The 1977 White Sox were a fabulous, ongepotchket collection of other teams' discards, one-year contracts, and pending free agents, along with a few young players from within the organization.
Veeck did his best to make the White Sox...fun. He brought us Disco Demolition Night (maybe not that much fun), marched as a one-legged fife player, and even had his team play in shorts.
Under manager Bob Lemon, the White Sox were 5 1/2 games up on the AL West by the end of July, still in first as late as August 19th.
Despite finishing 3rd and 12 games back, the White Sox drew nearly 1.7 million fans, proving that entertainment can prevail even in a challenging competitive climate.
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