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20 of his 48 RBIs -- including 9 of his last 11 -- have either tied the score or given the Sox the lead
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JUNE 1ST
1914: Hall of Famer Red Faber went the distance in the White Sox 2-1 loss in 13 innings to the Tigers in Detroit.
1937: Bill Dietrich tossed the first no-hitter by a White Sox pitcher in two seasons by whitewashing the St. Louis Browns 8-0 before an estimated crowd of 1,500 at Comiskey Park. Dietrich walked two and struck out five in the 10th "no-no" in club history. The Sox offense made things easy on Dietrich by scoring three times in the first.
1957: Gerry Staley turned in seven innings of scoreless relief as the White Sox overcame an early deficit to pound the Tigers 12-4 in Detroit. Staley took over for Jim Derrington who had taken over for starter Jim Wilson who lasted just two-thirds of an inning. Staley gave up five hits and one walk with one strikeout for his second win. The Sox took the lead with six in the second.
1960: Frankie Baumann fired a four-hitter in the White Sox 6-0 win at Detroit. Baumann allowed just one runner to reach third and retired the last nine Tigers he faced in improving to 2-2. Sherm Lollar’s RBI double in the fifth gave the Sox the lead for good and Gene Freese and Earl Torgeson both homered in the ninth as the Sox moved to 22-18.
1962: Charlie Smith’s single in the 11th scored Floyd Robinson with the go-ahead run in the White Sox 3-2 win at Baltimore.
1963: A clutch relief performance by author Jim Brosnan helped the White Sox close to within a game of first place with a 3-1 win over the Boston Red Sox before 9,263 at Comiskey Park. Brosnan took over with a 3-1 lead in the sixth and held Boston scoreless on three hits with no walks and four strikeouts for his sixth save. Brosnan preserved the win for Joel Horlen, who improved to 4-0. Brosnan wrote "The Long Season," a diary of his season with the 1959 Reds published in 1960.
1964: Moose Skowron drove in three runs and Juan Pizarro pitched into the ninth as the White Sox topped the Yankees 6-2 before 21,637 at Comiskey Park. Pizarro took a five-hit shutout into the ninth but gave up a homer and another run and gave way to Eddie Fisher who got the final out.
1965: Moose Skowron haunted his old team with three RBIs in the White Sox 6-2 win over the New York Yankees before 21,637 at Comiskey Park. Skowron put the Sox on the board with an RBI single in the third and padded the lead with a run-scoring ground out in the fifth. The Sox survived a Mickey Mantle home run in the ninth in winning for the fourth time in five games. During that stretch, they held foes to three runs.
1968: The White Sox were no-hit by Dean Chance for 8.1 innings before pulling out a 1-0 victory over the Minnesota Twins before 3,857 at Comiskey Park. With one out in the ninth, Bill Voss ended Chance's no-no with a single and took second on a Tom McCraw single. After a force out, Dick Kentworthy drove in Voss to make a winner out of reliever Wilbur Wood, who combined with Bob Locker and Cisco Carlos on a four-hitter.
1975: One of the best days of Carlos May's career salvaged a split for the White Sox in a doubleheader at Detroit. After losing the first game 5-1, May went 4-for-5 with a tiebreaking home run in the fourth in the Sox 3-2 win in the nightcap. Reliever Rich Gossage fired 4.1 innings of one-hit relief with one walk and five strikeouts to improve to 3-2.
1976: The White Sox dropped a contentious 6-5 decision to the Texas Rangers in 16 innings before 8,736 at Comiskey Park. At some point, the White Sox protested the game claiming that Ranger starting pitcher Bill Singer was an ineligible player. In the ninth, Ranger first baseman Mike Hargrove was ejected by home plate umpire Joe Brinkman after being called out on strikes. The Sox tied the game in the eighth on a Buddy Bradford single. Texas finally untied the game in the 16th on a Lenny Randle double. The Sox wasted two sterling relief outings. Francisco Barrios fired four shutout frames with five strikeouts while Clay Carroll turned in six shutout innings with three Ks. This was the Sox longest game since a 16-inning loss at California Sept. 22, 1975. This was the Sox longest home game since a 6-3 win over Cleveland in 21 innings, which began on May 26 and was completed on May 28, 1973.
1977: Ken Brett outdueled Jim Palmer in the White Sox 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 9,784 at Comiskey Park. Brett improved to 6-3 by limiting the Orioles to seven hits while walking three and striking out five. Ralph Garr's bases-loaded single in the seventh provided the difference. Garr and Eric Soderholm each had two RBIs. The win proved to be Brett's last with the White Sox. Two weeks after this start, Brett was dealt to California for Don Kirkwood, John Verhoeven and John Flannery.
1980: Britt Burns fashioned seven strong innings as the White Sox halted a four-game losing streak by beating the Rangers 6-1 in Texas. Burns gave up one run on five hits in seven innings with four walks and three strikeouts in improving to 7-3. Ed Farmer finished off the Rangers with two scoreless innings. Bobby Molinaro had two hits and drove in two runs while Mike Squires and Lamar Johnson each had two hits.
1983: LaMarr Hoyt stayed hot in the White Sox 8-3 win at Boston. Hoyt (5-6) notched his third consecutive victory by yielding three hits in 7.2 innings. The future Cy Young winner received relief help from Kevin Hickey and Dick Tidrow and was backed by a 13-hit attack. Vance Law broke the game open with a three-run home run in the eighth. Ron Kittle also homered as the Sox won for the fifth time in their last six tries.
1984: Greg Walker broke a 4-4 tie with a two-run home run in the sixth inning in the White Sox 6-4 lead over the Oakland Athletics 6-4 before 30,972 at Comiskey Park. Harold Baines and Vance Law also went deep as the Sox improved to 23-26. Juan Agosto got the win in the relief of Tom Seaver with 3.1 shutout innings.
1985: Bryan Little keyed the White Sox 8-7 win -- their fourth straight -- over the Kansas City Royals before 32,898 at Comiskey Park. Little scored a Sox season-high four runs, including the game-winner in the eighth on a Greg Walker single. Little, who was 2-for-2, drew the last of his three walks with one out in the eighth, took second on a ground out before crossing on Walker's second hit and second RBI of the game. Carlton Fisk homered and drove in four and Bob James got the win with two shutout innings as the Sox moved to 23-21.
1986: Wayne Tolleson's three-run homer in the sixth inning off Sox-killer Jimmy Key carried the Sox to a skid-stopping 6-4 win in Toronto. Tolleson's homer, his third of the year, came with Joel Skinner and Julio Cruz on base and gave the Sox a 3-1 lead. Greg Walker hit a two-run homer in the eighth as the Sox ended a seven-game losing streak.
