Chicago White Sox
For current information on this top-
ic, see 2009 Chicago White Sox
season.
Chicago White Sox
Established 1894
Based in Chicago since 1900
Team Logo
Cap Insignia
Major league affiliations
• •
Current uniform
Retired Numbers
2, 3, 4, 9, 11, 16, 19, 42,
72
Colors
•
Name
•
• (Chicago) White Stockings (1900-1903)
*From 1900 to 1903, the official name did not contain the city
name of Chicago, although it was based there
• St. Paul Saints (1895-1899)
• Sioux City Cornhuskers (1894)
Other nicknames
•
Ballpark
• • a.k.a. Comiskey Park (II) (1991-2003)
• Milwaukee County Stadium (1968, 1969)
• Comiskey Park (I) (1910-1990)
• a.k.a. White Sox Park (1910-1912 &
1962-1975)
• South Side Park (III) (1900-1910)
• a.k.a. White Stockings Park (1900-1903)
(The White Sox played selected home games in Milwaukee in
1968 and 1969)
Major league titles
World Series titles
(3)
2005 • 1917 • 1906
AL Pennants (7)
2005 • 1959 • 1919 • 1917
1906 • 1901 • 1900 •
WL Pennants (1)
1894
Central Division
titles (3) [1]
2008 • 2005 • 2000
West Division titles
(2)
1993 • 1983
Wild card berths (0)
None
[1] - In 1994, a players’ strike wiped out the last eight weeks of
the season and all post-season. Chicago was in first place in
the Central Division by one game over Cleveland when play
was stopped. No official titles were awarded in 1994.
Owner(s): Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn
Manager: Ozzie Guillén
General Manager: Ken Williams
The Chicago White Sox are a Major League
Baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. The
White Sox play in the American League’s
Central Division. Since 1991, the White Sox
have played in U.S. Cellular Field, which was
originally called New Comiskey Park and
nicknamed The Cell by local fans. The White
Sox are one of two major league clubs based
in Chicago, the other being the Chicago Cubs
of the National League. They last won the
World Series in 2005.
One of
the American League’s eight
charter franchises, the Chicago team was es-
tablished as a major league baseball club in
1901. The club was originally c