Chicago White Sox
From the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s collection containing tens of thousands of artifacts, our curators have created each team’s Starting Nine by hand-picking nine must-see pieces for each of the 30 MLB teams. This limited-time list is the perfect introduction to the Museum for every Chicago White Sox fan. Don’t wait to make your visit to Cooperstown to take the Hall of Fame Starting Nine challenge.
Minnie Miñoso: 1950s bat
Minnie Miñoso wielded this lumber during his first stint with the White Sox in the 1950s. Combining speed and power, "The Cuban Comet" led the American League in triples and stolen bases three times each, and notched 20 or more home runs four times.
The Souls of the Game
Nellie Fox: AL MVP Jersey
Nellie Fox, who spent 14 seasons at second base for the White Sox, wore this jersey during his outstanding 1959 season. That year he was named to the All-Star squad, won a Gold Glove, was named the AL MVP and led the White Sox to the World Series.
Baseball Timeline: 1930-1970
Luis Aparicio: 1970 Jersey
Shortstop Luis Aparicio, a nine-time Gold Glover and 13-time All-Star, collected nine AL stolen-base titles and set numerous defensive records. He personified the 1950s Go-Go Sox, playing with Chicago from 1956 (winning Rookie of the Year) to 1962, and again from 1968 to 1970, when he wore this jersey.
¡Viva Baseball!
1976 Season Uniform Shorts
White Sox owner Bill Veeck shook up traditionalists in 1976 when he announced one of his most unusual promotions, short pants. While he introduced the uniform in a Spring Training press conference, Veeck waited until August to debut the shorts on the diamond. The Sox went 2-1 in their three "shorts games."
Whole New Ballgame
Frank Thomas: 1994 AL MVP bat
Nicknamed “The Big Hurt” for the damage he inflicted on opposing pitchers throughout his 19-year career, Frank Thomas wielded this bat in 1994 during his second consecutive MVP season. Unfortunately, the Chicago slugger’s opportunity to earn one of baseball’s most prestigious achievements, the Triple Crown, was cut short this same year by the strike-shortened season.
Whole New Ballgame
1913/1914 World Tour Uniform
Following the 1913 World Series, the Chicago White Sox and New York Giants embarked on a World Tour, playing 46 games across five continents. The Chicago squad wore these patriotic uniforms throughout the tour as they recorded 26 wins over the Giants.
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1906 World Series Championship Jewelry
Before rings became the standard for championship jewelry, baseball awarded watch fobs and lapel pins to its World Series-winning players. This White Sox diamond-crested gold fob from 1906, with red, white and blue enameling, is among the most detailed and engaging championship emblems of the pre-ring era.
Autumn Glory
2005 World Series Championship Ring
After winning the 2005 World Series, the team's first in 88 years, the White Sox commemorated their season with this championship ring. Following a 99-63 regular season, they lost only one game in the postseason before clinching the franchise's 3rd World Series championship.
Autumn Glory
Eloy Jiménez: Jersey
Based on uniforms worn by the White Sox more than 100 years ago, this throwback jersey was worn by slugger Eloy Jiménez during the first ever Field of Dreams game on August 12, 2021. The slugger homered in the third inning, helping Chicago defeat the Yankees 9-8.
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