White Sox A-Z: Gamble to Guillén

By Art Berke

Need a White Sox fix? Every Thursday we are paying tribute to White Sox standouts of the past, spotlighting a different letter of the alphabet each week. Today we focus on seven popular Sox players whose last names begin with the letter G — Oscar Gamble, Freddy García, Jon Garland, Ralph Garr, Goose Gossage, Ken Griffey Jr. and Ozzie Guillén.

Oscar Gamble, OF/DH, White Sox (1977, 1985), Cubs, Phillies, Indians, Yankees, Padres, Rangers

A 17-year major-league veteran, Oscar Gamble had his most productive season in a White Sox uniform as a member of the 1977 South Side Hitmen.

During the ’77 campaign with the Sox, the native Alabaman recorded career highs in games played (137),…