Today in White Sox History: January 5

On this day 26 years ago, Carlton Fisk fell short of making history — and the Hall. | Mark Cunningham/MLB Photos via Getty Images

Pudge sits just a squat short of the Hall

1925

The French love baseball! Well, at least that was the impression that the French Baseball Federation gave during the White Sox vs. New York Giants tour of Europe, giving silver medals to Charles Comiskey, John McGraw and Hughie Jennings in appreciation.

The tour, however, was a failure, with...