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Paul Sullivan: As the Chicago White Sox return to Yankee Stadium, a look back at their highs and lows in the Bronx

The original Yankee Stadium would have turned 100 years old this season had it not been replaced in 2009 by the gargantuan, sterile replica that now bears its name. The Chicago White Sox, who arrive in the Bronx on Tuesday for an important three-game series against their longtime rivals, have been part of some memorable moments in both the new and old stadium. Here are a few of the best and ...
In this photo from May 13, 2016, Chris Sale of the Chicago White Sox is congratulated by teammate Jose Abreu after the game against the New York Yankees at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx borough of New York City.

The original Yankee Stadium would have turned 100 years old this season had it not been replaced in 2009 by the gargantuan, sterile replica that now bears its name.

The Chicago White Sox, who arrive in the Bronx on Tuesday for an important three-game series against their longtime rivals, have been part of some memorable moments in both the new and old stadium.

Here are a few of the best and worst from the Sox trips to New York over the last century:

Babe’s walk-off

Sept. 24, 1925

In an otherwise pedestrian season for Yankees great Babe Ruth, the Sultan of Swat still managed to kill the Sox. After the Sox

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