1988: The White Sox and general manager Larry Himes made one of the great picks in franchise history when they drafted Robin Ventura out of Oklahoma State in the first round of the amateur draft. Ventura, a third baseman, was the 10th overall pick of the draft and was in the bigs by the end of the 1989 season. He became a regular in 1990 and quickly became one of the most popular players in team history.
1990: Carlos Martinez's pinch-single in the bottom of the ninth scored Steve Lyons with the winning run in the White Sox 2-1 triumph over the Minnesota Twins before 17,552 at Comiskey Park. Martinez's RBI, his third consecutive pinch-hit of the season, helped reliever Barry Jones improve his record to an American League-best 7-0. The Sox took the lead in the fourth on Dan Pasqua's RBI double. Evergreen Park native Jim Dwyer ruined an absolute gem by Melido Perez with a leadoff homer in the eighth. Prior to yielding the last of Dwyer's 77 career homers, Perez had given up three hits and no walks while striking out two.
1991: The White Sox dropped a chippy 7-4 decision to the Oakland Athletics before a season-best crowd of 42,343 at Comiskey Park. The game featured a bench-clearing brawl which started after Bobby Thigpen plunked Terry Steinbach in the head. Oakland manager Tony LaRussa was ejected for throwing a bat onto the screen behind home plate. Oakland won the game with three in the ninth.
1992: Alex Fernandez finished with a flurry in the White Sox 5-3 win at Kansas City. Fernandez went the distance and retired 17 of the last 19 Royals he faced in helping the White Sox stop a six-game losing streak. The Sox tied the game with three in the fourth on a two-run double by Dan Pasqua and an RBI triple by Lance Johnson. The Sox put Fernandez in position to win with two in the sixth thanks to RBIs by Matt Merullo and Craig Grebeck. … Also on this date, the White Sox used their first round pick on first baseman Eddie Pearson. He never played in the big leagues.
1993: Alex Fernandez fanned nine in seven innings as the White Sox halted a six-game losing streak with a 4-2 win at Detroit. Roberto Hernandez fired two shutout innings for his ninth save. Tim Raines was 3-for-3 and reached base in all five plate appearances with a homer and Ellis Burks, Lance Johnson and Ron Karkovice each had two of the Sox 11 hits.
1994: Robin Ventura’s two-out, run-scoring single in the ninth capped a three-run rally as the first-place White Sox surged past the Yankees 5-4 in New York. Roberto Hernandez fanned the side in the ninth for his fifth save. Dennis Cook got the win to improve to 3-0. Wilson Alvarez did not get a decision, keeping his 15-game regular-season winning streak alive.
1995: The White Sox selected slugging infielder-outfielder Jeff Liefer with their first round pick in the June amateur draft.
1997: Albert Belle extended his hitting streak to a career-best and club record-tying 27 games in the White Sox 7-4 setback in Milwaukee. Belle tied Luke Appling’s 1936 record with a second-inning home run. Harold Baines played in his 1,259th career game as a designated hitter, moving past Don Baylor into second place on the all-time list.
1999: Frank Thomas went 4-for-5 with two doubles and two RBI in the White Sox 6-2 win at Toronto. Chris Singleton also drove in two runs in support of winning pitcher Mike Sirotka, who limited the Jays to one earned run on seven hits in eight innings.
2001: Mark Buehrle continued his dominance and excellence in the White Sox 3-0 win over the Detroit Tigers before 19,840 at Comiskey Park. Buehrle extended his scoreless streak to 16.2 innings with 7.2 shutout frames against the Tigers. Buehrle gave up four hits and three walks while fanning five in improving to 3-3 and posting his first career victory at Comiskey Park. Keith Foulke earned his 10th save and the 57th of his career, tying him with Wilbur Wood for fourth place in Sox history. Jeff Liefer hit his first career Comiskey Park home run in the fourth inning to open the scoring.
2007: Javier Vazquez fired eight scoreless innings in the White Sox 3-0 win at Toronto. Vazquez gave up six hits and two walks while striking out six as the White Sox halted a five-game skid. Bobby Jenks pitched a flawless ninth for his 15th save. Tadahito Iguchi drove in two runs, including the go-ahead run in the third.
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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 31
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1914: Joe Benz fired the second no-hitter in Comiskey Park history by besting the Cleveland Indians 6-1. The gem marked the only time a losing team scored a run in a no-hitter at Comiskey Park. Three fourth-inning White Sox errors prevented the shutout. Benz walked two and fanned three in a game that took only one hour and 45 minutes to play.
1950: The White Sox picked up two future All-Stars in a six-player exchange with the Washington Senators. The Sox sent pitcher Bob Kuzava, second baseman Cass Michaels and outfielder Johnny Ostrowski to the Senators for first baseman Eddie Robinson, infielder Al Kozar and pitcher Rae Scarborough. Robinson represented the Sox at the 1951 and 1952 All-Star Games while Scarborough was tabbed for the 1950 game at Comiskey Park.
1963: John Buzhardt fired a three-hitter as the third-place White Sox closed to within two games of first with a 6-0 win at Fenway Park. Buzhardt walked four and struck out four and did not allow a runner past second base in improving to 5-2.
1965: Don Buford led off the 10th with a tiebreaking home run in the White Sox 4-3 win at Cleveland in the first game of a doubleheader. Buford’s blast made a winner out of Eddie Fisher, who improved to 4-0 with two shutout innings of relief. The real hero of this game was Bruce Howard, who fired five scoreless innings in relief of starter John Buzhardt. The Sox fell behind 3-0 but tied the game in the sixth on RBIs double by Moose Skowron and JC Martin and a sacrifice fly by Ron Hansen. Cleveland took the nightcap 4-3 as the second-place Sox stayed a half game out of first place.
1967: Ron Hansen’s walkoff single in the 11th propelled the White Sox to a 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles in front of 13,782 at Comiskey Park. The Sox grabbed a 2-0 lead thanks to a game-starting homer by Tommie Agee and an RBI from Ken Berry. The Orioles pulled even with runs in the seventh and ninth. In the 11th, Berry singled and took second on a sacrifice bunt by Walt “No Neck” Williams. After an intentional walk, Hansen came through in making a winner out of future Hoyt Wilhelm, who retired all seven batters he faced with three strikeouts. The win pulled the second-place Sox to within a half game of league-leading Detroit.
