Saturnino Orestes "Minnie" Armas Arrieta Miñoso, nicknamed "the Cuban Comet", was a Cuban professional baseball player. He began his baseball career in the Negro leagues in 1946 and became an All-Star third baseman with the New York Cubans. He was signed by the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball (MLB) after the 1948 season as baseball's color line fell. Miñoso went on to become an All-Star left fielder with the Indians and Chicago White Sox. The first Afro-Latino in the major leagues and the first black player in White Sox history, as a 1951 rookie he was one of the first Latin Americans to play in an MLB All-Star Game.
John Sherman Lollar Jr. was an American professional baseball player and coach. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher from 1946 to 1963, most prominently as a member of the Chicago White Sox where he was a perennial All-Star player and was an integral member of the 1959 American League pennant-winning team.
Richard Walter Zisk is an American former professional baseball player, coach and scout. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) outfielder and designated hitter for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Chicago White Sox, Texas Rangers and Seattle Mariners. A two-time All-Star player, Zisk was named the American League’s 1981 Comeback Player of the Year. He was the first position player in major league history to sign a 10-year contract.
William Francis Almon is an American former professional baseball infielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres, Montreal Expos, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Philadelphia Phillies.
Steven F. Kemp is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, Pittsburgh Pirates, and Texas Rangers.
Stanley Raymond Bahnsen is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played 16 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), primarily for the New York Yankees and the Montreal Expos. Nicknamed the "Bahnsen Burner", he once made 118 starts over a three-year stretch while playing with the Chicago White Sox in the mid-1970s.
James Sarkis Essian, Jr. is an American former professional baseball player, coach, and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a catcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, Chicago White Sox, Oakland Athletics, Seattle Mariners, and Cleveland Indians.
Bruce Edward Kimm is an American former professional baseball catcher, manager and coach. He played all or part of four seasons in Major League Baseball for the Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs and Chicago White Sox between 1976 until 1980.
John Anthony Brohamer is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player. A second baseman, he played with the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, and Boston Red Sox from 1972 to 1980.
Jerome Matthew "Jerry" Dybzinski is an American former professional baseball shortstop. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Cleveland Indians, Chicago White Sox, and Pittsburgh Pirates.
The 1977 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 96th season in St. Louis, Missouri and its 86th season in the National League. The Cardinals went 83–79 during the season and finished third in the National League East, 18 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies.
Stephen Bradley Dillard is an American former professional baseball player and manager. He played eight seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Boston Red Sox, Detroit Tigers, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago White Sox. Dillard, a reserve infielder, played mainly as a second baseman.
The 1977 Chicago White Sox season in the American League saw the team finish third in the American League West, at 90–72, 12 games behind the Kansas City Royals.
The 1975 Chicago White Sox season was the team's 75th season in Major League Baseball, and its 76th season overall. They finished with a record of 75–86, good enough for fifth place in the American League West, 22½ games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics.
The 1972 Chicago White Sox season was the White Sox's 73rd season overall, and 72nd in the American League. They finished with a record of 87–67, good enough for second place in the American League West, 5+1⁄2 games behind the first-place Oakland Athletics.
Christopher Curtis Nyman is an American former professional baseball first baseman. He played during two seasons at the Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox. He was signed by the White Sox as an amateur free agent in 1977. Nyman, played his first professional season with their Class A Appleton Foxes in 1978, and split his last season with their Triple-A club, the Buffalo Bisons, and the Detroit Tigers' Triple-A club, the Nashville Sounds, in 1986. In 1984 and 1985, Nyman played in Japan for the Nankai Hawks.
Robert Joseph Molinaro is an American former professional baseball outfielder in the minor and major leagues in a career that lasted 18 years. His baseball career began in 1968, and lasted until 1985. During that time Molinaro played for 13 different teams, in seven different leagues.
Marvis Edwin Foley is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher and coach, and minor league manager. He played for the Chicago White Sox and Texas Rangers in all or part of five seasons between 1978 and 1984, went on to serve as a catching instructor for the Colorado Rockies, and is the only manager ever to win league championships in all three major Triple-A leagues.
Gerald Smith Nyman is a former left-handed Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1968 to 1970 for the Chicago White Sox and San Diego Padres. He attended Brigham Young University.
Lawrence James Monroe is an American former professional baseball pitcher, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Chicago White Sox in 1976.