Today in White Sox History: December 26

Dec 26 2022 by South Side Sox

 
In 1930, smack-dab in the middle of his 30-year tenure as White Sox general manager, Harry Grabiner (left) surveys Comiskey Park with former White Sox player and manager Billy Sullivan. | Getty Images

A pioneering executive is born

1890

Harry Grabiner, first and longest general manager of the White Sox, was born in Chicago.

He was a 40-year employee of the team, rising literally from peanut vendor to vice president. Grabiner served under three Comiskey owners: Charles, J. Louis, and...

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