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South Side Hitmen didn't win anything, no way it should be retired. I don't care how loved they were, you can't honor them with something like that if they didn't even win a division title.
Indeed, a valid point ... HOWEVER, if that team hadn't had the year it had, the Sox could have gone bellyup. They had just come off a year where they were terrible and come within a hair of moving to Denver, Seattle or New Orleans. The franchise needed a year like that. Along with 1972 and 1990, 1977 may have been the most IMPORTANT year in team history.
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Wow ... I didn't think that topic would prompt such a discussion. That's awesome.
Here is a proposal I have ... Marquette, my alma mater, did this a few years ago (coincidentally with the same number) and it was a wonderful, warm and well-received gesture.
I put forth that the White Sox should retire the No. 77 in honor of the 1977 Southside Hitmen, arguably the most beloved (and most important) team in franchise annals until 2005 (bow in reverance). On the day 77 is retired, the Sox should bring back as many as the Hitmen as they can and wear those uniforms for the game.
Just a thought
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Which player -- if any -- should have his number retired by the White Sox?
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1939: The White Sox and Ted Lyons finished off the Cubs with a 7-1 victory in the decisive game of the annual City Series before 14,781 at Comiskey Park. Lyons, who went 14-6 in the regular season, fired his second five-hitter of the showdown as the Sox took the series for the fifth year in a row and for the 16th time in the last 21 meetings. The Sox were down 3 games to 1 and trailing 5-0 in Game 5 before they staged a huge comeback which culminated with the victory in the final contest.
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Were the 2008 White Sox the slowest Sox team ever? Consider ...
*The 13 triples were an all-time franchise low
*The 67 steals were the fewest by a Sox team since the 1977 team swiped 42
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I understand that you are trying to re-direct traffic to your site, but unless you can post info more than just the link to your site, I don't see the purpose of allowing you to continue to post these.
It's just info ... I don't make any money off it so what's the harm?
I used to post the whole thing but, frankly, I don't have time to even do that on my own blog, a cheap AOL homepage with very little bells or whistles.
If there is not a huge objection to just posting the link, I'd like to continue. If this is a problem, I will respectfully stop.
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http://www.whitesoxalmanac.com
THIS DATE IN SOX HISTORY/SEPT. 24 (Highlights)1919: The White Sox overcame a four-run deficit in topping the St. Louis Browns 6-5 to clinch the American League pennant at Comiskey Park. The Sox scored two in fifth, seventh and ninth innings to claim the flag. Buck Weaver’s sacrifice fly scored winning pitcher Dickie Kerr with the tying run. Joe Jackson then shot a single to right-center to score Nemo Leibold with the game-winner.
1977: Jack Brohamer became the second player in White Sox history to hit for the cycle in an 8-3 win over the Mariners in Seattle. Brohamer went 5-for-5 with two doubles and four RBI. Brohamer homered in the first, doubled in the third and fifth, singled in the sixth and tripled to lead off the ninth to join Hall of Famer Ray Schalk (June 27, 1922) as the only players in Sox history to hit for the cycle.
2000: The White Sox clinched the American League Central Division title by virtue of Cleveland’s loss in Kansas City. The good news made the White Sox game – a 6-5 loss at Minnesota – meaningless. The White Sox celebratedtheir title on the field after the game with their many fans who had make the trek to the Metrodome.
2003: Esteban Loaiza notched his 20th victory in the White Sox 9-4 win over the Yankees before 26,019 at US Cellular Field. Loaiza gave up three runs on five hits with seven strikeouts in six innings to move to 20-9. Loaiza became the first Sox pitcher to reach the 20-victory plateausince Jack McDowell won 22 games in his Cy Young season of 1993.
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Just an FYI: The material in my blog is also used for "Today in Sox History" sponsored by Bank of America during the game casts on the radio AND it is displayed on the black and white scoreboard in LF during games as the "White Sox Almanac."
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That 'stach is Valentine-esque.
Has to be one of the best in Sox annals ... The Goose didn't have his stache until after leaving the Sox ... Stone and Zisk had good baseball staches when they were with the Sox
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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: JUNE 7TH
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1927: Two members of the famed “Murderer’s Row” did in the White Sox in a 4-1 loss at New York. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning off Tommy Thomas to help the Yankees open up a two game lead over the Sox. First baseman Bud Clancy’s homer accounted for the Sox only run.
1944: The White Sox took advantage of nine Hal Newhouser walks in six innings to defeat the Tigers and the future league MVP and Hall of Famer 3-1 at Comiskey Park. Orval Grove got the victory, which was the White Sox seventh in a row and improved them to 21-21.
1959: Luis Aparicio’s two-run single highlighted a six-run second as the White Sox beat Boston 9-4 in Game 1 of a doubleheader before 25,844 at Comiskey Park.
1962: Al Smith went 5-for-5 – all singles – in the White Sox 8-4 win over the Angles at Dodger Stadium. Smith drove in two as did Mike Hershberger and Juan Pizarro. Eddie Fisher turned in 5.1 innings of one-run relief for the victory.
1963: Juan Pizarro hit a two-run home run and went the distance while striking out 10 in the White Sox 7-1 win at Kansas City. Pizarro’s homer was part of a five-run eighth that broke the game open.
1964: The White Sox took over first place with by sweeping a doubleheader from the Detroit Tigers before 36,313 at Comiskey Park. The Sox took the opener 8-3 thanks to a RBI by Pete Ward in the sixth, which gave the team the lead for good. The Sox stole the nightcap 2-1 with two in the eighth which made a winner out of Joe Horlen, who went the distance.
1965: Moose Skowron went 3-for-3 with two solo homers in the White Sox 7-3 win over the Red Sox in Boston.
1970: Bobby Knoop’s single in the 12th scored Tommy McCraw with the go-ahead run in the White Sox 4-3 win over the Yankees in New York.
1972: Rookie Rich Gossage notched the first of his 310 career saves in the White Sox 2-1 triumph of the Red Sox before 11,857 at Comiskey Park. Gossage, a rookie appearing his 11th big league game, earned the save with three shutout innings.
1973: Eddie Leon’s single tied the game and Jorge Orta’s sac fly gave the Sox the lead in the fifth inning of a 3-2 win at Baltimore. The victory enabled the Sox to take over sole possession of first place in the American League West by a half game.
1974: The White Sox used a three-run fifth to overtake the Boston Red Sox in an 8-6 win over the Red Sox before 15,173 at Comiskey Park in a game that was delayed 70 minutes when a popcorn machine in the right field stands caught fire causing fans to flee for safety. Bill Melton scored the tying run on an error and Jorge Orta forced home Ron Santo with the go-ahead run to make a winner out of Jim Kaat, who was making a rare appearance out of the bullpen.
1977: The White Sox used the top overall pick in the draft to select Harold Baines, who went on to have a brilliant career on the South side.
