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	The Village News :: Lucy gets initial pro experience
		He was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the second round of the amateur draft and signed with the White Sox on June 12.
		Donny Lucy’s first professional baseball season produced a.239 batting average for the Great Falls White Sox, but he is being patient as he transitions from college ball to the minor leagues.
		Great Falls won the second half, putting the White Sox into the Pioneer League playoffs against first-half winner Billings.
	www.thevillagenews.com /story.asp?story_ID=3612 (869 words)

	BallParkWatch - U.S. Cellular Field / Chicago White Sox
		The original Comiskey Park opened in 1910 and served as the home of the Chicago White Sox until the end of the 1990 season.
		There's some doubt as to how much money the Chicago White Sox will be able to steer toward stadium renovations under the terms of the signing deal that changed Comiskey Park to U.S. Cellular Field.
		The Chicago White Sox have played in a Comiskey Park since 1910.
	www.ballparkwatch.com /stadiums/comiskey.htm (1725 words)

	All-Baseball.com, part of MVN: Cooperstown Confidential Archives
		The Indians’ plotline in the movie may have been based on any number of teams, but my guess is that they parodied either the “Cardiac Kids” (1967 Boston Red Sox), the “Miracle Mets” (1969), or the “South Side Hitmen” (1977 Chicago White Sox).
		The left-handed hitting outfielder finished his rookie season with a.300 batting average in 50 at-bats, but didn’t return to the major leagues until 1940 and never again achieved similar success.
		Having seen the movie Major League (1989) on television the other night, I was keeping a running tab on references to actual players and events in the cultural history of major league baseball.
	www.all-baseball.com /archives/cat_cooperstown_confidential.html (1725 words)

	KFFL - Frank Thomas, DH, Free Agents
		The Chicago Tribune reports Chicago White Sox DH Frank Thomas (ankle) is ready for a rehab assignment at Triple-A Charlotte, and he isn't ashamed to go back to the minors for the first time since his callup in 1990.
		Whitesox.mlb.com is reporting Chicago White Sox DH Frank Thomas (ankle) didn't travel with the team to Kansas City but instead flew to southern California, where he will be examined again by Dr. Richard Ferkel, the surgeon who repaired the fractured navicular in Thomas' left ankle in October.
		Chicago White Sox DH Frank Thomas (groin/hip) said that a twinge still existed in the area between his groin and hip on the right side, according to Scott Merkin of Whitesox.MLB.com.
	www.kffl.com /player/5592/MLB (2421 words)

	Cito sits and waits
		Former Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston wants to manage the Chicago White Sox, but his phone hasn't rung yet.
		Kenny Williams, now the White Sox general manager, played for the Blue Jays under Gaston in 1990 and 1991.
		White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf is a close friend of former Jays president Paul Beeston, who certainly would give Gaston, who guided the Jays to their back-to-back World Series titles in 1992 and 1993, two thumbs up.
	www.canoe.ca /Slam031003/mlb_cws-sun.html (485 words)

	Andy the Clown - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chicago resident who performed, unofficially, as a clown at Chicago White Sox games at
		In 1981, the White Sox were sold to an ownership group headed by Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn, and the new owners were eager to bring in a new mascot, seeking to improve what they perceived to be a more downscale feature of White Sox home games.
		Andy eventually had the last laugh, however, as the team stopped using Ribbie and Roobarb after the 1988 season.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Andy_the_Clown (485 words)

	JS Online: Next GM faces big challenge
		Director of baseball operations / assistant general manager of the Chicago White Sox.
		Evans' wife, Susie, is a television producer who works on White Sox broadcasts for WGN-TV.
		After spending the 1990 season working as manager of baseball operations for Major League Baseball, Taylor rejoined Schuerholz in Atlanta for the 1991 season and helped build the Braves into one of the most successful franchises in pro sports.
	www.jsonline.com /sports/brew/sep99/brewgm11091099.asp?format=print (485 words)

