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Chicago: A Tale of One City
"The White Sox March" [image 1] commemorates one of the greatest upsets in World Series history, featuring a powerful Chicago Cubs team and the Chicago White Sox. The White Sox, known as the "Hitless Wonders" after finishing the 1906 season with the worst team batting average (.230) in the American League, defeated the Cubs in six games -- earning them the nickname "The Hitting Wonders." Six decades later, the 1969 Chicago Cubs held on to first place most of the season, inspiring this hopeful song by jazz violinist, bassist, and composer Johnny Frigo. [image 2] The lyrics invoke the legendary WGN broadcaster Jack Brickhouse, whose "Hey, Hey!" punctuated every Cubs home run. After a spectacular crash in mid-September, the Cubs lost the National League championship to the New York Mets, who went on to win the World Series, beating the Baltimore Orioles. That year the ill-fated Cubs were dubbed "the most celebrated second-place team in the history of baseball." |