1978: The White Sox scored eight times in the first two innings and then cruised behind starter Ken Kravec in an 8-3 win at Minnesota for the 6,000th triumph in franchise history. The left-hander pitched into the ninth and struck out 12 for his fourth win.
1982: Carlton Fisk’s home run – his second of the game -- in the ninth forced extra innings and Billy Almon’s RBI single in the 11th won it in a 6-5 victory over the A’s before 16,744 at Comiskey Park. Chicagoan Kevin Hickey tossed two scoreless innings for his first career victory.
1983: Greg Luzinski’s single in the 10th scored Tony Bernazard with the go-ahead run in a 12-11 win over the Angels in Anaheim. Luzinski also hit a three-run home run in the wild affair, which featured 25 hits and four innings of at least four runs.
1984: Behind Harold Baines’ six RBIs, the White Sox overcame an early 7-0 deficit in outlasting California 11-10 before 20,721 at Comiskey Park. On the seventh anniversary of his drafting by the Sox, Baines hit a three-run homer in the third and then launched another three-run homer in the fifth, which gave the Sox the lead for good. Tom Paciorek and Ron Kittle also homered as part of the 11-hit attack. Bert Roberge got the win with 4.1 innings of shutout relief.
1986: The White Sox’ biggest Comiskey Park crowd since Opening Day witnessed a 10-3 win over Oakland. Greg Walker’s homer in the third fronted the Sox for good and Bobby Bonilla added a three-run shot in the fifth as 26,773 saw the “good guys” win their third consecutive game.
1987: Bill Long fired his second complete game shutout in a little over a month in a 4-0 win at California. The right-hander scattered seven hits and struck out seven while walking none to improve to 3-1. He received support from batterymate Carlton Fisk, who hit two home runs.
1988: The White Sox exploded for seven runs in the seventh inning in rallying past Minnesota 10-8 before 11,923 at Comiskey Park. Harold Baines, Dan Pasqua, Ozzie Guillen and Rob Woodard each drove in two runs while Pasqua and Baines homered.
1989: Ozzie Guillen’s single gave the White Sox the lead for good in a three-run sixth in a 6-4 win at Texas. Guillen’s single came a batter after Carlton Fisk had tied the game with a sacrifice fly.
1991: Charlie Hough pitched into the eighth and received help from Scott Radinsky in the White Sox 2-0 win at Kansas City. Hough gave up six hits and no walks while striking out three. Radinsky turned in 1.1 perfect innings for his first save. Robin Ventura and Dan Pasqua had RBIs as the Sox won for the second straight day.
1992: Charlie Hough played stopper in knuckling the White Sox past Oakland 6-1 before 42,415 at Comiskey Park. Hough went the distance and limited Oakland to just three hits as the Sox halted a four-game skid. Robin Ventura went 3-for-4 with a homer, double and two RBI. Warren Newson also homered to help the Sox pull to within 5.5 games of the American League West lead.
1993: The White Sox unleashed a home run barrage in walloping the Detroit Tigers 7-3 before 27,490 at Comiskey Park. Frank Thomas, Dan Pasqua and Ellis Burks all homered as Jason Bere collected his second consecutive win over Detroit. The win allowed the Sox to move into sole possession of second place in the American League West.
1996: Robin Ventura doubled and homered and drove in three and Tony Phillips and Ron Karkovice also went deep in an 8-2 win at Baltimore. Alex Fernandez went the distance and earned his sixth win despite giving up 11 hits.
1997: The White Sox outlasted the Baltimore Orioles 1-0 in 11 innings before 31,548 at Comiskey Park. The Sox won the game in the 11th when Dave Martinez walked, took second on a passed ball and advanced to third on Darren Lewis’ sacrifice bunt. After an intentional walk, Harold Baines drove in Martinez with a single. Wilson Alvarez, Matt Karchner, Tony Castillo and winner Roberto Hernandez limited the Orioles to nine hits.
2000: Frank Thomas couldn’t have picked a better time for his first career pinch-home run in the White Sox 6-4, sweep-completing win over the Reds in Cincinnati. Thomas’ homer, a two-run shot, came in the sixth with the White Sox trailing 3-2 and gave the team the lead for good.
2001: Mark Buehrle fashioned eight shutout innings in earning the win in the White Sox 5-1 triumph at Kansas City. Buehrle was backed by a 4-for-4 performance from Magglio Ordonez and a home run from Carlos Lee for his fourth win.
2003: Bartolo Colon went the distance and was supported by home runs from Joe Crede and Frank Thomas in the White Sox 4-1 over the Dodgers in Los Angeles. Colon gave up four hits and struck out five for his sixth win in the Sox first game at Dodger Stadium since a 2-1 loss in 14 innings to the Angels in the second game of a doubleheader Sept. 15, 1965.
2005: A.J. Pierzynski and Jermaine Dye drove in runs in the fourth as the first-place White Sox posted a 2-1 interleague win over the Rockies in Denver. Jose Contreras tossed six strong innings and received stellar relief help from Neal Cotts and Dustin Hermanson, who combined to fan five in three perfect frames.
2006: For the second consecutive day, Alex Cintron drove in the winning run in a White Sox 4-3 win over Detroit. Cintron’s single in the seventh scored Joe Crede with the go-ahead run before 37,612 at US Cellular Field. Jose Contreras improved to 6-0 while Bobby Jenks earned his 17th save.
THIS DATE IN SOX HISTORY: JUNE 6TH
1910: Ed Walsh fired the fourth one-hit shutout of his career in a 1-0 victory over the Boston Red Sox at the 39th Street Grounds. It was the final one-hitter at the 39th Street Grounds. Twenty-four days later, the White Sox would inaugurate Comiskey Park.
1942: White Sox minor leaguer Gene Stack, the first player ever drafted from a Major League roster into the military, died of a heart attack following an army ball game. Stack never played for the White Sox.
1944: All Major League games were cancelled as the country turned its attention to Europe where allied forces invaded occupied France.
1955: The White Sox dealt veteran pitcher Harry Dorish to the Baltimore Orioles for catcher Les Moss. While he was at the end of his career, the pickup of Moss wasn’t a bad one for the Sox. Moss hit 10 home runs in just 127 at bats in 1956 in becoming just the second backstop in club annals to reach double figures in homers in a season.
1957: The first-place White Sox maintained their five game lead over the Yankees with a 3-2 win over the Red Sox before 7,597 at Comiskey Park. The Sox improved to an amazing 31-12 thanks to a two-run home run by Minnie Minoso in the seventh.
1960: The White Sox scored all of their runs in the eighth and ninth innings in stunning the Yankees and Whitey Ford 3-2 in Yankee Stadium. Ford had fired seven shutout innings of two-hit ball before the Sox scored two in the eighth and one in the ninth. Minnie Minoso’s two-run single in the eighth put the Sox ahead while Luis Aparicio’s RBI single in the ninth provided some insurance.
1961: Al Smith went 4-for-4 with a double, a home run and three RBIs in the White Sox 7-1 win over Detroit before 18,402 at Comiskey Park.