	USATODAY.com - 'Big Hurt' has foot fracture, likely out for season
		Thomas, who broke in with the White Sox in 1990, is a career.307 hitter with 448 home runs and 1,465 RBI.
		CHICAGO (AP) — Frank Thomas played in pain as long as he could, trying to be a big contributor for the Chicago White Sox as they forged the best record in the major leagues through the first four months.
		Thomas is likely to miss the rest of the season because of a fracture in his left foot close to where he had surgery last year, a doctor said Friday.
	www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/al/whitesox/2005-07-29-thomas-injury_x.htm (991 words)

	Chicago White Sox : News : Chicago White Sox News
		Torborg made Guillen a captain as a player in 1990, although the shortstop was just 26 years old, and then brought him on to his coaching staff when Torborg took over in Montreal during the 2001 season.
		Jeff Torborg is a highly respected former manager who posted a 250-235 record while running the White Sox from 1989 to 1991.
		CHICAGO -- The Torborgs might not be considered the first family of Major League Baseball.
	chicago.whitesox.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050617&content_id=1093232&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cws (1079 words)

	Sports: Baseball briefs
		Manuel, who in his third season as manager led Chicago to its first post-season appearance since 1993, became the fourth White Sox manager to win the award, joining Tony La Russa (1983), Jeff Torborg (1990) and Gene Lamont (1993).
		Manuel's White Sox finished 95-67, five games in front of the Indians, despite a payroll of $37-million, which ranked 21st.
		Manuel received 25 first-place ballots and three seconds for 134 points in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.
	www.stpetersburgtimes.com /News/110900/Sports/Baseball_briefs.shtml (1165 words)

	Timeline Baseball
		1994 Jul 15, During a baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago White Sox in Chicago's Comiskey Park, umpire Dave Phillips ordered the bat of Albert Belle of the Indians to be removed from the game for later examination for illegal cork.
		He played with the Boston Red Sox, the New York Yankees and the Boston Braves and was the first player to hit 60 home runs in one season.
		1990 George Will, political columnist, authored "Men at Work: The Craft of Baseball." He told of how the game was played through extended portraits of manager Tony La Russa, pitcher Orel Hershiser, hitter Tony Gwynn and fielder Cal Ripken Jr.
	timelines.ws /subjects/Baseball.HTML (1165 words)

	Turn Back the Clock: Memories of Old Comiskey Park
		It was a celebration of the park's last season and a commemoration of Chicago's last championship ball club, the 1917 White Sox.
		Harkening to the ballpark's atmosphere when it was still new and modern, the White Sox held Turn Back the Clock Day.
		But it all started at Old Comiskey in 1990.
	www.flyingsock.com /OldComiskey/TurnBackTheClock.html (1165 words)

	Doug Drabek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Doug was drafted by the Chicago White Sox in the 11th round of the 1983 amateur draft and, after playing in the minor leagues for four different teams, made his Major League debut on May 30, 1986 for the New York Yankees.
		Doug went 22-6 with a 2.76 ERA in 1990 en route to winning the National League Cy Young Award and leading the Pirates to the postseason (where they lost in the National League Championship Series to the Cincinnati Reds).
		Doug was traded in the off-season with Logan Easley and Brian Fisher to the Pittsburgh Pirates for Rick Rhoden, Cecilio Guante and Tyrone Slothrop.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Doug_Drabek (417 words)

	Baseball Almanac - Autograph Of The Week: Bobby Thigpen
		On September 3, 1990, Bobby Thigpen set a new major league record with his forty-seventh save in a 4-2 Chicago White Sox victory over the Kansas City Royals.
		He has an attitude of 'give me the ball' and when the game's on the line, he's there." - White Sox Manager Jeff Torborg
		Thigpen broke the record set by Dave Righetti of the New York Yankees in 1986 and went on to finish the season with fifty-seven saves!
	www.baseball-almanac.com /autoweek/aut2000w.shtml (143 words)

