On a sunny Sunday in the mid-’70s, a girlfriend and I drove up from South Bend for a doubleheader against the Royals. (Yes, children, once upon a time, in a land not far away, fairy tale though it may seem, baseball owners did not try to gouge every possible nickel out of fans and even occasionally scheduled two games in one day, with one ticket giving admission to both. You could look it up.)
I hadn’t remembered the date, but checking records it must have been Aug. 8, 1976. It turns out that was a famous day in White Sox history: The first time the team wore shorts.