITCHERS Eddie Cicotte (1912-1920) Four years (1913, 1916, 1917 and 1919)in which his ERA was under 2.00. Went 28-12 with league-best 1.53 ERA in 1917, 29-7 in 1919, 21-10 in 1920, his last season. Threw a no-hitter in 1917. Urban "Red" Faber (1914-...Tags: Ed Walsh, Major League Baseball, Ted Lyons, Hoyt Wilhelm, Gary Peters
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Sox win world's title, 4 to 2
This is the story from the Chicago Tribune exactly as it appeared that day. New York--With a determination that could not be denied Chicago's White Sox made themselves world's champions of 1917 and Red Faber a nation's hero today by winning the sixth...Tags: Red Faber, Major League Baseball, Chicago White Sox, Christy Mathewson
Dec 19, 2007
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Oct 8, 2001
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Oct 12, 2004
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Oct 16, 2017
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