	Ballparks of Baseball-Comiskey Park-Chicago White Sox
		Chicago, IL Comiskey Park was home to the Chicago White Sox for 81 years and was the oldest ballpark in use when it closed.
		The Chicago White Sox christened White Sox Park on July 1, 1910 when 32,000 White Sox fans filled the ballpark.
		A $1 million renovation took place at Comiskey Park after the 1926 season when the wooden bleachers were removed and replaced with double decked seats.
	www.ballparksofbaseball.com /past/ComiskeyPark.htm (703 words)

	Rutgers Baseball History - Olympic Sports Hall of Fame
		He was a successful manager with the Chicago White Sox, the Cleveland Indians and the New York Mets, winning the Baseball Writer's Association, Associated Press, united Press International and The Sporting News Manager of the Year award.
		His dealings helped bring the Pirates their World Series Championship in 1979 Peterson also spent two years with the Yankees - and was a Co-General Manager in 1990 and two more years with San Diego as a scout.
		A four-year starter, he earned All-BIG EAST honors each year and was a two-time All-American, leading Rutgers to the 1998 BIG EAST Regular Season and Tournament championship and NCAA Tournament berths in 1998 and 1999.
	www.scarletknights.com /baseball/history/hof.htm (703 words)

	Ron Kittle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		From 1982 through 1991, Kittle played for the Chicago White Sox (1982-86, 1989, 1991), New York Yankees (1986-87), Cleveland Indians (1988) and Baltimore Orioles (1990).
		That season, Kittle was selected an All-Star and won Rookie of the Year honors after hitting 35 home runs (club record for a rookie) and 100 RBI.
		In a 10-season career, Kittle posted a.239 batting average with 176 home runs and 460 RBI in 843 games.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ron_Kittle (357 words)

	Richmond Braves InnerPageTemplate
		Kelly began his coaching career in 1983 with Niagara Falls in the Chicago White Sox organization.
		Kelly has guided clubs to four post-season berths and to one league championship- the Double-A Eastern title with Harrisburg in 1996.
		8/27/55 in Santa Maria, CA Sarasota, FL Pat Kelly returns to the Richmond dugout for his second season as the manager of the Braves.
	www.rbraves.com /pprofile.asp?PlayerID=325&PositionID=5 (515 words)

	Bo Jackson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, Jackson was able to return to the Chicago White Sox in 1993, homering on his first swing.
		He finished the season by being 4th in the AL in both HRs (32) and RBI (105); in 1990 he raised his batting average as well, but the increasing questions about his football career contributed to a decline in his overall totals.
		Following the 1987 baseball season, Jackson decided to again play football (just as a "hobby", he said) and joined the NFL's Los Angeles Raiders, rushing for 554 yards in 81 carries in just seven games.
	www.bonneylake.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Bo_Jackson (515 words)

	Bobby Thigpen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Thigpen was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the fourth round of the 1985 amateur draft.
		Robert Thomas Thigpen (born July 17, 1963 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an American former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball noted for setting the major league (and American League) record of 57 saves during the 1990 season.
		During the 1993 season, Thigpen was traded to the Philadelphia Phillies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bobby_Thigpen (171 words)

	sports memorabilia : Bobby Orr Boston Bruins Autographed Authentic CCM Black Jersey with Fightstrap
		Bobby still holds the record for most saves in a single season (57) while pitching for the Chicago White Sox in 1990.
		During that amazing season, Bobby had an ERA of 1.83 on 88.2 innings pitched with 70 strikeouts.
		Bobby Thigpen pitched 11 years in the Major Leagues compiling a 31-36 record with 201saves with an ERA of 3.43.
	www.thisyearsmodel.net /sports-memorabilia/index417.html (1795 words)

	Chicago White Sox News
		Leyland returned to Chicago this season for the reunion of that 1983 squad and counts chairman Jerry Reinsdorf as one of his close friends.
		Leyland worked for Tony LaRussa during the 1983 season in Chicago and has fond memories of the ‘Winning Ugly’ squad that finished with 99 victories and cruised to the division title.
		Leyland managed the Pittsburgh Pirates from 1986 to 1996, taking the Pirates to the postseason from 1990 to 1992, but never to the World Series.
	chicago.whitesox.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/cws/news/cws_news.jsp?ymd=20031017&content_id=584019&vkey=news_cws&fext=.jsp&c_id=cha (1795 words)

