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A Short Experiment: The Story of the Chicago White Sox Shorts
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The White Sox Shorts
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Hollywood's Baseball Team Wore Shorts For 4 Seasons, Lost LA, Food & Discovery
⚾️On August 8, 1976 the Chicago White Sox took the field wearing shorts instead of traditional baseball pants during the first game of a doubleheader, By Davenport Sports Network
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Uni Watch's Friday Flashback -- When the shorts came out in Chicago - ESPN
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the 1976 White Sox playing baseball in shorts vs the Kansas City Royals
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Chris Creamer SportsLogos.Net on X: The White Sox were 2-1 all-time when wearing shorts. / X
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Ever wonder why the Chicago White Sox wore shorts in 1976? – NBC Sports Chicago
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Worst Uniforms Not Being Used Anymore (AL Central Edition) : r/baseball
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History of the Chicago White Sox - Wikipedia
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