1968: Dick Kentworthy proved himself worthy in the White Sox 2-1 win over the Minnesota Twins in 14 innings before 9,667 at Comiskey Park. Kentworthy, a third baseman, was 4-for-6 with a double and a run as the Sox pulled out the 3 hour and 53 minute affair. Duane Josephson gave the Sox the lead in the sixth with an RBI single. The Twins tied the game in the seventh and the contest remained deadlocked until Kentworthy led off the 14th with a double and advanced to third after a hit-by-pitch and a sacrifice bunt. Following an intentional walk, Luis Aparicio’s single plated Kentworthy with the game-winner. Sox relievers Bob Locker, Wilbur Wood, Hoyt Wilhelm, Bob Priddy and Don McMahon combined to throw eight shutout innings with McMahon getting the win.
1970: The White Sox had their best offensive game in 15 years and their second best overall in hammering the Boston Red Sox 22-13 at Fenway Park. The 22 runs were the most by a Sox team since they scored a club record 29 in a win at Kansas City April 23, 1955. The 35 runs by both teams tied the club mark set on Sept. 9, 1921 and April 23, 1955. The Sox banged out 24 hits but their only home run came from Bill Melton, who hit a solo shot in the sixth. Melton finished with four RBIs. Leadoff man Walt Williams went 5-for-7 with five runs, a double and two RBIs while Luis Aparicio was 5-for-5 with three runs, a triple and three RBIs. Duane Josephson was 3-for-6 with two doubles and three RBIs and Ossie Blanco, who started at first base and batted third, was 2-for-5 with three RBIs. The Sox scored six in the first off Boston starter Gary Peters, who lasted just two-thirds of an inning. The Sox scored one in the third, three in the fourth, one in the fifth, seven in the sixth and four in the eighth.
1971: Tommy John outdueled Jim Palmer in the White Sox 1-0 win over the Baltimore Orioles in Game 1 of a doubleheader before 19,588 at Comiskey Park. Ed Herrmann’s sixth inning single scored Rich McKinney with the game’s only run. John gave up five hits and one walk with strikeouts in upping his record to 3-5 in logging the first of three shutouts he would have that season. John faced the minimum through five and got out of a bases loaded jam in the sixth by striking out Merv Rettemund with the bases loaded. John stranded Brooks Robinson on third in the seventh and finished by retiring the final seven batters he faced. The Orioles won the nightcap 11-3.
1973: Dick Allen and Bill Melton combined to drive in seven runs in the White Sox 10-2 win over Detroit before 12,800 at Comiskey Park. Ed Herrmann homered in the third off future Sox Lerrin LaGrow as the first-place Sox built a 7-0 lead. Allen capped the Sox scoring with a three-run homer in the sixth.
1974: Back-to-back home runs by leadoff batter Dick Allen and Bill Melton in the third inning accounted for all of the White Sox runs in a 3-2 win at Boston. Allen’s home run was two-run shot off Bill Lee and erased a 1-0 deficit which was created by a Carlton Fisk home run. Melton followed Allen with a roundtripper of his own. From there, Wilbur Wood and Terry Forster blanked the Red Sox on four hits. Allen went 2-for-3 in his only appearance in the leadoff spot in his White Sox career.
1976: Chet Lemon’s bases-clearing triple in the first inning erased a 2-0 deficit and helped the White Sox top the Texas Rangers 9-4 before 16,065 at Comiskey Park. Jim Spencer went 4-for-5 and Jorge Orta cranked a home run in the third inning in support of Pete Vuckovich, who gave up three runs on six hits in 6.2 innings to improve to 3-1.
1978: The White Sox scored 11 runs in the fifth inning in a 17-2 romp of the California Angels before 12,828 at Comiskey Park. The game was tied 1-1 before the Sox broke the game open by sending 15 batters to the plate in the fifth of their fifth straight win. The inning, which was tied for the second-highest scoring frame in club annals, began harmlessly enough with a one-out single by Greg Pryor. From there, the Sox took advantage of three Angel errors (which directly led to three runs) one walk and banged out seven more hits in scoring the 11 runs. Pryor scored the tiebreaking run on an error. Bill Nahorodny had a three-run double while Chet Lemon had a two-run double in the inning. Pryor and Ralph Garr also had RBIs in the inning. The Sox, who got a 5-for-5 performance from Jorge Orta, totaled 22 hits, which made things easy for starting pitcher Steve Stone. The right-hander went the distance for his fourth win.
1981: The White Sox salvaged a split of a doubleheader by trimming the California Angels 2-1 in Game 2 before 40,248 at Comiskey Park. After losing Game 1 7-4, the Sox tied the game and eventually forced overtime on Harold Baines’ RBI triple in the sixth. In the 10th, Mike Squires walked and crossed with the game-winner on Carlton Fisk’s double. LaMarr Hoyt got the victory with two perfect innings of relief.
1985: Home runs accounted for all but two of the White Sox runs in an 8-3 win over the Kansas City Royals 8-3 before 25,493 at Comiskey Park. Luis Salazar and Carlton Fisk each hit two-run home runs while Ron Kittle and Tim Hulett added solo shots as the White Sox extended their winning streak to three. Floyd Bannister got the victory with seven strikeouts in 6.1 innings and Gene Nelson fashioned 2.2 shutout frames for his first save.
1987: Ivan Calderon had the game of his life in the White Sox 10-9 loss to the Boston Red Sox before 21,138 at Comiskey Park. Calderon hit two home runs, doubled and drove in a Sox season-high six runs but the team couldn’t hold a 9-2 lead it built after two innings.
1988: The White Sox used three home runs to do all of their scoring in the first three innings in pasting the Tigers and long-time Sox killer Frank Tanana 10-1 in Detroit. The Sox got a three-run homer in the first from Ivan Calderon, a grand slam from Gary Redus in the second and a three-run blast from Ron Karkovice in the third. Calderon and Redus lit up Tanana while Karkovice’s ding-dong came off Paul Gibson. Jerry Reuss cruised with the lead, pitching seven shutout innings for his third win.
1991: Scott Fletcher’s bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth lifted the White Sox to a 5-4 win over Oakland before an energized crowd of 41,870 at Comiskey Park. Oakland’s Mike Gallego hit the first grand slam at New Comiskey Park in the second inning off Ramon Garcia, who was making his big league debut. Garcia was the first pitcher to make his Major League debut at New Comiskey Park. Two days earlier, teammate Warren Newsom became the first player to make his big league debut in the new park. After giving up the slam, Garcia settled down and gave up just one other hit while lasting to the seventh. The Sox tied the game in the fifth on Matt Merullo’s sacrifice fly. In the ninth, the Sox loaded the bases on a Frank Thomas single and two walks, setting the stage for Fletcher’s heroics.