	Comiskey
		Eight Men Out -- Defense attorneys are accompanied in the courtroom by, seated from left, attorney William Fallon along with Shoeless Joe Jackson, Buck Weaver, Eddie Cicotte, Swede Risberg, Lefty Williams and Chick Gandil, members of the Chicago White Sox accused of throwing the 1919 World Series (not shown: ballplayers Happy Felsch and Fred McMullin).
		The final game in September, 1990 (left) with the new Comiskey Park getting ready for the 1991 season.
		In 1957, the old palace is aging very gracefully but the neoteric signature white paint job was soon to come.
	www.geocities.com /shoeless_60067/Comiskey.html (1795 words)

	NewStandard: 12/12/97
		Drabek, 35, was 12-11 with a 5.74 ERA in 31 starts for the Chicago White Sox last season.
		Drabek won the NL Cy Young Award with the Pittsburgh Pirates in 1990 and has a career record of 149-123 in 12 seasons.
		Drabek's best year in the majors came during the middle of his stay with the Pirates, when he went 22-6 with a 2.76 ERA in 1990.
	www.s-t.com /daily/12-97/12-12-97/d05sp152.htm (649 words)

	Comiskey
		Eight Men Out -- Defense attorneys are accompanied in the courtroom by, seated from left, attorney William Fallon along with Shoeless Joe Jackson, Buck Weaver, Eddie Cicotte, Swede Risberg, Lefty Williams and Chick Gandil, members of the Chicago White Sox accused of throwing the 1919 World Series (not shown: ballplayers Happy Felsch and Fred McMullin).
		The final game in September, 1990 (left) with the new Comiskey Park getting ready for the 1991 season.
	www.geocities.com /shoeless_60067/Comiskey.html (281 words)

	David Bell Keeps Family Tradition Going by Bill Nichols
		Buddy Bell is director of minor league operations for the Chicago White Sox and former star third basemen with the Indians, Texas Rangers, and Cincinnati Reds.
		David Bell was the Indians' seventh pick in the June, 1990 draft.
		Bell played second base and had a single as the Indians defeated New Britain, 4-2, for their third straight victory to start the 1993 season.
	www.lkwdpl.org /nworth/bell.htm (511 words)

	Chicago White Sox - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The White Sox won that game 1-0 over the Dodgers' 23-year-old pitcher Sandy Koufax, but the Dodgers clinched the series by beating the Sox 9-3 two days later at Comiskey Park.
		The Sox were to be moved to Seattle, then the Oakland Athletics were to take the Sox's place in Comiskey Park.
		Comiskey, who himself had turned a blind eye to the rumors previously, was compelled to suspend the remaining seven players (Gandil, eventually perceived as the ringleader, the one "connected" to the gamblers, had retired after the 1919 season).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chicago_White_Sox (9085 words)

	Carl Everett - Psychology Central
		A switch hitter, he last played with the Chicago White Sox, and was on their 2005 World Series winning roster.
		On December 14, 2005 Everett was signed by the Mariners off of the free agent market to a one year contract for the 2006 season, with a vesting option for 2007.
		He was the 10th overall pick in the 1990 amateur draft, selected by the New York Yankees, but he would make his major league debut with the Florida Marlins on July 1, 1993.
	psychcentral.com /psypsych/Carl_Everett (718 words)

	CNNSI.com - Baseball - New Marlins manager says they're contenders - Saturday February 16, 2002 09:07 PM
		The Chicago White Sox were baseball's youngest team when he led them to a 94-win season in 1990.
		Torborg believes the Marlins can contend with the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets in the NL East, even though both teams were active during the offseason while the Marlins stood pat, awaiting the sale of the franchise to Expos owner Jeffrey Loria.
		Torborg, 60, has a losing record (539-613) in nine seasons with four teams, but he could be a good fit for Florida because of his reputation for handling young players well.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /baseball/news/2002/02/14/torborg_marlins_ap (711 words)

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