The Chicago White Sox have played their entire existence in the shadow of the Chicago Cubs, who became beloved (due mostly to the national reach of cable television that showed their games) while the White Sox have toiled in relative obscurity. But they have a great history of their own, full of glory, misery and exploding disco records.

Much like the New York Mets and the old Brooklyn Dodgers, the White Sox must contend with more famous teams on the other side of the city. But for those who love the underdog, the White Sox deserve consideration for your favorite team. Here are some of their most memorable moments.

The Beginning (1901)

Things got off to a great start for the team from Chicago’s south side. The Chicago White Sox played as one of the founding teams of the American League, all the way back in 1901. Not only that, but they also became the AL’s first champions. The World Series didn’t exist yet (it wouldn’t start until 1903), so the White Sox’s victory over the Boston Americans (now the Boston Red Sox) marked the end of the season.

The “Hitless Wonders” (1906)

The 1906 World Series offered a crosstown match between the Chicago White Sox and the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs had, at the time, the highest win total in MLB history (116 wins in a 155-game season). The White Sox, meanwhile, had the worst batting average in the American League (.230). The “Hitless Wonders” emerged the victor, beating the Cubs four games to two. In their first two wins, they beat the Cubs by out-pitching them. In the latter two, they surprisingly out-hit them. The White Sox fittingly only had a batting average of .198 in the series, but they beat the Cubs’ average of .196.

The “Go-Go White Sox” (1959)

After the infamous Black Sox scandal of 1919, in which several players were paid to intentionally lose the World Series, the White Sox went decades without so much as a pennant. This changed, however, in the 1950s. The 1959 team earned the nickname the “Go-Go White Sox” because they focused more on speed than power and featured stars such as Nellie Fox, Earl Wynn, and Luis Aparicio. After the White Sox won the AL Pennant against the Cleveland Indians, Chicago mayor Richard J. Daley, a lifelong fan of the team, ordered the fire chief to sound the air raid sirens – in hindsight, not the best decision, seeing as this was the height of the Cold War. While the White Sox would end up losing the World Series to the Los Angeles Dodgers, the fact that they won the pennant (especially in an era when the New York Yankees dominated the American League) is impressive in its own right.

Disco Demolition Night (1979)

The White Sox pulled one of the most notorious promotional stunts of all time when, in 1979, Chicago DJ Steve Dahl blew up a crate of disco records in the middle of Comiskey Park to a rousing chant of “Disco sucks!” The explosion blew a hole in the field and started a small fire that led fans to storm the field. So, maybe that moment wasn’t exactly “great,” but it was certainly memorable.

MLB’s Longest Game (1984)

The May 8, 1984, game between the White Sox and the Milwaukee Brewers ranks as the longest game in MLB history, in terms of time (the longest in terms of innings is a 1920 game between the Brooklyn Robins (who became the Dodgers) and the Boston Braves. The game took over eight hours to complete, spread over two days of play. The Sox finally won when Harold Baines hit a walk-off home run in the bottom of the 25th inning. The final score was 7-6.

First World Series Victory in 88 Years (2005)

The White Sox returned to glory in 2005, winning the team’s first World Series since 1917. The White Sox’s greatest moment in the series came in the second game against the Houston Astros. Paul Konerko hit a grand slam in the bottom of the seventh inning (when the White Sox were down 4-2), and then Scott Podsednik – who, before this, had only hit one homer in the whole season – finished the game with a walk-off homer. This was the first time in World Series history in which a team hit both a grand slam and a walk-off in the same game. The White Sox would go on to sweep the Astros.