We return to the era of the “Black Sox” with Buck Weaver, one of the eight players who were banned for life for their alleged role in the 1919 World Series scandal that saw Chicago (allegedly) throw the Series in favor of Cincinnati.

Debuting for the White Sox in 1957 after signing as an Amateur Free Agent five years earlier, Jim Landis worked his way to the starting Centerfielder role the season after. 

Lance Johnson arrived as a trade from the St. Louis Cardinals, and he would become the man that tipped the deal well in favor for Chicago.

Drafted 4^th overall in 1990, Alex Fernandez was coming off the Golden Spikes Award and Dick Howser Trophy while playing at the University of Miami.  It was an incredible 1990, as he would make the White Sox roster that year appearing in 13 Games.

A superstar in Cuba, Jose Abreu defected in 2013, and it was the White Sox who won the sweepstakes to sign him.

With the nickname of "Death Valley" (he came from Deadwood, South Dakota), Jim Scott would always post a sound ERA, though he was not always blessed with a lot of run support hence his losing record of 107-114.

Playing the first half of his career with the Chicago White Sox, Magglio Ordonez first made the Majors in 1997 six years after being signed as an Amateur Free Agent from Venezuela. 

Plucked from the Texas League in the Rule 5 Draft in 1912, Reb Russell would have been a Rookie of the Year candidate in 1913.  That year, he went 22-16 with a league-leading 52 appearances and a 1.90 ERA.  That was a strong beginning, and the gifted control pitcher would not have as many Wins in future seasons but was still effective.  He never had a year where his ERA went above 3.00, and in 1916, he led the American League in WHIP.  The year after, he helped Chicago win the World Series.

Joe Horlen debuted in the Majors with the Chicago White Sox in 1961, and two years later, he was one of the top Starters of the team.  Horlen would come of age in 1964, with a 1.88 ERA (second in the AL), and he led the league in WHIP (0.935) and H/9 (6.1).  Horlen kept his ERA under 2.90 in the next two seasons, and in 1967 he would win 19 Games, go to the All-Star Game, and win the ERA Title (2.06), and his second WHIP Title (0.953).  He also was fourth in MVP voting and second in Cy Young voting.

The first two seasons of Guy Harris "Doc" White's Major League career were with the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League.  He was an excellent Pitcher there, but he elected to take his talents to the Chicago White Sox in 1903 and the American League, where he would play for eleven years.

The third Venezuelan to make the Majors, Chico Carrasquel debuted for the White Sox in 1950, and in the following season, the native of Caracas became the first Venezuelan to be named to the All-Star team.

A member of the Chicago White Sox for his entire Major League career, Johnny Rigney debuted in 1937 and would be a key starter for the team in 1939.  That year and the two that followed would see him win at least 13 Games.  In all three of those seasons, he was sixth in SO/BB and was in the top four in Strikeouts and the top ten in WHIP.

George Davis's best seasons occurred with the New York Giants, where he had nine consecutive .300 seasons (1893-1901), but with the formation of the American League, he was one of many who looked for a better payday.  He initially found it when he jumped to the Chicago White Sox, where he played the entire 1902 season batting .299 with 93 Runs Batted In.

Let's begin by saying that this was not as much a runaway choice as we initially thought it would be.  As you scroll through the next few options, you will see why, but in the end, we decided that Frank Thomas is the greatest player in Chicago White Sox history.

A 20-year veteran of the White Sox, Red Faber played all of his two decades in the Majors in the Windy City.

Faber debuted for the team in 1914, and in 1915, he would win 24 Games, establishing himself as one of the better pitchers in the American League.  With a vast repertoire of pitches (including the spitball), Faber would help the White Sox win the 1917 World Championship, where he would win two games.

Ted Lyons went to Baylor University, where he played baseball and was planning to go after a law degree.  Instead, he signed with the Chicago White Sox, the only team that he would ever play professionally for at the Major League level.  Most of the time, when we say that, we are referring to the organization (including their minor league affiliates), or in other cases, the only team in the Majors.  Here, this is precisely what is implied, as Lyons never played a game in the minors.

Luke Appling would play his entire career with the Chicago White Sox, which would span 20 years.  Debuting with the Sox in 1930 after his contract was purchased from Atlanta in the Southern Association, he played sparingly that year, though he would see more action the season after.  

Ed Walsh at number three was a mild surprise to us.

When we began the list of the best Chicago White Sox of all time, we knew that Ed Walsh would receive a high rank, but the more we looked at how dominant he was, the more we knew he deserved the #3 rank.  

Eddie Cicotte was known to be an inconsistent player when he was with the Boston Red Sox, and he would run afoul of Red Sox management who sold him to Chicago during the 1912 Season. 

In terms of iconic figures, would have been wrong if we placed Minnie Minoso at number one?  Clearly, we didn't, but the native of Havana, Cuba, will always be one of the most revered athletes in the history of Chicago.