As part of the very first ceremony at the newly-finished shrine in Cooperstown, Charles Comiskey was inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Membership grew by 10 in 1939, as BBWAA player selections Eddie Collins, Willie Keeler and George Sisler were voted in. (Lou Gehrig was later added by Special Election in December, once it became clear his playing career was over due to ALS.) The Veterans Committee elected Cap Anson, Buck Ewing, Candy Cummings, Charles Radbourn as player selections, along with manager/executives Comiskey and Al Spalding.
1967
The White Sox played the longest-ever losing game when they dropped a 6-5 decision to the Senators in Washington, in 21 1⁄3 innings.