1966: Lee Elia clubbed the first home run of his career in the White Sox 5-1 win – their fifth straight – at California. Elia’s blast came in the second, an inning after the Sox had taken the lead for good on Floyd Robinson’s RBI single. Dennis Higgins, the cousin of Joe Crede, fired four perfect innings for his second save in preserving Juan Pizarro’s fifth win.
1967: Tommie Agee’s two-run single in the seventh scored Al Weis and Ed Stroud to break a 3-3 tie in the White Sox 5-3 win over Boston before 10,463 at Comiskey Park.
1971: Jay Johnstone hit two home runs – including a three-run blast in a five-run first – as the White Sox topped the Tigers 8-2 before 25,356 at Comiskey Park. Bill Melton also homered and Tom Bradley pitched into the ninth for his sixth win.
1976: Ken Brett and Jesse Jefferson combined on a three-hitter in Game 2 to cap a White Sox sweep of the Indians in a doubleheader before 24,413 at Comiskey Park. After the Sox took the opener 3-2, Brett fired seven shutout frames to improve to 3-0 and Jefferson closed with two in a 5-0 win.
1977: The "Southside Hitmen" White Sox exploded for four runs in the 12th in besting the Twins 9-5 in Minnesota. Oscar Gamble capped the outburst with a three-run homer after Richie Zisk, who was 4-for-5, had given the Sox the lead with an RBI single.
1978: Francisco Barrios fired a seven-hitter in the White Sox 3-0 win at Cleveland. Barrios walked three and struck out three in improving to 4-5. The Indians had the tying run at the plate in the ninth but Barrios got a 6-4-3 double play to secure his second shutout in three starts and his third consecutive complete game.
1979: Lamar Johnson, Milt May and Eric Soderholm homered in leading the White Sox to an 8-5 win at Boston. A two-run double in the first by Alan Bannister gave the Sox the lead for good.
1980: Diminutive Harry Chappas’ double in the ninth scored Bobby Molinaro with the winning run as the White Sox beat the Indians 8-7 before 20,231 at Comiskey Park. Marv Foley’s two-run, pinch-homer in the eighth tied the game, setting the stage for the 5-foot-3 Chappas’ heroics. Ed Farmer got the win in relief to improve to 5-0.
1984: Tom Seaver recorded his 58th career shutout, a four-hit masterpiece in a 4-0 win over the Angels before 20,995 at Comiskey Park. Seaver delivered first-pitch strikes to 20 of 30 batters and he retired seven hitters on the first pitch. Seaver fanned eight and walked none and was backed by a home run from batterymate and future fellow Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk.
1985: Ron Kittle broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run homer in the sixth to lift the White Sox to a 4-3 win at Texas.
1986: Joel McKeon squelched a rally by getting the final two outs to preserve the White Sox 6-4 victory over Oakland before 19,880 at Comiskey Park. The Sox had taken a 6-1 lead early thanks to two RBIs each from Ozzie Guillen, John Cangelosi and Julio Cruz. Oakland scored two in the ninth off Richard Doston and Bob James before McKeon came on with a man on second and one out. The lefty got a ground out and a fly out to secure his first save.
1989: The White Sox used their first round pick on Frank Thomas thus beginning one of the most productive careers in franchise history. The first baseman out of Auburn was the seventh overall pick of the draft. Fourteen months later, Thomas debuted for the Sox.
1990: Melido Perez made five runs in the first inning stand up in a 5-0 victory over Seattle before 14,479 at Comiskey Park. Two RBIs each by Lance Johnson and Scott Fletcher and an RBI single by Carlton Fisk supported the five-hit performance by Perez, who gave up just four hits while fanning seven.
1991: Robin Ventura’s squeeze bunt scored Tim Raines with the go-ahead run in the 10th in the White Sox 2-1 win at Cleveland.
1993: Ron Karkovice’s eighth-inning home run handed the White Sox a 4-3 come-from-behind win over Boston before 42,393 at Comiskey Park. With Boston leading 3-1 in the seventh, Lance Johnson tripled in a run before “Karko” launched the game-winner.
1995: Robin Ventura’s RBI single in the fifth put the White Sox ahead to stay in their 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays before 18,428 at Comiskey Park. Jason Bere went the first five innings in earning his second win of the season. Bere got relief help from Scott Radinsky, Jose DeLeon, Tim Fortugno and Roberto Hernandez, who earned his 10th save.
1996: The White Sox turned their first triple play since June 15, 1986 in a 7-4 loss at Boston. The triple play came in the first inning with Joe Magrane on the mound and Mo Vaughn on second, Jose Canseco on first and Tim Naehring at bat. Naehring hit a grounder to Robin Ventura, who started the 5-4-3 triple play. Boston’s John Valentin hit for the cycle, marking only the second time in baseball history a triple play and a cycle occurred in the same game.
1997: The White Sox used a five-run fifth in surging past the Baltimore Orioles 7-3 before 21,304 at Comiskey Park. Dave Martinez’s sac fly gave the Sox the lead for good while Albert Belle, Jorge Fabregas and Lyle Mouton added RBIs in the inning. Doug Drabek earned the win and relievers Chuck McElroy, Bill Simas, Tony Castillo and Roberto Hernandez finished off the Birds.
1998: Charlie O’Brien hit the White Sox first official home run in Wrigley Field in a 7-6 loss to the Cubs. O’Brien’s blast came in the sixth and put the Sox on top 5-4 but the Cubs took the lead for good in the bottom half of the frame.
1999: Frank Thomas’ 1,000th RBI helped the White Sox turn back the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-3 in an interleague tilt before 26,827 at Comiskey Park. Thomas joined Luke Appling as the only players in club history to reach the 1,000-RBI plateau with a first-inning single which was part of a two-frame that gave the Sox the lead for good. The RBI also enabled Thomas to join Cal Ripken Jr., Chili Davis, Barry Bonds and Mark McGwire as the only active players with 1,000 walks and a 1,000 RBI.
2000: The first-place White Sox jumped to a 13-1 lead and then held off the Reds for a 17-12 win at Cincinnati. The Sox built their lead on the bats of Carlos Lee (4-for-5, two doubles, four RBI), Jeff Abbott (three RBI, two doubles) and Ray Durham (two doubles, two runs). Frank Thomas scored the 1,000th of his career in the first inning to become the sixth active player with at least 300 homers, 1,000 runs, 1,000 RBI and 1,000 walks. Thomas became just the fourth player in White Sox history to reach the 1,000-run plateau. Cal Eldred got the win and also scored three runs in the interleague tilt.
2005: The first-place White Sox made their Coors Field debut a successful one in pounding the Colorado Rockies 9-3 in an interleague tilt in Denver. Jermaine Dye, Juan Uribe and A.J. Pierzynski each had three hits and Paul Konerko homered to back Freddy Garcia’s 10-strikeout performance.
