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Banner Ver. II

Well here is the 2nd banner, consisting of White Sox graphics from 1976-1981, with a pic from the 1970s of White Sox television announcer Harry Caray before the game to cheer the crowd on our White Sox to victory! He probably a few Falstaff beers in him by this time, that then being the official beer of the Chicago White Sox. Harry was a Sox announcer from 1973-1981. Legend has it that Harry started his 7th inning stretch singing of "Take me out to the ballgame" by accident, "Habitually singing the song in the broadcast booth when it played by organist Nancy Faust, Caray was doing it one afternoon when WMAQ-AM radio producer/broadcaster Jay Scott decided to open the booth mikes on him without his realizing it." It caught on and it stuck with him for the rest of his career, where it became the farce that it is today on "the other side" of town.

The new team graphics were considered traditional and modern, the "CHICAGO" script was from the 1902-1916 & 1930-1931 road uniforms that were navy with white letters, and the script would be red with navy trim on grey roads from 1932-1938. The same script $tyle would be used for the '76-'81 uniform's numbers & the names on the back. The modern "SOX" lettering was inspired from an early 1900s pic of owner Charles Comiskey with a Sox pennant:

Bill Veeck had purchased the team for the 2nd time in December 1975 to prevent the White Sox from moving to Denver, and changed the red & powder blue uniforms of the early 1970s to navy & white. What was unique, was the ridiculous modern floppy collars on the jersey, a pullover no-tuck $tyle and striped socks & no stirrups. They had 4 uniform combinations during this era, from all white & white top / navy pants for home, and all navy & navy top / white pants for the road. Both jerseys said "CHICAGO" on them. They also wore shorts at least 3 times in 1976 which were made by Veeck's wife and were mocked by all:

Who likes short-shorts? Not me.