Why is the Sox in Red Sox and White Sox spelled that way?

Question

Is this the sort of thing people thought was cool at the turn of the century?

Answer 1

they do it to fell cool :)

Answer 2

probably.

idk i wondered the same thing.

Answer 3

the newspapers spelled it that way in the headlines... used to be red/white stockings... newspapers wrote Red Sox win first world series.  

Answer 4

I know that for the Red Sox, the words Stockings and Socks were shortened to 3 letters so the jerseys could be even on either side of the buttons.  Using a | to represent the buttons on the jersey,

RED | SOX

is much better looking than

RED STO | CKINGS

isn't it?

Answer 5

Easier to register as a trademark. Among other reasons.