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Why White Sox throwback uniforms will strike a chord

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Wearing his red helmet and red-striped uniform, Dick Allen was the American League MVP in 1972. This season the White Sox are bringing back the red and white uniforms they wore from 1971 through 1975 and will wear them for 13 Sunday games.

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Bill Melton and Robin Ventura show off the 1972 Chicago White Sox uniforms that will be worn during Sunday day games throughout the 2012 season. Melton, left, was the American League home run champion in the 1971 season, the first year the team wore the new colors, and teammate Dick Allen won the MVP award in 1972 wearing the red uniform.

Photo courtesy of Chicago White Sox/ Ron Vesely

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The White Sox announced this week that they'll wear throwback red-and-white uniforms this year for 13 Sunday home dates to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the exciting 1972 season. The uniforms were a huge departure at the time, and baseball writer Bruce Miles predicts they'll be a big hit with Sox fans for a couple of reasons.