Chicago White Sox

The Chicago White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are in the Central Division of the American League.

Related Topics:
Major League Baseball - Chicago, Illinois - American League

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:Founded: 1893, as the Sioux City, Iowa franchise in the minor Western League. Moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1895, then to Chicago in 1900 when that league was renamed the American League, and which became a major league in 1901.

Related Topics:
1893 - Sioux City, Iowa - Western League - St. Paul, Minnesota - 1895 - American League - 1901

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:Formerly known as: Sioux City Cornhuskers, 1894. St. Paul Saints, 1895-1899. "White Sox" is short for "White Stockings".

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:Home ballpark: U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago. (This park, originally known as New Comiskey Park, was opened in 1991; the original Comiskey Park was in use from mid-1910 to 1990. The original home field in Chicago was South Side Park. The previous home field in St. Paul was Lexington Park).

Related Topics:
U.S. Cellular Field - Comiskey Park - South Side Park - Lexington Park

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:Uniform colors: black, white and gray

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:Logo design: the letters "SOX", interlocked in various ways

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:Fight Song: "Let's Go Go Go White Sox!" by Captain Stubby and the Buccaneers

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:Wild Card titles won (0): none

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:Division titles won (5): 1983, 1993, 1994*, 2000, 2005

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1983 - 1993 - 1994 - 2000 - 2005

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:American League pennants won (5): 1901, 1906, 1917, 1919, 1959

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1901 - 1906 - 1917 - 1919 - 1959

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:World Series championships won (2): 1906, 1917

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World Series - 1906 - 1917

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:Division Series won (1): 2005

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Division Series - 2005

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