1996: Robin Ventura went 4-for-4 with a double and two runs as the White Sox ripped the Detroit Tigers 9-0 before 16,983 at Comiskey Park. Kevin Tapani and Brian Keyser combined on a eight-hit shutout as the White Sox moved 12 games over .500. Tapani went eight innings with six strikeouts to improve to 6-3. Darren Lewis extended his hitting streak to 12 games and Danny Tartabull and Dave Martinez each homered for the White Sox.
1997: Albert Belle extended his hitting streak to 26 games – tied for the second longest in club history -- in the White Sox 4-3 loss to the Brewers in Milwaukee. Belle’s streak would reach 27, tying Luke Appling’s 1936 franchise record.
1998: Jim Parque earned his first big league victory in the White Sox 8-2 win over Detroit in Tiger Stadium. Parque yielded four hits and three walks while fanning two in 6.1 shutout innings in his second big league start. Parque was supported by Mike Caruso, who went 4-for-5 with a homer, and Wil Cordero, who doubled and homered. Frank Thomas also homered as the Sox pounded out 14 hits.
2000: Herbert Perry’s ground rule double in the ninth plated Carlos Lee with the eventual winning run in the White Sox 4-3 victory in Seattle. The first-place White Sox prevailed despite committing two errors and issuing 11 walks. Lee got the White Sox on the board with a home run in the third.
2005: Jermaine Dye led off the ninth with a home run to send the White Sox to a 6-5 win over the Angels before 19,864 at U.S. Cellular Field. The win improved the first place White Sox to 35-17 and gave reliever Cliff Politte a win for the second consecutive day.
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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 30
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1902: The White Sox notched the 100th win in franchise history. The Sox topped Washington in the nation’s capitol 3-2 with Nixey Callahan getting the milestone win.
1904: The White Sox began Frank Huelsman’s record oddysey by selling him to the Detroit Tigers. Huelsman, an outfielder, set an A.L. record, which has been tied twice, by playing with four teams in one season. In addition to the Sox and Tigers, Huelsman, who played in just four games with the Sox, toiled for the Browns and Senators that season.
1919: The White Sox jacked their lead in the A.L. by sweeping a doubleheader from Cleveland 4-1 and 3-2 at Comiskey Park. In the opener, the Sox prevailed behind future Hall of Famer Red Faber and got a center field to third base double play thanks to Hap Felsch and Buck Weaver. The double play was one of a big league record 15 Felsch would start in the outifield. In the nightcap, the Sox scored with two out in the ninth to make a winner out of Left Williams.
1921: The White Sox and St. Louis combined for 58 hits in dividing a doubleheader at Comiskey Park. The Sox dropped the opener 14-5 but took the nightcap 8-5.
1932: Things turned ugly after the White Sox were swept at Cleveland 12-6 and 12-11. After the game, the Sox accused umpire George Moriarty of deliberately botching calls. As a result, Moriarty fought with four Sox players beneath the stands. Moriarty broke his fist after flooring pitcher Milt Gaston. He was quickly pummeled by manager Lew Fonseco and catchers Charlie Berry and Frank Grube and wound up in the hospital. Fonseca and his players were fined while Gaston was suspended for 10 days and fined $500 by American League President Will Harridge. Moriarty was rebuked for his role in the fracas.
1950: Dave Philley set an American League record and tied Rabbit Maranville’s 1922 big league record by logging 13 at bats in a doubleheader in the White Sox sweep at St. Louis. The Sox took the opener 14-2 and the nightcap 12-9.
1956: Les Moss homered twice to lead the White Sox to a 9-8 win (and doubleheader sweep) in Game 2 of a twinbill in Cleveland. In the first game, Sherm Lollar homered and Dave Philley drove in two in a 6-3 win.
1957: Pitchers Dick Donovan and Billy Pierce played key offensive roles in the White Sox doubleheader sweep of Cleveland before 38,150 at Comiskey Park. Donovan went 3-for-4 with three RBIs in the Sox 6-4 win in Game 1 and Pierce drove in the go-ahead run in a 2-1 win in Game 2.
1958: The White Sox swept a doubleheader from the Tigers in Detroit, winning the opener 6-5 and taking the nightcap 4-2. In the first game, Sherm Lollar’s single in the ninth drove in the winning run. In the nightcap, Al Smith scord the go-ahead run on an error as the Sox won their fifth straight.
1959: John Romano’s infield single scored Nellie Fox with the winning run in the ninth as the Sox salvaged a doubleheader split with a 4-3 Game 2 win over Detroit before 23,621 at Comiskey Park.
1962: Joe Horlen went the distance as the White Sox took nightcap 6-3 to salvage a split of a doubleheader at Detroit. After losing the first game 7-3, Floyd Robinson collected three hits while Mike Hershberger and Bob Sadowski each had two and an RBI in support of Horlen in the second game. Horlen gave up six hits and four walks with seven strikeouts to move to 5-2.
1963: The White Sox bullpen helped deliver the team a doubleheader sweep of Cleveland before 29,436 at Comiskey Park. With Eddie Fisher and Hoyt Wilhelm combining to give up one run on five hits, the Sox took the opener 8-4. Fisher got the win while Wilhelm earned his eighth save. In the nightcap, Frank Bauman threw four shutout innings of two-hit relief with five strikeouts in the Sox 4-2 win. Bauman’s first save preserved Gary Peters’ victory. In the doubledip, Fisher, Wilhelm and Bauman teamed up to fire 10 scoreless innings.
1964: Gerry McNertney, Pete Ward and Floyd Robinson homered as the White Sox topped the Tigers 10-4 to improve to 22-11 in Detroit. McNertney drove in two and Robinson and Ward went back-to-back in the fifth an inning after the Sox had plated six runs. Hoyt Wilhelm finished off the Tigers with three perfect innings of relief.
1966: The White Sox posted the 14th doubleheader shutout in franchise history by sweeping the Boston Red Sox before 19,445 Comiskey Park. John Buzhardt was 1-0 winner in Game 1. Moose Skowron’s bases loaded single in the seventh accounted for the game’s only run. Buzhardt gave up five hits and one walk with six strikeouts in improving to 2-2. In the nightcap, Jack Lamabe delivered the Sox lone one-hitter of the season in an 11-0 victory. Lamabe held the Red Sox hitless until Joe Foy led off the eighth with a single. Lamabe then got a double play and retired the Red Sox order in the ninth for his first career shutout. The Sox backed Lamabe with 12 hits and a whopping six stolen bases, including three from Don Buford.
