This Day In Sox History...March 7

[Lip Man 1]

March 7, 1959 - After the courts ruled in his favor and denied petitions by members of the Comiskey family, Bill Veeck and his partners, including Hall-of-Famer Hank Greenberg, officially bought the White Sox. Veeck owned fifty-four per cent of the team. At the introductory press conference Veeck jokingly told the media that “You can have fifty-four per cent of the coffee!”

It would be a remarkable first year for the new owners with the White Sox taking their first pennant in 40 years with a record of 94-60-2.

[WBWSF]

Charlie Finley bidded to buy the White Sox. The Comiskey family sold the team to Veeck instead. I always wished that Finley had bought the team  that year instead of Veeck.

[Lip Man 1]

https://sabr.org/journal/article/buying-the-white-sox-a-comic-opera-starring-bill-veeck-hank-greenberg-and-chuck-comiskey/

[pcq]

On 3/7/2023 at 11:38 AM, WBWSF said:

Charlie Finley bidded to buy the White Sox. The Comiskey family sold the team to Veeck instead. I always wished that Finley had bought the team  that year instead of Veeck.

Finley was a terrible owner. 

[WBWSF]

32 minutes ago, pcq said:

Finley was a terrible owner. 

Finley might have been a terrible owner to work for but he won numerous championships in Oakland. Veeck traded off every young White Sox star after the 1959 season. (Cash, Callison, Battey, Romano,  and Mincher)  Those trades cost the team at least 2 pennants in the 1960s. Veecks second ownership of the White  Sox  produced four of the worse teams in the history of the franchise. Veeck also wanted to move the team to Denver.  Everybody has there own opinion but I would rather have had Finley as the owner of the White Sox.