Yeah, looking it up the Sox were bought for 20 million and are worth $1.685 billion during that 40 year span. That is a return of 8425%. The Dow closed at 948.89 on Jan 29, 1981 the day the Reinsdorf group bought the White Sox. Yesteday's close in the Dow wasd 35,768.86, or a return of 3777%, or less than half of the Sox return.