1969: Bobby Knoop clubbed three homers as the White Sox split a doubleheader with the Senators in Washington. In the first game, Knoop drilled two homers and drove in three but the Sox lost 5-4 in 10 innings. In the nightcap, Knoop’s three-run blast highlighted a five-run sixth in an 8-5 win. Cisco Carlos got the win by tossing 5.1 innings of scoreless relief.
1971: Jay Johnstone’s bases loaded walk with two outs in the 10th carried the White Sox to a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians before 12,295 at Comiskey Park. The Sox trailed 2-0 but tied it in the seventh on Rich McKinnney’s two-out, two-run double. In the 10th, Mike Andrews walked with one out and took second on Eddie Brinkman’s sacrifice. After an intentional walk and single, Johnstone drew a walk to win it.
1976: The White Sox trimmed the Athletics 4-3 in Oakland in 12 innings thanks to some heroics by Jack Brohamer. With two out in the 12th, Chet Lemon walked and stole second. Brohamer then doubled to right to score Lemon with the go-ahead run as the Sox stopped a three-game losing streak which saw them get outscored 18-3. Rich Gossage started and gave up two runs on seven hits with seven walks and two strikeouts and got no decision. Clay Carroll got the win while Dave Hamilton got the game’s final two outs for his third save.
1977: Ralph Garr and Steve Stone helped the White Sox salvage a split of a doubleheader with the Milwaukee Brewers before 23,213 at Comiskey Park. After losing the first game 4-3, Garr’s two-run home run in the third keyed an 8-3 win in Game 2. Stone went the distance in the nightcap, giving up 10 hits and one walk while striking out eight to move to 6-3.
1978: The White Sox jumped to a 6-0 and wound up beating the California Angels and nemesis Frank Tanana 6-2 before 12,110 at Comiskey Park. Home runs by Chet Lemon and Lamar Johnson helped the White Sox build their big cushion en route to their fourth straight win. Wilbur Wood gave up two runs in seven innings for the win while Jim Willoughby pitched two perfect frames for his fourth save.
1981: Richard Dotson limited the California Angels to three hits in a 9-0 win over the California Angels before 16,773 at Comiskey Park. The shutout was his third and one of four on the season for Dotson, who would tie for the A.L. lead in that category, and also spoiled the debut of Gene Mauch as Angels’ manager. The Sox broke the game open with six in the third thanks to two RBIs by Chet Lemon, one by Carlton Fisk and three Angel errors.
1983: Ron Kittle’s leadoff homer in the fourth broke a 2-2 tie and sent the White Sox to a 6-4 win -- their fourth straight -- over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Carlton Fisk, settling into the second spot in the order, also homered in support of Britt Burns, who fanned seven in 6.1 innings for his second win, and Salome Barojans, who went 2.2 frames for his third save.
1985: A couple of future Hall of Famers led the White Sox to a 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals before 16,041 at Comiskey Park. Cartlton Fisk launched the second and last roof-shot home run of his career and Tom Seaver turned in 7.1 innings for his fifth victory as the Sox won for second straight day in a streak that would reach five. Fisk’s “roofer” came in the fourth with a man on, gave the Sox the lead for good and was the 40th in Comiskey Park history. Seaver struck out one and gave up eight hits in improving to 5-3 for his 293rd career victory.
1987: Jerry Royster played a key role in the the White Sox 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox before 19,053 at Comiskey Park. Royster led off the first with a home run. After the Red Sox took the lead, the Sox pulled even in the fifth when Fred Manrique’s double scored Ken Williams with the tying run in the fifth. In the 10th, Royster walked with one out and scored the winning run on Harold Baines’ two-out double to left.
1989: Dan Pasqua hit the first Comiskey Park roof-shot home run by a White Sox player in four seasons with a blast off Detroit’s Frank Tanana in a 10-3 loss before 9,227 at 35th and Shields. The “roofer” was the 43rd in Comiskey Park history and only the third by a Sox lefty.
1990: A four-run fourth, keyed by a three-run homer by Scott Fletcher, powered the White Sox to a 5-2 win over the New York Yankees before 18,588 at Comiskey Park. The homer was the first of the season and only the second since 1988 for Fletcher and plated Ron Kittle and Carlton Fisk. Greg Hibbard pitched into the eighth for his fourth victory and Bobby Thigpen pitched a scoreless ninth for his 16th save. The win gave the White Sox a big league best 18-6 record at home and a sweep of the Yankees. This marked the first time since 1985 the Sox had swept the Bronx Bombers in a three-game set at Comiskey Park. The series also saw the Yankees’ Deion Sanders make his Comiskey Park debut. Sanders was 0-for-9 with a walk and two strikeouts in the three-game set.
1994: Substitute starter Scott Sanderson turned in seven strong innings in the White Sox 7-2 win over the Yankees in New York. Sanderson started in place of Alex Fernandez, who was sidelined with a stomach virus. Sanderson limited the first-place Yankees to one run on four hits with no walks to improve to 4-0. Darrin Jackson launched a three-run homer in the fourth and Lance Johnson was 4-for-4 with three runs, two triples and an RBI as the first-place Sox moved to 29-18.
1996: Wilson Alvarez won his fourth consecutive decision in the White Sox 8-2 win over the Detroit Tigers before 17,339 at Comiskey Park. Alvarez allowed one run on three hits over seven innings to improve to 6-3. Frank Thomas, Robin Ventura and Ozzie Guillen each collected two hits while Darren Lewis extended his hitting streak to a career-high 11 games with a 1-for-5 performance.
1997: Albert Belle collected one of the Sox three hits to extend his hitting streak to 25 games in a 5-0 loss in Milwaukee. Belle’s streak tied Lance Johnson’s 1992 skein for the fourth-longest in club history.
2000: The White Sox used solo homers from Ray Durham and Carlos Lee and a solid start by James Baldwin to beat Mariners 2-1 in Seattle. Lee’s homer came in the third while Durham’s game-winner bounced off the top of the left-center field wall in the sixth. Baldwin allowed one run in seven innings to improve to 8-1. Keith Foulke pitched the final two innings to earn his ninth save, which matched his 1999 total.
2001: An adept slide by Jose Valentin capped a three-run eighth which put the White Sox over the top in a 4-3 win over the Toronto Blue Jays before 13,208 at Comiskey Park. After Carlos Lee tied the game with a two-run single, Valentin slid home with the game-winning run, just eluding the catcher’s tag. Keith Foulke recorded his ninth save and the 56th of his career, tying Bob James for sixth in White Sox history.
