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White Sox, Short Pants: Chicago's Infamous Uniforms Turn 38
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A Short Experiment: The Story of the Chicago White Sox Shorts – SportsLogos. Net News
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A Short Experiment: The Story of the Chicago White Sox Shorts – SportsLogos. Net News
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Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson (7) solo-homer ball goes into the stands during the third inning of Game 1 in a split doubleheader against the against the Minnesota Twins at Guaranteed
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Ever wonder why the Chicago White Sox wore shorts in 1976? – NBC Sports Chicago
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The White Sox Shorts
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The short pants craze of 1976
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August 8, 1976: The Chicago White Sox make the long-awaited debut of their Hollywood Shorts uniforms. Feeling easy and breezy, they beat the Kansas City Royals, 5-2! : r/dirtysportshistory
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the 1976 White Sox playing baseball in shorts vs the Kansas City Royals
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Uni Watch's Friday Flashback -- When the shorts came out in Chicago - ESPN
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40 years ago today, the White Sox wore shorts for a game