2006: Alex Cintron’s three-run homer in the eighth lifted the White Sox past the Tigers 4-3 before 37,192 at US Cellular Field. Cintron’s homer, his first with the Sox, came with two outs and Jermaine Dye and Joe Crede on base.
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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: JUNE 5TH
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1904: Fielder Jones replaced Nixey Callahan as Sox manager. Jones went on to manage the White Sox to their first World Series title in 1906 when his “Hitless Wonders” bested the heavily-favored Cubs in six games. Jones 426-293 in 4½ years as White Sox manager.
1906: Doc White victimized the Philadelphia Athletics with the third of his five career one-hitters in the Sox 7-1 win in Chicago. White bested future Hall of Famer Rube Waddell.
1919: Future Hall of Famer Eddie Collins laced the second in-the-park grand slam in White Sox history at Yankee Stadium. Collins victimized Yankee hurler Ernie Shore in the first-place White Sox 5-1 win.
1955: The White Sox split a doubleheader with the New York Yankees before 37,561 at Comiskey Park. In Game 1, the Sox did all of their scoring in the first inning in winning 5-3. Jim Rivera hit a grand slam and Sherm Lollar followed with a solo shot to make things comfortable for starter and winner Dick Donovan. In Game 2, Mickey Mantle clouted the first roof shot home run at Comiskey Park by a visitor in 14 years off Billy Pierce and helped the Yankees build a 2-0 lead. Chico Carrasquel's homer and Johnny Groth's RBI tied it but Billy Hunter gave the Yankees a 3-2 win with an inside-the-park homer in the 10th. Mantle’s roofer was the first since the Sox Eddie Robinson victimized the Browns’ Al Widmar April 25, 1951. Mantle’s roofer was the first by a visitor since Ted Williams turned the trick May 7, 1941.
1957: Dick Donovan went the distance in the White Sox 6-2 win over Boston before 7,173 at Comiskey Park. Sherm Lollar and Dave Philley both had two hits and an RBI as the Sox won their third straight to improve to 30-12.
1958: Sherm Lollar drove in all the Sox runs as the team’s salvaged a split of a doubleheader in New York with a 3-2 win in the nightcap. Lollar hit a two-run homer in the first and added a key insurance run in the ninth in support of Ray Moore, who fashioned a complete game for his second win. The Sox lost the first game 12-5.
1959: Harry “Suitcase” Simpson’s bases-clearing pinch-double in the eighth was the difference in the White Sox 5-2 win over Boston before 32,321.
1960: The White Sox did not use their bullpen in sweeping a doubleheader from the Kansas City A’s by identical 2-0 scores before 18,476 Comiskey Park. The doubleheader shutout was the 12th in franchise history and the third time the Sox had accomplished the feat with identical scores and all were 2-0 decisions (Aug. 11, 1914 and May 28, 1916). Russ Kemmerer tossed a three-hitter in the opener while Frank Baumann fired a seven-hitter in the nightcap.
1961: Jim Landis went 4-for-4 with two runs and two RBIs and Frank Baumann went the distance in the White Sox 8-0 win over Detroit before 17,166 at Comiskey Park.
1962: The White Sox made their Dodger Stadium debut a successful one with a 9-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels. Charlie Smith’s RBI was part of a four-run ninth that broke a 5-5 tie. Dom Zanni got the victory with 3.2 innings of scoreless relief.
1963: John Buzhardt threw a nine-hit shutout in the White Sox 3-0 win over the Los Angeles Angels in the firstgame of a doubleheader at Dodger Stadium. Buzhardt walked four and struck out three in moving to 4-3. Buzhardt was aided by one double play and a flawless defense.He escaped a bases loaded jam in the first with a strikeout and got a huge break in the eighth when an Angel runner was hit by a batted ball with two runners on. The Sox backed Buzhardt with homers from Dave Nicholson and Jim Landis. The Angels took the nightcap 8-2.
1964: Don Mossi retired Al Kaline with the tying run on second to secure the White Sox 4-3 win over the Tigers before 33,824 at Comiskey Park.
1966: Three White Sox pitchers limited the Washington Senators to one run on 11 hits in a doubleheader sweep before 14,683 at Comiskey Park. In the first game, Joel Horlen got the win and received relief help from Bob Locker in a 4-1 win. The Sox took the lead for good on Tommie Agee's three-run homer in the third. In the nightcap, Gary Peters held Washington hitless until the seventh inning in a 12-0 victory. Peters finished with a two-hitter. J.C. Martin went 4-for-5 with two singles, a double and a triple. The sweep gave the Sox a four-game sweep of the series and the shutout was the sixth shutout in the last 10 games for the Sox.
1974: The White Sox rewarded Terry Forster with a victory in a 7-6 win in 15 innings over the New York Yankees before 7,566 at Comiskey Park. Forster fashioned seven innings of relief and gave up one run with seven strikeouts and no walks. He got the win when the White Sox pushed a run across in the 15th when Dick Allen singled, took second on a Bill Melton sacrifice and scored on Jorge Orta's double. The Yankees led 5-0 after 2 1-2 innings but the Sox scored six in the third on a two-run triple by Allen and a two-run single by Carlos May and RBIs by Bucky Dent and Ken Henderson. The Yankees tied it with two out in the ninth on a Bobby Murcer single. Like Forster, Jim Kaat was tough in relief. The left-hander tossed 5.1 innings and gave up one run. This was the longest Sox-Yankees game by innings since the Sox 2-0 win in 15 at Yankee Stadium on June 4, 1965.
1978: Steve Stone and Bill Nahorodnyled the White Sox to a 2-0 win over the Cleveland Indians in Cleveland. Stone went the distance and gave up three hits and six walks with six strikeouts to improve to 5-3. Nahorodny made a Stone a winner with a two-run double in the fourth as the Sox won for the eighth time in their last nine games.
1982: The White Sox collected three hits but needed just one in beating the Texas Rangers 2-1 in Texas. Harold Baines' homer with Carlton Fisk, who walked, on first accounted for all of the Sox runs. Britt Burns got the win while Salome Barojas recorded his 12th save with 2.2 shutout innings as the Sox halted a seven-game losing streak.
1983: Tom Paciorek's bases-clearing double keyed the White Sox 5-2 win over the Kansas City Royals in Game 2 of a doubleheader before 31,377 at Comiskey Park. After losing the first game 7-5, the Sox trailed 2-1 heading into the eighth but got a game-tying single from Rudy Law and a bases-loaded double from Paciorek to take the lead. LaMarr Hoyt got the win while Juan Agosto got a double play ball and a ground out in the ninth to nothch his first save.
1986: The White Sox jumped to a big lead and hung on for a 9-5 win over the Oakland Athletics before 13,761 at Comiskey Park. Harold Baines drove in four runs while Bobby Bonilla plated two and Greg Walker homered as the Sox led 9-0 after six. Neil Allen carried a seven-hit shutout into the ninth but was then tagged for five runs on four hits. Bob James came in with one out in the ninth and quickly restored order to preserve the victory which halted a three-game losing streak and interrupted a stretch where the Sox had lost 10 of 11.