2004: The first-place White Sox scored all of their runs in the first five innings in pasting the Angels 11-2 before 19,859 at U.S. Cellular Field. Leadoff man Willie Harris had four hits, including a triple, with an RBI while Ross Gload went 3-for-4 with three RBI as the Sox totaled 14 hits. Jose Valentin also drove in three and homered in support of Scott Schoeneweis, who started and gave up two runs on five hits with one walk and four strikeouts to improve to 5-2.
2005: Timo Perez’s two-run single in the ninth propelled the first-place White Sox a 5-4 win over Anaheim before 38,685 at U.S. Cellular Field. Perez was only in the game because Frank Thomas, making his 2005 debut, departed two innings earlier with an injured leg.
Editor's Note: Information for these entries is gleaned from the author's files, retrosheet.org, various Internet sources, press reports of the day, White Sox media guides and the many White Sox books written by the great Rich Lindberg.
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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY
MAY 28-29 HIGHLIGHTS
MAY 28
1956: Luis Aparicio victimized Tommy Lasorda with his first big league home run in a 6-4 loss to the A’s at Kansas City. It was the first of 43 home runs Little Looie would hit in a Sox uniform. … Also on this day, the Sox purchased pitcher Gerry Staley, who would be a key contributor to the team over the next few years, from the Yankees.
1973: Dick Allen’s three-run homer off Ed Farmer in the 21st inning powered the White Sox to a 6-3 win over Cleveland in a game that began two days earlier at Comiskey Park. Bill Melton forced extra innings with a home run in the eighth inning and eight frames later the game was suspended by curfew in the 16th inning with the score tied at 3. Wilbur Wood came on in the 16th and tossed five shutout innings for the win in what was the longest game in team history. Wood also started the regularly-scheduled game and tossed a four-hitter in a 4-0 before 17,419 at 35th and Shields. Wood gave up two walks with four strikeouts in improving to 13-3.
1986: White Sox pitcher Joe Cowley set a Major League record when he struck out the first seven batters he faced in a 6-3 loss at Texas. All seven of Cowley’s victims went down swinging. Houston’s Jim DeShaies topped Cowley’s record by one four months later.
1994: The White Sox treated the largest regular-season crowd in New Comiskey Park history to a 6-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles. 43,589 watched Frank Thomas homer for the fourth consecutive game and Julio Franco drive in three runs to reach the 50-RBI plateau in fewer games than any other player in Sox history. Jason Bere improved to 6-1 by allowing three hits and two runs as the Sox won for the seventh straight time and the 10th time in 11 games.
1995: The White Sox and Tigers treated 10,813 at Tiger Stadium to a good old fashioned slugfest. The Sox and Tigers combined to break or equal five Major League records as the Southsiders rallied from a six-run deficit to post a 14-12 victory. The Sox and Tigers set records for combined homers (12) and solo homers (10) and tied marks for most players with two or more homers (four) and most players on one team with two or more homers (four). The clubs also tied an American League record by logging 21 extra-base hits. Ray Durham, Ron Karkovice and Craig Grebeck hit consecutive home runs marking just the fourth time in club history that feat has been accomplished. Durham’s dong was the first of his career.
MAY 29TH
1978: Pablo Torrealba fired a four-hit shutout and Thad Bosley fell a triple shy of the cycle in the White Sox 7-0 win over California before 15,411 at Comiskey Park. Torrealba issued seven walks but was backed by two double plays and 12 hits in posting the only shutout of his career. Bosley led off the first with a homer and finished with four RBIs as the won their third straight in a streak that would reach seven.
1990: Lance Johnson sprinted home with the decisive run in the ninth inning in the White Sox 5-4 win over the Yankees before 15,353 at Comiskey Park. Johnson reached on a fielder’s choice with one out and took third on Ivan Calderon’s single. After a steal and an intentional walk, Yankee reliever Lance McCullers uncorked the wild pitch and Johnson scored to hand the Sox their fourth straight victory.
1994: Frank Thomas tied a White Sox record by homering in his fifth consecutive game in an 8-4 loss to the Baltimore Orioles before 37,454 at Comiskey. The homer was Thomas’ 20th of the season and 124th of his career. He reached the 20-homer plateau in fewer games (46) than any player in club history and tied Sherm Lollar for sixth place on the club’s all-time home run list.
2003: Esteban Loaiza and two relievers made a three-run fourth stand up in the White Sox 3-1 win at Toronto. Loaiza pitched into the eighth for his eighth victory. Damaso Marte and Billy Koach each got two outs with Koch logging his sixth save. The Sox got their runs on an error and RBIS by Miguel Olivo and Joe Borchard.
2006: Jim Thome homered twice and drove in four as the White Sox humiliated the Indians 11-0 in Cleveland. Paul Konerko and Juan Uribe also went deep as part of the Sox 14-hit outburst.
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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 27TH
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1933: The White Sox and Yankees combined to score an American League record 15 runs in the eighth inning in New York’s 15-11 win in the Bronx. The Sox scored three in the top of the frame to take an 11-3 but the Yankees responded, thanks to a Bill Dickey grand slam, with 12 in their half.
1938: Detroit Tigers’ Hall of Famer-to-be Hank Greenberg landed the second home run in the center field bleachers at Comiskey Park in the White Sox 5-2 loss. Greenberg, who later became a White Sox executive during Bill Veeck’s first ownership with the club, victimized Frank Gabler in the third inning before 8,000 on the Southside. About a month earlier, Greenberg landed a homer on the Comiskey Park roof.
1956: Talk about helping your own cause! Jim Wilson drove in the winning run in the 15th inning to give himself and the White Sox a 5-4 victory over Cleveland in the first game of a doubleheader before 25,856 at Comiskey Park. The Sox forced extra innings on a Nellie Fox RBI which capped a a rally that started with two outs and none on in the bottom of the ninth. The Sox lost the nightcap 4-2.
1958: Early Wynn drove in two runs and pitched into the ninth in the White Sox 73 win over Washington before 8,372 at Comiskey Park. Sherm Lollar went 3-for-3 and Gerry Staley got the final out as the Sox won their second straight in a streak that would reach five.
1959: Larry Doby broke a 1-1 tie with an RBI single in the sixth as the White Sox topped Cleveland 5-1 before 6,883 at Comiskey Park. Earl Torgeson hit a two-run homer in the inning in helping the Sox stop a three-game skid. Early Wynn pitched 8.1 innings for his seventh victory before getting relief help from Gerry Staley.
