Sox Shorts
Description: Bristol, Connecticut hosted the Class AA farm club of the Boston Red Sox in the Eastern League for ten seasons from 1973 to 1982. It was a Golden Age for the Red Sox farm system and a parade of future Major League stars came through ancient Muzzy Field on their way to Fenway Park, including eventual Hall-of-Famers Jim Rice (1973) and Wade Boggs (1978 and 1979).
Description: The Homestead Grays (also known as Washington Grays or Washington Homestead Grays) was a professional baseball team that played in the Negro leagues in the United States. The team was formed in 1912 by Cumberland Posey, and remained in continuous operation for 38 seasons. The team was originally based in Homestead, Pennsylvania, adjacent to Pittsburgh.
Description: The 1940 White Sox featured some terrific payers: Wally Moses, Jack Knott, Rabbit McNair, Julius Solters, Muddy Ruel, Pete Appleton, Moose Haas, Joe Kuhel, Taft Wright, and the incomparable Luke Appling. Despite the talent, they finished with a record of 82–72, good enough to tie for 4th place under manager Jimmy Dykes. Celebrate the history of the Sox with this retro-vintage design. DYK? The White Sox were originally known as the Sioux City (Iowa) Cornhuskers, and the team was founded as a minor league organization in 1894. The club was purchased by Charles Comiskey at the end of its first season and was relocated to St. Paul, Minnesota.
