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    The ultimate goal of the Chicago White Sox is to compete for a championship on the field every season. We take great pride in our teams' accomplishments on the field, but just as important to the organization are our accomplishments off-the-field. The White Sox recognize and accept the responsibility to serve all Chicagoans in the greater Chicagoland community. Our outreach through Chicago White Sox Charities, the team's philanthropic arm, along with the club's year-round community relations efforts, touch the lives of our neighbors in many different ways.


    In addition to the in-kind support provided by the club, White Sox Charities provides financial and emotional support to hundreds of Chicago-based organizations, including those leading the fight against cancer, dedicated to improving the lives of youth through recreation and education, and those offering support to children and families in crisis. With the generous support of White Sox fans, friends and sponsors, White Sox Charities has donated nearly $15 million since its inception in 1990, striving to improve the quality of life for Chicagoans of all ages, races and genders.


    To the White Sox, winning goes beyond the diamond into the community. The White Sox and White Sox Charities want to inspire, educate and embrace Chicago to create a lasting legacy for future generations.

Double Duty Classic



Double Duty Classic The Chicago White Sox will host the 3rd annual Double Duty Classic - an event celebrating the history and tradition of Negro Leagues baseball in Chicago and promoting the next generation of inner-city baseball players.

This upcoming summer marks the 77th anniversary of the first East-West All-Star Game, which was played at Comiskey Park in Chicago. An invitation only forum will precede the game and feature a roster of speakers and prominent members of the baseball community.

For more information, please call 312-674-1000

Ted "Double Duty" Radcliffe was born on July 7, 1902, in Mobile, Alabama, and played for the Chicago American Giants of the Negro Leagues. At the age of 41, Radcliffe earned MVP honors for his performance during the 1943 season with the American Giants. Nicknamed "Double Duty" because he would regularly pitch the first game of a doubleheader and catch the second game, Radcliffe was one of the most dynamic players in the Negro Leagues and all of baseball. Beginning in 2002, until the year of his death in Chicago in 2005, Radcliffe threw a ceremonial first pitch prior to a White Sox game.

All-Star high school students from across the country take part in the Double Duty Classic at U.S. Cellular Field
The White Sox host the Double Duty Classic, a game commemorating the Negro League and its players.

 2008 Double Duty Classic Photo Gallery »
 2009 Double Duty Classic Photo Gallery »