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It was on this day in 1963 that a White Sox player received Rookie of the Year honors (ahead of a teammate who finished in second place), the second in franchise history. Another rookie would win the award just three years later, then the franchise would go dry until 1983.
While the White Sox would have liked to have seen more from their rookies this past season and didn't have any rookie receive RoY votes in 2021, the franchise has had some success in recent years with down ballot votes. Today, we’ll be taking a gander at other rookie Sox who have received RoY consideration throughout the years. There are 39 names in all: how many can you get? Good luck!
Quiz Parameters
- To qualify, a player simply must have received a vote.
- For hints, I’ve provided the season, RoY finish, and the primary position played, for that year. So, if a player switched to a different position later on for which he may be better known, that isn’t reflected in this quiz.
- I've allotted 10 minutes for completion attempts.
Useless information to amaze, annoy, confuse, and/or confound your friends and family:
- In 1960, Baltimore swept Rookie of the Year voting, with votes going to three players: Ron Hansen, Chuck Estrada, and Jim Gentile.
- From this list, 18 players finished in top-3 voting.
- The only position never to have been repped in voting is catcher.
All data from baseballreference.com
