Who were the best Chicago White Sox players of all time?
“Old Aches and Pains” played 20 seasons, all with the Sox, recording a lifetime average of .310 and driving in 1,116 runs. Appling twice led the AL in hitting, the first time in 1936, when he batted .388 and drove in a career-best 128 runs. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1964, Appling is the all-time Sox leader in games played with 2,422 and has the highest career WAR – 74.5 – in team history. (Edward Fenney / Chicago Tribune)
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The American League rookie of the year as well as an All-Star in 1983, Kittle hit 35 homers and drove in 100 runs for the division-winning Sox that season. He hit 32 homers in 1984 and 26 more in 1985. Kittle’s 140 homers in a Sox uniform rank 10th on the team’s all-time leader board. (Frank Hanes / Chicago Tribune)
Landis won five consecutive Gold Gloves from 1960 to 1964 and led all American League centerfielders with a .993 fielding percentage in 1963. He reached double digits in home runs five times, including a career-best 22 in 1962, when he was named an American League All-Star. (LAB tba / Chicago Tribune)
A 22-year big-leaguer, Baines played 14 seasons on the South Side and was twice reacquired by the Sox after being traded in 1989. A four-time All-Star with the Sox, Baines hit 20 or more home runs seven times. His 221 home runs in a Sox uniform are third-most in franchise history. (Bill Janscha / Associated Press)
