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WHITE SOX RETIRED NUMBERS
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Nellie Fox played 14 seasons with the White Sox and was a 12-time All-Star. He was the American League MVP in 1959 and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1997. His number retired in 1976.

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Harold Baines has played three stints with the White Sox and ranks second in club history in home runs. His number was retired in 1989.

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Luke Appling played 20 seasons with the White Sox and is the club's all-time leader in games, at-bats, hits, doubles, runs and walks. He entered the Hall of Fame in 1964, and his number was retired in 1975.

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Minnie Minoso played 12 seasons with the White Sox over five decades. The seven-time All-Star was The Sporting News Rookie of the Year in 1951. His number was retired in 1983.

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Luis Aparicio played 10 seasons with the White Sox and was the 1956 American League Rookie of the Year. The 10-time All-Star and nine-time Gold Glove winner entered the Hall of Fame in 1984. His number was also retired in 1984.

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Ted Lyons pitched 21 seasons with the White Sox and won 260 games. He was elected to the Hall of Fame in 1955 and had his number retired in 1987.

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Billy Pierce spent 13 seasons with the White Sox and was a seven-time All-Star. The first Sox pitcher to start an All-Star game, his number was retired in 1987.

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Hall of Famer Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier with the Brooklyn Dodgers on April 15, 1947. Fifty years later, his number 42 was retired by all Major League clubs.

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Carlton Fisk spent 13 seasons with the White Sox and is third in club history in home runs. He holds MLB records for games caught and home runs by a catcher. He entered the Hall of Fame in 2000 and his number was retired in 1997.