They are one of eight charter members of the American League, having played in Chicago since the inaugural 1901 season.

Established
1890

City
Chicago

League History
2000 – Present / Major League Baseball
1900 – 1999 / American League
1890 – 1900 / Western League

Team History
1903 – Present / Chicago White Sox
1890 – 1902 / Chicago White Stockings

Nickname
White Stockings – In 1870, the first openly professional team in Chicago was called the Chicago White Stockings, in reference to the team colors and in contrast to the Cincinnati Red Stockings.

Championship
World Series  0
2005, 1917, 1906

Stadium
2016 – Present / Guaranteed Rate Field
2003 – 2016 / U.S. Cellular Field
1991 – 2003 / Comiskey Park II
1910 – 1990 / Comiskey Park
1962 – 1975 / White Sox Park
1968 – 1969 / County Stadium
1910 – 1912 / White Sox Park
1903 – 1910 / South Side Park III

Owner
1981 – Present / Jerry Reinsdorf
1975 – 1981 / Aaron Cushman
1975 – 1981 / Bill Veeck
1969 – 1975 / John Allyn
1961 – 1969 / Arthur Allyn, Jr. & John Allyn
1958 – 1961 / Bill Veeck
1956 – 1958 / Dorothy Comiskey Rigney & Chuck Comiskey
1940 – 1956 / Grace Comiskey
1931 – 1940 / J. Louis Comiskey
1890 – 1931 / Charles Comiskey

Retired Number
2 Nellie Fox
3 Harold Baines
4 Luke Appling
9 Minnie Miñoso
11 Luis Aparicio
14 Paul Konerko
16 Ted Lyons
19 Billy Pierce
35 Frank Thomas
42 Jackie Robinson
56 Mark Buehrle
72 Carlton Fisk

Mascot
2004 – Present / Southpaw
1981 – 1988 / Ribbie and Rhubarb

*Blue is this team’s history