1960: Russ Kemmerer fired 5.2 innings of shutout relief and was rewarded with a victory in the White Sox 7-4 triumph in Kansas City. Kemmerer took over for Billy Pierce after Pierce had given up four runs in seven hits in 3.1 innings. Kemmerer gave up four hits with four strikeouts and no walks in going the rest of the way. Al Smith, Nellie Fox and Gene Freese each drove in two runs as the Sox won for the second day in a row.
1966: The White Sox traded first baseman-outfielder Danny Cater to the Kansas City Athletics for utility infielder Wayne Causey.
1967: Joe Horlen tossed a three-hitter to improve to 6-0 and Ron Hansen hit a two-run homer in the White Sox 3-1 win over the Angels before 13,920 at Comiskey Park. The Sox staked their starter to a quick lead in the first when Pete Ward drove in Tommie Agee with a single. Horlen carried a two-hitter into the ninth before Jim Fregosi led off the frame with a homer. Horlen then got two fly outs and a ground outs to finish off the Angels.
1974: The White Sox made their Shea Stadium debut a successful one by beating the Yankees 5-3. The Yankees were playing in the Mets’ home while Yankee Stadium was being remodeled. Ed Herrmann went 3-for-3 and drove in the winning run and Pat Kelly was 2-for-5 with two RBIs in support of starter Skip Pitlock, who improved to 2-0. Terry Forster went the final 2.1 innings and gave up a run for his ninth save.
1979: The White Sox were swept in a doubleheader by the California Angels at Comiskey Park but the second game got a little interesting when Wayne Nordhagen took the mound. Nordhagen, an outfielder by trade, fanned Carney Lansford, the first batter he faced, in becoming the first White Sox position player to take the mound since Ed Carnett did it in 1944. Nordhagen gave up two runs in two innings with two strikeouts (Merv Rettemund was the other K victim) as the Sox lost the nightcap 9-1 after dropping the opener 4-2. Nordhagen made a second pitching appearance for the White Sox with a scoreless inning a week later vs. the Milwaukee Brewers.
1980: Wayne Nordhagen’s two-run homer in the seventh made a winner out of Britt Burns in the Sox 2-0 win at Minnesota. Nordhagen’s blast came with Lamar Johnson on first and helped Burns earn his sixth win. Burns gave up 10 hits in 8.2 innings before Mike Proly entered with two on in the ninth to get the final out for his second save.
1981: Ross Baumgarten and Lamarr Hoyt split a shutout in the White Sox 3-0 win at Oakland. Baumgarten went the first five innings for his fifth win while Hoyt went the final four innings for his sixth save as the Sox won for the ninth time in their last 11 games.
1983: LaMarr Hoyt went the distance in the White Sox 3-2 win over Texas before 17,527 at Comiskey Park. Ron Kittle homered in a rare win over Frank Tanana, a renowned Sox killer throughout his career.
1987: Jerry Royster and Harold Baines homered as the White Sox took care of Kansas City 3-2 before 15,803 at Comiskey Park. Richard Dotson started and got the win but not before Bob James entered in the ninth and got the final out for his sixth save.
1989: Carlos Martinez’s sixth inning homer gave the Sox the lead for good in a 5-4 win – the franchise’s last at Toronto’s Exhibition Stadium. The teams would play the final game there the next day and the Blue Jays would open SkyDome June 5.
1990: Ron Kittle’s single in the seventh scored pinch-runner Rodney McCray with the go-ahead run as the surprising Sox clipped the Tigers 2-1 in Detroit. Carlton Fisk tied the game with a homer in the fifth. Melido Perez earned his fourth win and Bobby Thigpen notched his 14th save as the Sox improved to 25-15.
1994: Wilson Alvarez was masterful in extending his winning streak to a club-record tying 15 games in the White Sox 3-0 win over Baltimore before 34,351 at Comiskey Park. The Venezuelan left-hander fired a six-hit shutout in posting what would be the final win of the streak, which began on Aug. 24, 1993. Darrin Jackson doubled in a run in the first, Tim Raines’ sac fly brought home a run in the seventh and Frank Thomas homered in the eighth.
1995: Jason Bere and Ron Karkovice combined to give the White Sox a 1-0 win at Detroit. Karkovice’s leadoff homer in the fifth was all the White Sox would need. Bere, who made his big league debut two years to the day, went eight innings and allowed three hits in earning his first win of the season. Roberto Hernandez tossed a scoreless ninth for his seventh save.
1997: The White Sox used a six-run fourth inning in pounding the Cleveland Indians 8-2 before 20,847 in a matinee affair at Comiskey Park. Albert Belle’s grand slam highlighted the fourth inning outburst and extended his hitting streak to 22 games, which tied Sam Mele and Eddie Collins for the sixth longest in club history. Belle made his old team pay after Frank Thomas was intentionally walked to load the bases.
1998: The White Sox overcame deficits of 5-2 and 9-8 in halting an eight-game losing streak to the New York Yankees with a 12-9 win before 15,232 at Comiskey Park. Mike Caruso celebrated his 21st birthday by banging out four hits in and Frank Thomas – celebrating his 30th birthday – was 2-for-4 with a walk. Bill Simas got the win and Matt Karchner converted his 20th consecutive save, tying Roberto Hernandez’s club mark.
2000: Jose Valentin fell a single shy of hitting for the cycle for the second time in leading the White Sox to a 14-3 thrashing of the Cleveland Indians before 30,250 at Comiskey Park. Valentin, who hit for the cycle April 27th against Baltimore, hit a two-run homer in the first, a three-run triple in the second and an RBI double in the third. Valentin’s bid to become the second player to hit for two cycles in the same season fell short when he walked in the fifth and grounded out in the seventh. Jim Parque tossed eight shutout innings for the win as the Sox prevailed for the ninth time in 13 games and increased their lead in the American League Central to 2.5 games.
2001: Chris Singleton’s sacrifice fly in the 11th scored Josh Paul with the winning run as the White Sox turned back the Tigers 3-2 in Detroit. The victory was the Sox’s fourth in a row and gave them their first three-game sweep in Detroit since May 17-19, 1996.
2004: Second baseman Juan Uribe cranked out two home runs in the White Sox 7-0 win over Texas before 14,428 at US Cellular Field. Jose Valentin also homered and drove in three and Paul Konerko brought home two as Mark Buerhle went seven innings to improve to 5-1.
