Today in White Sox History: December 6

Dec 6 2022 by South Side Sox

 
The White Sox had the opportunity to bring Ken Griffey Jr. to the South Side six years earlier — but at too steep a cost. | José M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

A full slate of trades — plus an intriguing near-miss

1959

In an effort to ensure the White Sox would repeat as American League champs, Bill Veeck and Hank Greenberg decided to make a series of moves to bring in hitters — at the expense of some of the top young players in the Sox system....

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