(No Number) -- Chicago White Sox Checklist
It was slightly longer than the celebrated "Curse of the Bambino" that was lifted the year before, but shorter that the one that the other baseball team in Chicago is still enduring. And for all of the celebrated "Crosstown Series" that have been held between the Yankees and their N.L. counterparts over the years, it was old hat to Chicagoans, who hosted the first cross-town Series in 1906, 15 years before the Yanks ever got into the Fall Classic.
And...sorry, Cub fans, the White Sox won that series in 6 games. They were one of the powerhouse teams of the American League's early years, but an association with gamblers in 1919 earned the team a black eye that lasted for years. It would take 40 years before the team was once again competitive, but the Yankees were the powerhouse then and perennially kept them in second. The one year they did beat the Yankees (1959), the Dodgers were ready to deliver a smackdown of their own. By the time the 1970s rolled around, the team was back in their regular doldrums.
The names on the front of this card have a full outfield (Kelly, Jeter, May), Ed Herrmann at catcher, Dick Allen at first, Mike
Hey Chris, I think you mean Mike Andrews and not Mike Edwards. Love the blog, keep up the fantastic work!!
ReplyDeleteYeah, Mike Edwards played later, and was part of the 1979 set that I collected as a kid. And he was a second basemen...but never played for the ChiSox. It's been fixed, thanks for the correction.
ReplyDeleteIt's not like the name was right there for me or anything...