100 Things White Sox Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

by Bob Vanderberg

Overview

A list of essential knowledge and experiences all fans of the Chicago White Sox must know and do in their lifetime, this book covers the team's long history all the way through the 2013 season. Most White Sox fans have taken in a game or two at U.S. Cellular Field, have seen highlights of a young Frank Thomas, and remember the team's 2005 World Series championship. But only real fans remember which player once took his pants off after sliding into first base, can name the opposing outfielder who was showered with beer during the 1959 World Series, or remember who hit the most home runs onto the roof of old Comiskey Park. This is the ultimate resource guide for true fans of Chicago's South Side team, whether a die-hard booster from the days of Billy Pierce or a new supporter of Paul Konerko and Chris Sale.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781600788079
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	04/01/2014
Series:	100 Things...Fans Should Know Series
Pages:	304
Sales rank:	1,021,412
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Bob Vanderberg grew up in Chicago’s west suburbs and attended his first White Sox game—a jarring ninth-inning loss to the Yankees—in 1954. He has been waiting ever since for that magical time when Chicago dominates the American League as New York has. Retired after nearly 40 years on the Chicago Tribune’s sports staff, he is the author of five previous books, three of them on the White Sox. He lives in Lemont, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Introduction xi

1 88 Was Enough 1

2 Be Proud of This 4

3 Perfection: 27 Up and 27 Down 7

4 From Glory to Infamy 11

5 Mr. White Sox 16

6 A Night in Cleveland 19

7 Winning Ugly? Hardly 21

3 Movin' In-In Style 24

9 Wood Knuckles Down 28

10 Nellie Fox 30

11 The Wizardry of Oz 33

12 Frank Thomas 36

13 Dick Allen 40

14 Luke Appling 44

15 Billy Pierce 46

16 Joe Jackson 49

17 Luis Aparicio 51

18 Harold Baines 55

19 Carlton Fisk 58

20 Ted Lyons 60

21 Bill Veeck 62

22 Four Hall of Famers You Should Know About 66

23 The White Sox? 29 Runs? 69

24 The Longest Day-and Night 71

25 In This Corner…Art "The Great" 73

26 The Babe on the South Side? 77

27 Disco Demolition (What Went Wrong?) 80

28 "Exciting White Sox Baseball, Brought to You By…" 84

29 Old Comiskey's Greatest Weekend 86

30 The Pennants That Never Were 89

31 Breaking In with Style 92

32 Up Went the White Flag 94

33 Those '30s Weren't That Bad 97

34 A Homestand to Remember 99

35 Roadkill No More 104

36 Would the Hawk Walk? 107

37 Around the World-with Giants 110

38 Portrait of the Artist as a Young Outfielder 112

39 The Mastery of Larry Himes 115

40 Home Run Derby in Detroit 118

41 The White Sox's "Moonlight" Graham 120

42 Songs of the Sox 122

43 Desecrating Fenway 124

44 The Wizard of Waxahachie 126

45 The Sox Owed Kenny 129

46 The Strange Case of Albert Belle 131

47 Quick Quiz 134

48 The Chamber of Horrors 136

49 Biggest Homer in Sox History 139

50 The Longest Homer in Sox History 141

51 Yes, Virginia, There Was a Smead Jolley 143

52 Blackjack: 'Nuff Said 146

53 A Big Day In Sox History 149

54 Ernie Banks, 3B, Chicago White Sox? 151

55 That Scoreboard Did More Than Just Keep Score 154

56 The "All-M" Infield of 1971 156

57 Turning the Tables on the Hated Yankees 158

58 How Good Was Magglio? 161

59 The Youngest Starring Pitcher Ever 164

60 The Nights Were Long at Old Comiskey 166

61 Even This Bunch Had Its Moments 168

62 Getting Even with LA 171

63 Really? 53,000 on a Tuesday Night? 173

64 The Cell: A Quick Sell 175

65 Washington Slept Here 177

66 "Psycho" Really Was 179

67 1960: Getting It Straight 181

68 The Blackout Game 184

69 Those Rivals from the North Side 187

70 How the Sox Landed Al Lopez 190

71 Lights! Camera! White Sox! 192

72 The Cubs Weren't Always Kings at the Gate 195

73 Birth of the Midsummer Classic 197

74 A Cub Hero Becomes a Sox Favorite 200

75 Professor Berres: Master of Zeroes 203

76 Some Pre-Cell Sox Teams That Could Hit 206

77 Pitch at Risk to Zisk-and Gamble and Lemon and… 209

78 Harshman Still Has It 211

79 Slamming the Yankees 213

80 The Last Game at Old Comiskey Park 216

81 The First Game at New Comiskey 219

82 Now That's How to Open a Season 221

83 The Pursuit of Larry Doby 224

84 Let's Play Several! 226

85 Roland Got 'em Rollin' 228

86 Did Joe Borchard Choose Poorly? 231

87 Basebrawl at Its Best 233

88 Paulie's Memorable Milestones 236

89 It's Well Worth the Climb 239

90 Best Seats in the House? 241

91 A Definite Must-Have 242

92 Nellie Land 244

93 Pudge's Playgrounds 245

94 He Never Squealed-and Now He Can't 247

95 A Sadly Typical White Sox Tale 250

96 Just Do It 251

97 Will They Get Around to Appling? 253

98 Take a Trip to Spring Training 254

99 "Brick" on the Call 256

100 Go See the Sox Play on the Road 258

Extra Innings!

101 White Sox Ail-Time 25-Man Roster 263

102 20 Best Trades In White Sox History-and the 15 Worst 268

103 The Nicknames Quiz 272

104 Best of the White Sox…By the (Uniform) Numbers 274

Sources 285