Jonesboro White Sox

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Jonesboro White Sox
Minor league affiliations
Previous classesClass D
League Northeast Arkansas League (1936–1941)
Previous leagues
Major league affiliations
Previous teams Chicago White Sox (1939–1941)
Minor league titles
League titles 1925
Team data
Previous names
  • Jonesboro White Sox (1939–1941)
  • Jonesboro Giants (1936–1938)
  • Jonesboro Buffaloes (1925–1926)
  • Jonesboro Zebras (1909–1911)
  • Jonesboro (1909)

The Jonesboro White Sox were a professional baseball team in Minor League Baseball that represented Jonesboro, Arkansas, in the Northeast Arkansas League at different times from 1909 through 1941. The club was known by several other nicknames prior to 1939, when they became a farm team of the Chicago White Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB).

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