Today in White Sox History: July 14

On this day 118 years ago, the Chicago Tribune coined the nickname for the team that would go on to become the first White Sox World Series winner. 1906

Early 20th Century baseball coverage was undeniably colorful, and never more so than on this day in the Chicago Tribune. Covering another no-hit, improbably win for the White Sox, the paper dubbed the club the “Hitless Wonders.” Rarely has a moniker so stuck with a team.

Now, if the White Sox had remained a middling club (after a 3-1 win over the New York Highlanders courtesy of seven singles, the White Sox improved to 43-33 but still in fourth place, three games out), this little bit of color would be lost to history. But this…