List of Chicago White Sox award winners and league leaders

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This is a list of award winners and league leaders for the Chicago White Sox professional baseball team.

Contents

Awards

Most Valuable Player

Cy Young

Rolaids Relief Man Award

Mariano Rivera AL Reliever of the Year Award

Rookie of the Year

Manager of the Year

Gold Glove Award

Silver Slugger Award

Edgar Martínez Award

MLB "This Year in Baseball Awards"

Note: These awards were renamed the "GIBBY Awards" (Greatness in Baseball Yearly) in 2010 and then the "Esurance MLB Awards" in 2015,

"GIBBY Awards" Best Rookie

World Series Most Valuable Player Award

DHL Hometown Heroes (2006)

Baseball America All-Rookie Team

See: Baseball America#Baseball America All-Rookie Team

Topps All-Star Rookie teams

Babe Ruth Award (postseason MVP)

Sporting News Performance of the Decade (2009)

Team award

Team records

Minor-league system

MiLB Overall Starter of the Year

Other achievements

Baseball Hall of Famers

See Chicago White Sox#Baseball Hall of Famers

Ford C. Frick Award recipients (broadcasters)

See Chicago White Sox#Ford C. Frick Award recipients

Retired numbers

See Chicago White Sox#Retired numbers

Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame

White Sox in the Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame
No.PlayerPositionTenureNotes
15 Dick Allen 1B/3B 1972–1974
11 Luis Aparicio SS 1956–1962, 1968–1970
4, 5, 8 Luke Appling SS 1930–1943, 1945–1950
Harry Caray Broadcaster1971–1981
44 Phil Cavarretta 1B/OF 1954–1955Elected mainly on his performance with Chicago Cubs, born in Chicago
Grace Comiskey Owner1939–1956
Chuck Comiskey Owner1956–1961
Charles Comiskey Owner1901–1931Born in Chicago
14, 32 Larry Doby CF
Manager
1956–1957, 1959
1978
Elected mainly on his performance with Cleveland Indians.
5, 7 Jimmy Dykes 3B/2B
Manager
1933–1939
1934–1946
22 Ed Farmer P 1979–1981Attended Chicago State University
2, 26 Nellie Fox 2B 1950–1963
2, 5, 16, 24, 25, 36 Bob Kennedy OF/3B 1939–1942, 1946–1948
1955–1957
Born in Chicago
10, 45 Sherm Lollar C 1952–1963
10, 42 Al López Manager1957–1965, 1968–1969
14, 16 Ted Lyons P
Manager
1923–1942, 1946
1946–1948
14 Bill Melton 3B 1968–1975
9 Minnie Miñoso LF 1951–1957, 1960–1961
1964, 1976, 1980
19 Billy Pierce P 1949–1961
Jerry Reinsdorf Owner1981–present
29 Johnny Rigney P 1937–1942, 1946–1947Born in Oak Park
7, 39 Jim Rivera OF 1952–1961
21 Scott Sanderson P 1994
10 Ron Santo 3B 1974Elected mainly on his performance with Chicago Cubs
32, 35 Bob Shaw P 1958–1961
5, 14 Bill Skowron 1B 1964–1967Born in Chicago
Bill Veeck Owner1959–1981Born in Chicago, grew up in Hinsdale
8 Pete Ward 3B/LF/1B 1963–1969
28 Wilbur Wood P 1967–1978
24, 32 Early Wynn P 1958–1962

See also

Footnotes

  1. Eddy, Matt (October 21, 2011). "Infield, Pitching Staff Highlight 2011 Rookie Team". Baseball America. Retrieved 2011-11-08.
  2. The World Series Trophy was first awarded in 1967. In 1985, it was re-named the Commissioner's Trophy. From 1970 to 1984, the "Commissioner's Trophy" was the name of the award given to the All-Star Game MVP.
  3. The award was created by MLB in 2010, "to recognize the charitable and philanthropic efforts of MLB Clubs." The award has been given to the Red Sox (2010), the White Sox (2011), the Blue Jays (2012), and the Tigers (2013). Calcaterra, Craig (November 14, 2013). "The Tigers win baseball's Philanthropic Excellence Award". HardballTalk. NBC Sports. Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  4. The award was established in 2005, by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, in memory of Steve Patterson, an NBA player and college coach, who believed in and practiced the use of the power of sports philanthropy to make a difference. "MLB Press Release: Chicago White Sox named recipient of 2012 Steve Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy: Team recognized for Volunteer Corps Program; Award is one of highest honors in sports philanthropy". MLB Advanced Media LLP. September 13, 2012. Archived from the original on April 7, 2014. Retrieved 2014-04-05.

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