Every American League pitcher has had to get acquainted, early in his big-league career, with a droopy, lackadaisical figure who plays shortstop for the Chicago White Sox and who comes up to the plate ...

1940 Cleveland's Bob Feller no-hit the White Sox, winning 1-0. The game was not without controversy, however. Luke Appling hit a shot down the line that apparently kicked up the chalk but was ruled ...

Sept. 3, 1936 — Luke Appling’s then-club record 27-game hitting streak ended in Boston, courtesy of Red Sox pitcher Wes Farrell. Appling's record would stand until 2004, when Carlos Lee broke it by ...

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If you’ve got time on your hands or miscellaneous mindless tasks in front of you, this recording from archive.org of a 1936 game between the Cubs and White Sox (part of the old “City Series”) is ...

“Hometown Heroes: The Single Franchise Baseball Stars of the 20th Century” by Clay Sigg was self-published in June. Sigg details the one-club players of the 20th century, including the players who ...