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Born in [[Washington, D.C.]], "Doc" White was a graduate of the [[Georgetown_University|Georgetown University]] School of Dentistry.<ref name="library">[http://www.baseballlibrary.com/ballplayers/player.php?name=Doc_White_1879 "Doc White"]. ''baseballlibrary.com''. Retrieved 2010-10-23.</ref> He started his professional baseball career in 1901 with the Phillies. In 1903, he jumped to the White Sox of the new [[American League]].
 
From 1903 to 1906, White won at least 16 games each year; his [[earned run average]] was in the league's top four each year, as well. He led the league in ERA in 1906 with a 1.52 mark and went 18–6. That year, the White Sox won the pennant and their first [[World Series]].