The White Sox unexpectedly lost the World Series to the Cincinnati Reds, five games to three. Sox fans, reporters and some players were totally shocked over the way some games were lost. The questions surrounding this series, one of the greatest upsets in baseball history, would linger for a year before exploding into the Black Sox scandal — eight players put on trial for attempting to deliberately lose games.
1993
In Game 4 of the ALCS the White Sox squared the best-of-seven series at two games apiece, with a 7-4 win in Toronto.