In 1929, uniform numbers appeared on the back of baseball jerseys for the first time, thanks to the Indians and the Yankees.  By 1937, numbers finally appeared across all uniforms, both home and away, across both major leagues.  Since that time, 81 distinct numbers have been worn by members of the White Sox, while the Cubs boast 76.

Today, we continue our look at those players, picking our favorite, if not the best, player to wear each uniform number for both Chicago teams with #79.  Once again, a single player has donned #79 while playing in Chicago, debuting in 2014 for the White Sox.

It’s a shame that Jose Abreu is the only player to wear #79 in White Sox history, as he would easily beat out the competition had there been any.  He was signed by the White Sox in October of 2013 after defecting from Cuba in August.  He made his major league debut the following March and took home Rookie of the Year honors in 2014.  He topped that this past season, bringing home the MVP in the corona virus shortened season, leading the White Sox to the post-season for the first time since 2008.  He wears #79 because it was picked by his mother. so that people would remember him.  She wasn’t wrong.