1988: Ivan Calderon drove in two runs and swiped two bases in leading the Sox to a 5-4 win over the Texas Rangers before 16,399 at Comiskey Park. Jerry Reuss improved to 4-2 and secured the 202nd victory of his career while Bobby Thigpen recorded his ninth save. The win marked the first time in 16 games the Sox had registered back-to-back victories.
1993: A crowd of 41,444 watched the White Sox break out of a mini-slump by pounding the Boston Red Sox 11-3 at Comiskey Park. George Bell and Ellis Burks each had four RBIs as the White Sox got to within 1.5 games of first place in the A.L. West. The Sox had scored three runs in their previous two games but broke out of their offensive doldrums with 14 hits. Bell also had a double and a triple while Frank Thomas had two doubles. Jack McDowell gave up two runs on eight hits in seven innings for his eighth win.
1995: Jim Abbott boosted his record to 3-2 by limiting Toronto to two runs on five hits over 7.2 innings while facing just 27 batters in the White Sox 3-2 win before 22,180 at Comiskey Park. The Sox did all of their scoring in the fifth with Lance Johnson driving in two runs and Tim Raines bringing home one. Roberto Hernandez preserved the win by fanning Candy Maldonado with two men on in the ninth to end the game. Two innings earlier, Raines set an American League record by stealing his 33rd consecutive base without getting caught.
1996: The White Sox won their sixth straight game by taking an 8-6 back-and-forth affair in 12 innings from the Red Sox in Fenway Park. The Sox took the lead in the top of the 10th only to see the Red Sox tie it in the bottom of the frame. The White Sox went ahead with two in the 12th and then watched Darren Lewis make a key diving catch in the Red Sox 12th to protect the lead. Frank Thomas homered and drove in three and Robin Ventura went deep. Brian Keyser earned his first win of the year.
1998: For the first time ever, the White Sox played a game that counted at Wrigley Field. Despite an early 2-0 lead, the Cubs beat the White Sox 6-5 in 12 innings before 38,097 at sundrenched but brisk Wrigley Field. Brant Brown's homer off Tony Castillo to open the Cub 12th ended the historic tilt.
1999: The White Sox shook off a four-run deficit and ultimately caught the Pittsburgh Pirates for a 6-5 interleague win before 20,066 at Comiskey Park. The White Sox finally took the lead in the sixth on Magglio Ordonez’s RBI single. The key hit was part of Ordonez’s 4-for-5 performance in which he also doubled and tied his career-best for hits in a game. Jim Parque got the win while Keith Foulke earned his first save of the year.
2000: The White Sox scored a run in the first and then rode a strong performance by James Baldwin to a 4-3 interleague win over the Reds in Cincinnati. Baldwin carried a shutout into the seventh inning in improving to 7-0 on the road. Greg Norton and Jose Valentin homered as the first place White Sox won for the fifth time in six games.
2001: Ray Durham's first inning home run sparked the White Sox to a 6-2 win over the Royals in Kansas City. Kip Wells started and limited the Royals to one run on four hits in 6.1 innings in improving to 2-2. Bob Howry pitched the final 2.1 frames for his second save as the Sox won their fifth straight.
2002: The White Sox scored five times in the fourth inning in surging past the Kansas City Royals 6-1 before 12,167 at Comiskey Park. Kenny Lofton drove in three runs while Paul Konerko, Jose Valentin and Mark Johnson each had two hits. Gary Glover was brilliant, pitching seven innings and giving up one run on three hits with one walk and five strikeouts. Rocky Biddle pitched two shutout innings to close off the Royals.
2003: Frank Thomas’ RBI double in the 10th lifted the White Sox to their first win ever over the Diamondbacks -- a 3-2 decision in Arizona. Thomas and Brian Daubach both homered in the sixth as the Sox ended their season-high five-game losing streak and avoided being swept in back-to-back series. Daubach's homer was just the 27th hit into the pool in Bank One Ballpark history.
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1914: Jim Death Valley” Scott tossed the first of his two one-hitters of his White Sox career in a 2-0 win over Cleveland Indians at Comiskey Park.
1956: Dave Philley had two doubles, a home run and four RBIs in the White Sox 13-4 stomping of the Orioles in Baltimore. Minnie Minoso also homered as the Sox finished off a three-game sweep in which they outscored the Orioles 34-6.
1957: Billy Pierce tossed 10 shutout innings and contributed to the game-winning rally with a sacrifice in the White Sox 1-0 win over Boston before 38,490 at Comiskey Park. Pierce gave up two hits and fanned seven in improving to 9-2. The left-hander was amazing, retiring 15 in a row at one point and never allowing a runner past second. His sacrifice moved runners up to second and third before Nellie Fox came through with the game-winner.
1958: Don Mueller’s two-run pinch-single in the seventh gave the White Sox the lead for good in a 7-2 over the Yankees in New York. Mueller’s hit came a half inning after Mickey Mantle tied the game with a 478-foot home run. Billy Pierce, who had two hits, went the distance to improve to 4-4.
1959: Earl Torgeson’s two-out homer in the 17th inning lifted the White Sox to a 6-5 over the Orioles before 3,514 at Comiskey Park. Bob Shaw got the win as the Sox improved to 27-21 and moved past Cleveland into first place by a half game. This was the Sox first 17-inning game in seven years.
1960: Gene Freese’s line drive homer into the lower left stands gave the Sox the lead for good in a 4-2 win over Kansas City before 10,846 at Comiskey Park.
1964: Frank Kreutzer turned in four perfect innings of relief to earn the save in the White Sox 5-1 win at Cleveland. The lefty from Buffalo struck out two in preserving Ray Herbert’s second win.
1965: The White Sox got solo home runs from Danny Cater and Floyd Robinson in the 15th inning in downing the Yankees 2-0 in New York. Cater broke the scoreless deadlock when he led off the frame with his fifth homer of the season. After an out, Robinsonpadded the lead with his fifth blast of the year. Joe Horlen went the first nine innings and gave up six hits and one walk while fanning eight. Eddie Fisher picked up the win with six shutout innings of relief.
1966: John Buzhardt was brilliant in the White Sox 6-0 win over the Washington Senators before 5,453 at Comiskey Park. Buzhardt went the distance and gave up four hits with no walks and two strikeouts. Aided by a pair of double plays, Buzhardt faced just two over the minimum in improving to 3-2. Ken McMullen had three of the Senators’ four hits. Coupled with Jack Lamabe’s shutout the day before and some scoreless work two days eariler, Buzhardt extended the Sox scoreless streak to 23 innings. The streak would reach 29 before being broken the next day. The Sox pitching staff was in the midst of a streak in which it would hold opponents scoreless in 53 of 54 innings.
