LUKE APPLING: SHORTSTOP
He played 20 seasons, all with the Sox, recording a career average of .310 and driving in 1.116 runs. Appling twice led the AL in batting, the first time in 1936 when he had a .388 average and a career-best 128 RBIs.
The Hall of Famer is the Sox's all-time leader in games played with 2,422 and has the team's highest career WAR (74.5).
ROBIN VENTURA: THIRD BASE
A five-time Gold Glove winner with the Sox, Ventura also had five seasons in which he hit at least 20 homers. he reached the 100-RBI mark with the Sox twice, with 100 in 1991 and 105 in 1996.
Ventura hit 174 home runs and batted .274 in a Sox uniform. He became Sox manager in 2012. Sadly, he resigned at the end of this season.
--Cootling
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