Today in White Sox History: October 11

Where it all began for the White Sox ... and where Jeff Torborg's successful reign ended.

1899 — The new American League was formed in Chicago. The city didn’t have a team in the league at that point but soon got the St. Paul, Minn. team, led by player/manager Charles Comiskey. They set up shop on the South Side.

1991 — White Sox manager Jeff Torborg, who was named Manager of the Year for 1990, resigned to take a job as manager of the New York Mets. It was a strange move, and the real reason for it wasn’t made known until years later, as Torborgtold individuals and provided examples of how then-White Sox GM Ron Schueler forced him out.