Why are Red Sox and White Sox spelled Sox?
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Why are Red Sox and White Sox spelled Sox?
Red Sox and White Sox, for example, sometimes give writers headaches because of that cutesy X at the end. The teams were originally called the Red Stockings and White Stockings, but headline writers, needing a shorter alternative, quickly turned to the phonetic spelling Sox (for Socks).
Is it red socks or Red Sox?
Why Do We Spell Red Sox With An X? – WGBH.
Did the White Sox ever wear white socks?
Speaking of the White Sox’s wearing white socks, they sure haven’t been living up to their name in recent years. Since then, white socks have reappeared three times: during the 1959 World Series (see above); in 1969 and ’70; and in the leisure suit era.
Why are the White Sox called the White Sox?
Chicago White Sox In 1900, Charles Comiskey moved the St. Paul Saints to the South Side of Chicago. The team adopted the former nickname of its future rivals (the Cubs) and became the White Stockings, which was shortened to White Sox a few years after the club joined the American League in 1901.
Why do the White Sox not wear white socks?
When the new team came to Chicago in 1900, the owner was told he couldn’t use the name Cubs, so he took their previously used name White Stockings, which was eventually shortened to White Sox by the papers. It had nothing to do with the socks. Now, why were teams called “stockings”? This came from the Cincinnati Reds.
Why are Sox not socks?
Why are these teams “Sox” rather than “Socks”? Newspapers like the Chicago Tribune often shortened these nicknames to “Sox.” When Charlie Comiskey founded the American League’s Chicago White Stockings in 1901, the Tribune wasted no time in dubbing them the White Sox.
Why are the Reds called the Reds?
The Cincinnati Reds are the oldest professional baseball team in the Major Leagues. They began as the Cincinnati Red Stockings in 1881 because, yes, you guessed it, they wore red stockings with their uniforms. Eventually they changed the name to Redlegs, and soon after shortened that to just Reds.
What is the history of the Red Sox?
Boston Red Sox History. The name Red Sox, chosen by owner John I. Taylor in 1907, is based on an form of socks, as in the red footwear worn by the team. The Boston Red Sox won the first ever World Series, which began in 1903 and have been known as the Boston Americans (1901), as well as the Boston Somersets (1902).
Where can I listen to the Red Sox?
The Boston Red Sox games can be heard over 60 stations (40 A.M., 21 F.M. and 7 F.M. translators) in 6 surrounding New England states, as well as, New York, New Mexico and Wyoming. To listen to the Red Sox games locally in Boston tune into their flagship station 93.7 WEEI -FM.
What is the phone number for the Red Sox box office?
To order Boston Red Sox tickets by phone, call 617-482-4SOX or toll-free, 877-REDSOX-9. For 24-hour automated ticket purchases, call 888-REDSOX-6 toll free. Tickets may also be purchased in person on game day at Gate E beginning 90 minutes prior to game time if there is availability.
Who was the pitcher for the White Sox?
Christopher Allen Sale (born March 30, 1989), nicknamed The Condor, is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). He previously played in MLB for the Chicago White Sox, with whom he made his major league debut on August 6, 2010.