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The teams split the first four games; then the Hitless Wonders (a name coined by sportswriter Charles Dryden) exploded for 26 hits in the last two games. True to their nickname, the White Sox hit only .198 as a team in winning the series, but it beat the .196 average produced by the Cubs.
The 1906 White Sox team became known as the Hitless Wonders, having won the American League pennant despite posting the lowest team batting average (.230) in the league. [1] [2] The team had been in fourth place by the end of July, 7½ games behind the defending champion Philadelphia Athletics, when they went on a 19-game winning streak that drove them into first place. [1]
To this day, the 1906 White Sox are known as "the Hitless Wonders". The White Sox spent the next decade alternating between solid and mediocre seasons. During this time, however, they acquired a solid core of players such as catcher Ray Schalk , shortstop / third baseman Buck Weaver , and pitchers Eddie Cicotte , Red Faber and Reb Russell .
The 1906 team was known as the Hitless Wonders due to their .230 batting average, worst in the American League. [80] Despite their hitting woes, the Sox would beat the crosstown Cubs for their first world title. The 1919 White Sox are known as the Black Sox after eight players were banned from baseball for fixing the 1919 World Series.
The Hitless Wonders – Refers to the 1906 team that won the AL pennant and World Series despite a .230 team batting average. The Black Sox [15] – Reference to the infamous 1919 team, which fixed the World Series and is popularly known as the "Black Sox Scandal". The Go-Go Sox – Refers to the 1959 AL championship team [citation needed]
Gavin Lux became part of a rare fraternity of Wisconsin-born players to win multiple World Series titles. These guys all won at least one.
Sullivan was a member of the 1906 White Sox team that became known as the Hitless Wonders when they won the American League pennant despite posting the lowest team batting average in the league. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] The team had been in fourth place by the end of July, 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 games behind the defending champion Athletics, when they went on a 19 ...
Fielder Allison Jones (August 13, 1871 – March 13, 1934) was an American center fielder and manager in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was best known as the player-manager of the World Series champion 1906 Chicago White Sox, a team who succeeded in spite of such poor offense that they were known as the "Hitless Wonders".