Ted Lyons went to Baylor University, where he played baseball and was planning to go after a law degree.  Instead, he signed with the Chicago White Sox, the only team that he would ever play professionally for at the Major League level.  Most of the time, when we say that, we are referring to the organization (including their minor league affiliates), or in other cases, the only team in the Majors.  Here, this is precisely what is implied, as Lyons never played a game in the minors.

Luke Appling would play his entire career with the Chicago White Sox, which would span 20 years.  Debuting with the Sox in 1930 after his contract was purchased from Atlanta in the Southern Association, he played sparingly that year, though he would see more action the season after.  

Ed Walsh at number three was a mild surprise to us.

When we began the list of the best Chicago White Sox of all time, we knew that Ed Walsh would receive a high rank, but the more we looked at how dominant he was, the more we knew he deserved the #3 rank.  

Let's begin by saying that this was not as much a runaway choice as we initially thought it would be.  As you scroll through the next few options, you will see why, but in the end, we decided that Frank Thomas is the greatest player in Chicago White Sox history.