White Sox

South Side team

The White Sox are a Major League Baseball team based in Chicago, officially the Chicago White Sox.

They play in the American League and have been a franchise since 1901, winning multiple World Series championships.

The name refers to the team's traditional white hosiery, distinguishing them from the crosstown Cubs.

The White Sox won it all in 2005.

Fans and sportswriters often shorten the name to Sox in context.

team

MLB

Pro baseball organization

1917 · 2005 · World Series · Chicago · Illinois · Midwest · franchise · roster · manager · clubhouse

gameplay

pitcher

Pouring vessel or hurler

outfielder · inning · strikeout · double play · home run · bullpen · fastball · slider · curveball · dugout

fanbase

diehards

Unyielding supporters

season tickets · merchandise · jersey · cap · cheer · organ music · seventh-inning stretch · crowd · community · generational

rivalry

crosstown

Spanning a city's breadth

division · pennant race · standings · series · matchup · doubleheader · sweep · clinch · wild card · playoffs

legends

Shoeless Joe Jackson

Frank Thomas · statue · legacy

Categories
Opposites
Chicago baseball rivalry

White SoxChicago Cubs

Illinois baseball franchise

Wrigley Field · National League

American League Central Division rivalry

White SoxTwins

Two from one birth

Minnesota Twins · Detroit Tigers · Kansas City Royals

color-based team naming

White SoxRed Sox

Boston baseball club

Boston Red Sox · Cincinnati Reds · Black Sox

Family

white, whitewash, whitish, whiter, whiteness, whiteout, whitened, whitest, whitehead

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Mostly American · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G