The 20 Most Heartbreaking Moments in Chicago sports history Series: Memorable Moments

As part of a new regularly featured "Memorable Moments" series,the Sun-Times has been providing its top 20 heartbreaking moments.Each moment involves a Chicago team or player, not Champaign orSouth Bend or a player born in Chicago who played elsewhere. And weare not including the death of anyone, so as not to trivialize theirpassing.

8. GO-GO SOX GONE

An ownership group led by Bill Veeck bought the White Sox in1959, and the investment paid off quickly as the Sox won their firstpennant in 40 years that season. The South Siders were loaded withfuture Hall of Famers in MVP Nellie Fox, Cy Young winner Early Wynnand Luis Aparicio. Al Lopez, who guided the Indians to the 1954title, was the manager, and the team picked up slugger TedKluszewski (left) for the stretch run. When the Sox clinched thepennant, Mayor Richard J. Daley ordered the city's air-raid sirensto go off. But there wouldn't be another celebration even though theSox took Game 1 of the World Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers11-0 behind two Kluszewski home runs. It would be the Sox' last homeplayoff win before their World Series drive in 2005.