1967: Tommy John finished with a flurry as the White Sox defeated the Kansas City Athletics 2-0 in the first game of a doubleheader before 30,522 at Comiskey Park. John retired the last 15 batters he faced in firing a five-hitter. The shutout improved John to 4-3 and was one of a league-leading six he would throw that season. The whitewashing began an eight-start stretch in which John would go 5-2 with an 0.98 ERA with five shutouts. A two-run single by Ken Berry in the fourth accounted for all of the Sox offense. The Sox dropped the nightcap 5-4.
1969: Gail Hopkins’ three-run home run in the third inning helped the White Sox dump the Red Sox 7-2 in Boston. Hopkins’ blast came with two outs and Luis Aparicio and Carlos May on base and gave the Sox the lead for good. Ed Herrmann and Bobby Knoop also homered and each drove in two in support of Tommy John, who went the distance and fanned eight to improve to 4-3.
1970: Walt “No Neck” Williams got the White Sox off to a great start in a 7-3 win at Washington. Williams homered off future White Sox pitching coach Dick Bosman to lead off the game and ignited a four-run first which put the team in command. Jerry Crider got the win and Danny Murphy earned the save as the Sox triumphed for just the fourth time in their last 18 games.
1971: Carlos May drove in all of the White Sox runs in a 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers before 17,168 at Comiskey Park. May drove in two in the first to erase a 1-0 deficit and one in the third. Wilbur Wood turned in complete game, giving up seven hits and one earned run to improve to 4-2.
1972: In one of the great days in club history, the White Sox treated a Bat Day crowd of 51,904 at Comiskey Park to a doubleheader sweep of the New York Yankees. MVP-to-be Dick Allencapped the party by launching a three-run pinch-hit home run with one out in the bottom of the ninth off Sparky Lyle to power the Sox to a 5-4 win in Game 2. The blast made a winner out of Cy Acosta, who pitched a scoreless top of the ninth in his big league debut. In the opener, the Sox rode a four-run third -- thanks to two-RBIs each by Mike Andrews and Carlos May -- to a 6-1 win. Tom Bradley gave up one run on six hits with one walk and eight strikeouts in a complete game effort to improve to 6-2.
1974: Dick Allen’s grand slam in the fifth inning gave the White Sox the lead for good in a 9-2 win over the New York Yankees before 14,351 at Comiskey Park. Bucky Dent also homered and Ken Henderson had three hits and an RBI in support of Wilbur Wood, who went the distance for his ninth win.
1976: The White Sox scored two in the first and two in the fifth off future Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley in a 4-1 win over the Cleveland Indians before 25,833 at Comiskey Park. Ralph Garr and Jorge Orta each had the RBIs, allowing Rich Gossage, spending the season as a starter, to go the distance. “The Goose” scattered nine hits while walking one and striking out three to move to 4-3.
1977: Richie Zisk hit his first and only Comiskey Park roof-shot home run in an 8-6 loss to the New York Yankees before 35,789 on the Southside. Zisk’s blast -- his 15th of the year -- came off the New York Yankees’ Don Gullet in the second inning. Chet Lemon homered twice and Oscar Gamble went deep once but it wasn’t enough as the Yankees used a seven-run second to stop the Sox four-game winning streak.
1979: Outfielder Wayne Nordhagen pitched a scoreless inning in the White Sox 6-0 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers before 13,713 at Comiskey Park. Nordhagen induced Cecil Cooper to ground into a double play and retired Sal Bando in his second big league pitching appearance in a week.
1980: Richard Dotson improved to 6-2 with a stellar performance in the White Sox 5-1 win over the Texas Rangers in Game 2 of a doubleheader before 16,000 at Comiskey Park. After the Sox lost the first game 4-3, Dotson scattered three hits to salvage a split for the Sox. The rookie right-hander retired 15 of the last 16 batters he faced while walking three and striking out four.
1981: The White Sox scored two in the seventh and two in the eighth in overtaking the Athletics 4-2 before 37,706 at Comiskey Park. The Sox tied the game in the seventh on RBIs by Ron LeFlore and Mike Squires and took the lead in the eighth when Chet Lemon’s single scored Rusty Kuntz. Richard Dotson got the win and Ed Farmer got the final two outs with a runner on to notch his sixth save.
1984: The White Sox jumped to a 4-0 lead after four and hung on for a 6-4 win over the Angels before 25,779 at Comiskey Park. The Sox grabbed their lead on RBIs by Greg Luzinski and Harold Baines and a two-run homer by Rudy Law. A shaky LaMarr Hoyt gave up three earned runs on 10 hits in eight innings to move to 5-5. Bob James came on in the ninth and earned his third save despite allowing an inherited runner to score.
1988: In one of the most dramatic games in recent memory, the White Sox scored six in the ninth with the last four coming on Gary Redus’ grand slam to beat the Texas Rangers 10-8 before 17,101 at Comiskey Park. Ivan Calderon led off the ninth with a home run. After singles by Greg Walker and Dave Gallagher and a walk to Donnie Hill loaded the bases, Mike Woodard singled with one out to pull the Sox to within 8-6. Redus then came up and ended the game with his second grand slam in a week.
1989: Jerry Reuss turned in six shutout innings for his 215th career victory in the White Sox 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins before 15,170 at Comiskey Park. Reuss gave up three hits and one walk to move to 4-2. He got relief help from Tom McCarthy, Ken Patterson and Bobby Thigpen, who notched his ninth save. An Ozzie Guillen RBI single and a Harold Baines homer accounted for the White Sox offense.
1990: The White Sox used the fourth overall pick of the draft to select pitcher Alex Fernandez out of Miami-Dade South Community College. Less than two months later, Fernandez made his Major League debut.
1991: Jack McDowell was sharp in the White Sox 4-1 win over the Indians in Cleveland. McDowell improved to 6-3 with a complete-game effort. “Black Jack” yielded four hits and one walk while striking out. Frank Thomas drove in two runs as the Sox led from wire-to-wire in this one.
1994: Norberto “Paco” Martin broke open a close game with a ninth-inning grand slam as the White Sox pulled away from the Orioles for a 7-1 win in Baltimore. The grand slam was the only one of Martin’s career and the first by a White Sox rookie since Joe DeSa accomplished the feat Sept. 13, 1985 at Seattle. The slam was only the second by a White Sox player in Baltimore and the first since Cass Michaels did it on May 28, 1954.
1996: The surging White Sox pulled to within one game of first place in the American League Central with a 6-4 win at Boston. Chad Kreuter’s two-run single capped a four-run sixth as the Sox won their fifth consecutive game. Frank Thomas tied Tony Muser’s July 3, 1973 club record with five walks. Wilson Alvarez pitched into the eighth inning for his 50th career victory.
1997: James Baldwin gave up two hits in seven scoreless innings in pitching the White Sox to a 9-4 win at Cleveland. Baldwingave up three walks and eight strikeouts in improving to 3-7. The Sox grabbed a 9-0 lead thanks to three RBIs each from Jorge Fabregas and Albert Belle and a homer from Ray Durham and then hung on to win.
