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Chicago White Sox
Postseason History

All-Time Postseason Record: 16-19
Division Series Games: 0-0
Championship Series Games: 3-7
World Series Games: 13-12

All-Time Records vs. 2000 Playoff Teams
Team Overall 1990s 2000 Postseason (last meeting)
Yankees 791-1002 54-52 8-4 never met
Indians 917-874 58-64 8-4 never met
Athletics 979-901 60-57 6-3 never met
Mariners 152-135 59-62 7-5 never met
Most Memorable Postseason Moment
"Jungle Jim" Rivera's Catch -- 1959
Daring basepath antics and headfirst slides made Jim Rivera a fan favorite in Chicago, but his most memorable moment came as a late-inning defensive replacement in Game Five of the 1959 World Series in Los Angeles. Clinging to a 1-0 lead in the seventh, the White Sox edged closer to elimination when a Bob Shaw wild pitch put Dodger runners at second and third. But Rivera kept Chicago's hopes alive by catching Charley Neal's long drive with his back to the infield, ending the inning and quieting the 90,000 fans in attendance.
Most Memorable Postseason Performer
Dickie Kerr -- 1919
FUN FACT
» The tallest player ever to appear in the postseason for the White Sox was 6'5" starter Britt Burns, who allowed just one run over 9 1/3 innings but lost in his only ALCS appearance in 1983. The tallest player in Sox history -- 6'7" first baseman Ron Jackson -- made ten appearances for Chicago in 1959 but was not on the postseason roster.
Eight players had conspired to throw the 1919 World Series -- but not Dickie Kerr, who ignored the taunts of his teammates to win two games for the infamous Black Sox. With five of the conspirators playing behind him, Kerr threw a 3-0 shutout in Game Three and returned for a ten-inning win over the Reds in Game Six, finishing the series with two of his team's three wins and a 1.42 ERA.
Most Memorable Postseason Team
1906: The "Hitless Wonders"
1906 was a great year for Chicago baseball, as both Windy City clubs met in the World Series. The Cubs had rolled to the NL pennant with an astounding 116-36 record, while the White Sox -- with the worst offensive attack in the league -- needed a 19-game winning streak to claw back from fourth place in August to take the pennant in the final week. Although the Cubbies were favored to win it all, the Sox had other ideas. Their pitching was masterful, posting a 1.50 era, and the offense awoke to score eight runs in each of the final two games as the South Side upset the North in six.