1998: Jaime Navarro went the distance, scattering eight singles as the White Sox thumped the Royals 7-1 in Kansas City. Four double play balls helped Navarro notch his 32nd career complete game and extend the Sox winning streak to 11 in Kansas City. Jeff Abbott spearheaded the White Sox 12-hit attack by going 2-for-3 with a home run, a double and three RBIs.
2000: Ray Durham put the first-place White Sox on top in a hurry in a 7-3 win at Houston. Durham hit his 12th homer to leadoff a game to ignite a 13-hit attack which enabled the Sox to take the rubber game of the series at Enron Field. Chris Singleton homered and Paul Konerko went 3-for-4 with two doubles and two RBI in support of winning pitcher Mike Sirotka.
2004: Frank Thomas’ two-run homer in the fourth inning put the Sox on top for good in a 4-2 win at Seattle. Carlos Lee extended his hitting streak to 20 games as the Sox maintained their two-game lead in the American League Central. Jon Garland pitched into the eighth inning giving up two runs on four hits with one walk and three strikeouts to improve to 5-2. Billy Koch tossed a scoreless ninth for his eighth save.
2005: The first-place White Sox received home runs from Paul Konerko and Joe Crede in stopping the Indians 6-5 before 26,365 at U.S. Cellular Field. The Sox erased a 1-0 deficit with two in their first on a double by Aaron Rowand. Jon Garland, bound for the All-Star Game, pitched into the seventh for his ninth win.
2007: Bobby Jenks retired Derek Jeter, who represented the tying run, to nail down the White Sox 6-4 win over the Yankees before 32,703 at US Cellular Field. Jenks’ 16th save preserved Jon Garland’s fourth win.
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PAULIE
--Notched the third game-ending home run of his career in last night’s game (Others: April 25, 2001; June 3, 2001)
--Clubbed the first 15th inning home run in the history of U.S. Cellular Field in last night’s game
--Ended the third-longest game (tied with 6-2-95) at U.S. Cellular Field with a HR in the 15th yesterday (Longer games: 19 innings 7-9-06; 16 innings 8-16-05)
--Homer in the 15th was the first by a Sox player since Ron Karkovice’s solo blast in a 2-1 win at Kansas City 6-12-93
--Tied Baines for the club’s all-time lead with the fifth extra-inning HR of his career in last night’s game
--HR in the 15th last night was the latest in a game by a Sox player since Baines’ 25th inning game-winning blast on 5-9-84
--Recent Sox HRs in the 15th: Konerko 6-4-08 vs KC; Karkovice 6-12-93 (at KC); Fisk (7-11-87 at NY); Orta 9-19-72 at Oakland
THOME
--Launched the longest homer (464-feet) at U.S. Cellular Field this season in last night’s game
--Second all-time to Palmeiro (41) with 38 career home runs against Kansas City
--464-foot homer last night was the fifth-longest in the history of U.S. Cellular Field by a Sox player (Borchard, first, 504-feet, 8-30-04)
--Only player in U.S. Cellular Field history to hit a homer of at least 441-feet as both a member of the Sox and a visitor -
THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: JUNE 3RD
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1921: Third baseman Ed Mulligan hit an inside-the-park home run in Washington in the White Sox 8-3 win against the Senators. The home run was the only one in the 350-game career of Mulligan, who played for the Sox in 1915 and 1916 before rejoining the club for the 1921 and 1922 campaigns.
1925: Future Hall of Famer Eddie Collins notched the 3,000th hit of his career – a single -- off Detroit’s Rip Collins. The Sox Collins reached the milestone in the White Sox 12-7 win at Tiger Stadium. Collins finished his 25-year career with 3,315 hits, including 2,007 with the White Sox.
1956: Dick Donovan went 3-for-3 and drove in two runs and fired a seven-hitter in the White Sox 12-0 win at Baltimore in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Dave Philley and Sherm Lollar both had four hits as the Sox totaled 17 hits. The Sox scored four in the first in winning the nightcap 9-2.
1959: Nellie Fox drove in two and Billy Pierce went the distance as the White Sox stopped a three-game skid with a 6-1 win over Baltimore before 3,607 at Comiskey Park.
1961: Roy Sievers’ leadoff homer in the 13th powered the White Sox to a 6-5 win over the Yankees before 16,480 at Comiskey Park. Warren Hacker got the win with three perfect innings. The Sox forced extra innings with three in the eighth thanks to a two-run homer by Floyd Robinson and a sacrifice fly by Minnie Minoso.
1962: John Buzhardt fired a five-hitter and aided his own cause with an RBI in the White Sox 2-0 win at Baltimore. Joe Cunningham gave the Sox the lead for good in the first. Buzhardt, who drove in a run in the seventh, walked two and struck out six for his sixth win.
1963: Eddie Fisher followed up Juan Pizarro’s four-hit shutout in the previous game with a four-hit shutout of his own in the White Sox 4-0 win over the Angels at Dodger Stadium. Fisher improved to 5-6 and allowed just one runner to reach third base. Sherm Lollar had two RBIs as the Sox moved into a virtual tie for first place with Baltimore.
1964: Joe Horlen drove in a run and pitched into the ninth in the White Sox 3-0 win at Cleveland. Horlen, who drove in the Sox first run, took a two-hit shutout into the ninth before getting help from Don Mossi and Hoyt Wilhelm. Al Weis homered and Dave Nicholson drove in a run to account for the Sox other scoring.
1966: Four days after firing a one-hit shutout, Jack Lamabe three-hit the Washington Senators in the Sox 8-0 win before 11,845 at Comiskey Park. Lamabe walked one and struck out three in moving to 3-1. The stretch was part of a four-start streak in which Lamabe went 3-0 with a 0.53 ERA. Against Washington, Lamabe’s batterymate -- JC Martin -- went 2-for-2 with three RBIs while shortstop Lee Elia was 2-for-4 with a triple and an RBI.
1977: The White Sox untied a 1-1 game with seven runs in the fourth in pulling away for a 9-5 win over the New York Yankees before 30,396 at Comiskey Park. In the fourth, Eric Soderholm gave the Sox the lead for good with an RBI single. After Jim Essian’s two-run single, Yankee manager Billy Martin gave Mike Torrez the hook in favor of Ken Holtzman and got ejected in the process. The Sox padded their lead in the frame on a Ralph Garr fielder’s choice, a two-run triple by Alan Bannister and a wild pitch. The win was the second-place Sox fourth straight and kept them two games behind first place Minnesota in the American League West.
1978: The streaking White Sox grabbed a 2-0 lead in the first on a sac fly by Jorge Orta and a single by Jim Breazeale en route to a 9-5 win at Kansas City. The Sox, who won their seventh straight, busted the game wide open with a six-run fourth thanks to a two-run single by Breazeale, a two-run triple by Don Kessinger, a sac fly by Bill Nahordony and an RBI doouble by Chet Lemon. Ken Kravec got the win with seven innings and Rich Hinton tossed 1.2 innings with three strikeouts for his first save.
1980: The White Sox gave away the lead in the top of the eighth but got it back in the bottom of the half in a 5-4 win over the Texas Rangers before 12,232 at Comiskey Park. Ed Farmer gave up a game-tying homer in the eighth to Pat Putnam. He was bailed out in the Sox eighth when Kevin Bell walked, took third on a Harold Baines double and scored on a Claudell Washington fielder’s choice. In the ninth, Framer got two outs before giving up back-to-back singles. He was pulled in favor of Tex Wortham to face Putnam. Wortham got Putnam to ground out for his first save.
1983: Jerry Koosman fired a complete-game three-hitter in the White Sox 2-0 win over the Kansas City Royals before 19,533 at Comiskey Park. The win pushed the “Winning Ugly” White Sox, who won for the sixth time in seven tries, into a second-place tie in the American League West. Koosman gave up three hits and struck out three in facing just three over the minimum to improve to 4-0. The shutout was the 31st of Koosman’s career. The Sox scored in the first on a Greg Luzinski single and in the fifth on a Ron Kittle homer.
1984: The White Sox took advantage of an error in pulling out a 3-2 victory over the Oakland Athletics 3-2 before 29,494 at Comiskey Park. With the scored tied 2-2 in the ninth, Ron Kittle walked and took third on Mike Squires’ single. Kittle came home with the winning run when Oakland second baseman Davey Lopes botched a ball off the bat of Julio Cruz. Bert Roberge got the win with two scoreless innings. Floyd Bannister started and struck out 10 in seven innings.
1985: The White Sox selected Mississippi State pitcher Bobby Thigpen in the fourth round of the amateur draft. The right-hander rocketed through the Sox system and made his big league debut Aug. 6, 1986. Midway through the 1987 season, Thigpen was in the bigs to stay and by 1988 he was the Sox closer. The highlight of Thipgen’s career was his big league record 57 saves in 1990. He pitched for the Sox until being dealt to Philadelphia midway through the 1993 season. He is still the franchise’s all-time leader with 201 saves.
1989: Ozzie Guillen and Carlton Fisk teamed up to help the White Sox salvage a split of a doubleheader with the Minnesota Twins before 14,365 at Comiskey Park. After losing the first game 2-1 for their sixth straight setback, the Sox took the nightcap 2-1 when Guillen tripled in the eighth and scored when Fisk’s sacrifice fly broke a 1-1 tie. Bobby Thgpen pitched the ninth for his eighth save. He preserved the win for Shawn Hillegas, who gave up one walk in 1.2 shutout innings.
1990: The White Sox rode a four-run second to a 5-2 win over the Minnesota Twins 5-2 before 15,952 at Comiskey Park. Lance Johnson’s single gave the Sox the lead for good and Sammy Sosa capped the outburst with a two-run single with two outs. Jack McDowell gave up one earned run in 6.1 innings with seven strikeouts to improve to 2-3. Bobby Thigpen earned the save giving him 17 in the Sox 30 victories.
1994: Home runs in the fourth inning by Frank Thomas and Robin Ventura carried the first-place White Sox to a 4-2 win over the Orioles at Baltimore. Thomas led off the inning with a tiebreaking homer off Sid Fernandez. One out later, Robin Ventura padded the lead with a homer of his own. Jason Bere went seven innings for his seventh victory in eight decisions. Roberto Hernandez pitched the ninth for his sixth save.
1995: Dave Martinez powered the White to one of their most dramatic victories ever in a 10-6 triumph of the Detroit Tigers before 27,220 at Comiskey Park. Martinez ended the game with a grand slam, touching off a wild celebration on the South side. The slam was the second of Martinez’s career and the first walkoff slam since Robin Ventura victimized Texas’ Rich Gossage on July 31, 1991. Kirk McCaskill got the win with three perfect innings of relief.
1997: Former Indian Albert Belle treated a hostile crowd at Cleveland’s Jacobs Field to a homer in a White Sox 9-5 victory. Belle, making his first trip to Cleveland after signing with the White Sox, also doubled twice in the win. Frank Thomas and Dave Martinez both homered twice as the Sox 3-4-5 hitters combined to go 10-for-15 with seven runs, four doubles, four homers and eight RBI.
1998: Carlos Castillo tossed 3.2 scoreless innings to earn the victory in the White Sox 10-5 win at Kansas City. Wil Cordero went 4-for-5 with three doubles and three RBI and Magglio Ordonez notched four RBIs and Charlie O’Brien had two as the Sox won their 10th straight game at Kaufman Stadium.
1999: Magglio Ordonez launched a two-run homer in the first inning to power the White Sox to a 10-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays at the SkyDome. Frank Thomas also had two RBIs in support of winning pitcher Jaime Navarro. Keith Foulke fanned six in 2.1 innings of scoreless relief and David Lundquist pitched a scoreless ninth.
2001: Paul Konerko’s “walk off” home run in the 10th inning lifted the White Sox to an emotional 9-6 come-from-behind win over the Detroit Tigers before 19,446 at Comiskey Park. The Sox trailed 6-0 at one point but scored four in the eighth and two in the ninth to force extra innings. Konerko’s blast -- a three-run shot -- came off Tiger flame-thrower Matt Anderson and left Comiskey Park in a hurry. The homer, Konerko’s ninth of the season, was the fifth game-ending hit and third game-ending homer for the Sox in 2001.
2002: Jon Garland pitched 6.2 shutout innings and got help from five relievers in the White Sox 4-0 win over the Kansas City Royals before 15,168 at Comiskey Park. Garland gave up four hits and four walks with five strikeouts. Antonio Osuna, Damaso Marte, Bobby Howry and Kelly Wunsch each got one out while Keith Foulke pitched the ninth. Frank Thomas, Magglio Ordonez, Paul Konerko and Aaron Rowand each had an RBI.
2003: The White Sox played their first game ever at Bank One Ballpark and dropped an interleague affair 2-1 to the Arizona Diamondbacks.
2005: The first-place White Sox scored four in the first and two in the fifth in downing Cleveland 6-4 before 23,132 at US Cellular Field. Carl Everett’s sacrifice fly in the fifth broke a 4-4 tie and made a winner out of Orlando Hernandez. Dustin Hermanson pitched the ninth for his 12th save.
2006: The White Sox scored seven run in the fourth inning to get by Texas 8-6 before 38,697 at US Cellular Field. Scott Podsednik’s double in the frame gave the Sox the lead for good. Javier Vazquez got the win while Bobby Jenks earned his 15th save by getting the final three outs.
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SOX: MOST STEALS IN A SEASON NOT GETTING CAUGHT
(Since 1920)
13 Tim Raines....................1994
11 Tony Bernazard.............1982
9 DeWayne Wise..............2008
8 Tony Graffanino.............2003
8 Willie Harris...................2002
7 Frank Thomas................1998