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THIS DATE IN SOX HISTORY: MAY 26TH
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SOX BEAT THE STALL
1907: Ed Walsh held New York Yankees hitless for five innings in the White Sox 8-1 win in a six-inning rain-shortened game in Chicago. With a steady drizzle falling, New York began to stall by loading the bases after a pitching change. The Sox countered by trying to hurry the game along when Billy Sullivan waltzed home from third and was tagged out. The umpire then threatened a forfeiture if the shenanigans continued. The Sox scored two in the sixth before rain halted the game giving the good guys the victory.
RED DEAD ON
1929: Future Hall of Famer Red Faber fired the second of his three career one-hitters in the White Sox 2-0 win over Detroit at Comiskey Park. Charlie Gehringer, another future Hall of Famer, recorded Detroit’s lone hit with a single in the fourth. The Sox gave Faber all he would need in the first inning by scoring twice without the benefit of a hit.
ONSLOW TOLD TO GO
1950: General manager Frank Lane fired manager Jack Onslow and replaced him with coach John “Red” Corriden following a 2-1 loss to Cleveland at Comiskey Park. The loss dropped the Sox to 8-22 and precipitated what was described as a stormy press conference by Lane.
PETERS BATS SIXTH!
1968: Pitcher Gary Peters batted sixth in the White Sox 5-1 loss to the Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader in New York. Peters, a strong hitter, went 0-for-2 and was tagged with the loss.
CLEVELAND MARATHON BEGINS
1973: The White Sox began what was at the time the longest game in their history against the Cleveland Indians at Comiskey Park. Bill Melton sent the game into extra innings with a home run in the eighth inning. The game was suspended by curfew in the 16th inning with the score tied at 3. When the game ended two days later, the Sox were 6-3 winners in 21 innings thanks to a three-run home run by Dick Allen off Ed Farmer.
AARON VS. SOX FOR THE FIRST TIME
1975: All-time home run king Hank Aaron went 1-for-4 in his first career appearance against the White Sox in Milwaukee. The Sox got home runs from Bucky Dent and Brian Downing in the ninth inning to break a 2-2 tie for a 4-2 victory.
BRETT FLIRTS WITH A NO-NO
1976: Left-hander Ken Brett, acquired just eight days earlier from the Yankees, came within one out of a no-hitter but settled for a 1-0 victory in 11 innings at California. The no-hitter ended in controversy when third baseman Jorge Orta didn’t make a play on Jerry Remy’s slow roller in hopes that it would roll foul. The ball did not and Remy was rewarded with the Angels’ first hit by the official scorer. The Sox made Brett, who retired the first 23 batters he faced, a winner when Bucky Dent brought home Jack Brohamer with a two-out single in the 11th. Clay Carroll pitched a scoreless 11th for the save.
SOX IN FIRST!
1982: The White Sox moved into first place by eight-tenths of a percentage point with a 7-5 win over the Kansas City Royals before 12,359 at Comiskey Park. Greg Luzinksi hit two homers and drove in six in support of winning pitcher Britt Burns. The win closed a 13-game homestand which saw the Sox go 9-4.
LYONS PLAYS ‘EM ALL VS. CUBS
1988: White Sox utilityman Steve Lyons pitched the final two innings in the Crosstown Classic against the Cubs at Wrigley Field which ended in a 6-6 tie after 15 innings. Lyons went the final two innings and allowed no runs on one hit. Lyons went 2-for-6 with two RBI and Dan Pasqua was 3-for-7 with two runs scored.
A FOUR-HOMER FRAME
1996: The White Sox exploded for four homers in the eighth inning in blasting the Milwaukee Brewers 12-1 before 21,151 at Comiskey Park to complete a sweep and run their winning streak to eight. In the eighth, Frank Thomas, Harold Baines and Robin Ventura hit consecutive homers, marking the fourth time in club history that has happened. One batter later, Kreuter homered to set the Sox record.
PARQUE DEBUTS IN A HURRY
1998: Just over a year after being drafted out of UCLA, Jim Parque made his big league debut in the White Sox 7-5 loss to the New York Yankees before 14,596 at Comiskey Park. Parque gave up two runs on five hits and five walks over four innings but did not receive a decision. Parque became the first player from the June 1997 free agent draft to play in the big leagues.
AFTER THE RAIN, A WIN
2000: Frank Thomas’ made the wait worth it with his 71st career first-inning home run in the White Sox 5-3 win over the Cleveland Indians before 18,225 at Comiskey Park. Thomas’ dinger came on the heels of a 2 hour and 35 minute rain delay. Cal Eldred got the win with 6.1 solid innings. He was backed by Kelly Wunsch and Keith Foulke, who earned his eighth save.
BUEHRLE’S GEM
2001: Mark Buehrle blanked the Tigers on three hits in the White Sox 8-0 win at Detroit. Buehrle’s first career shutout and complete game extended the White Sox winning streak to three. Buehrle walked one and fanned six in the 119-pitch gem. At one point, the left-hander retired 13 straight batters. The shutout was the first by a White Sox lefty in Detroit since Floyd Bannister accomplished the feat with a 4-0 shutout July 29, 1987 at Tiger Stadium.
ESTEBAN STOPS RANGERS
2004: Esteban Loaiza fired eight scoreless innings in the White Sox 4-0 win over Texas before 18,185 at US Cellular Field. Loaiza fanned nine and got offensive help from Frank Thomas and Miguel Olivo, who homered, and relief help from Shingo Takatsu, who pitched a scoreless ninth.
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THIS DATE IN SOX HISTORY: MAY 25TH
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17 INNINGS OF PURE JOY
1912: The White Sox edged Detroit 5-4 in 17 innings in what was the longest game at Comiskey Park and the fourth-longest game in club history at the time. Frank Lange was the winning pitcher.
SOX TRIPLE THEIR PLEASURE
1919: The White Sox got a triple play in the top of the eighth two runs in the bottom of the eighth to beat Washington and Walter Johnson 6-5 at Comiskey Park. With the bases loaded in the eighth, center fielder Hap Felsch gloved a deep fly to start the triple play. Felsch got the ball in and eventually third baseman Buck Weaver and Eddie Collins recorded outs to finish off the sixth triple play in franchise history.
18 ZEROES
1952: The White Sox posted the ninth doubleheader shutout in franchise history by beating Detroit at Comiskey Park. Joe Dobson was the winner in a 3-0 victory in Game 1 while Marv Grissom got the ‘W’ in the 1-0 win in the nightcap.
SOX STOP TRIBE STREAK
1954: Behind Billy Pierce and Virgil Trucks, the White Sox defeated Cleveland 4-2 before 43,059 at Comiskey Park to stop the Indians’ 11-game winning streak. The game also featured the last stolen base White Sox catcher Sherm Lollar would allow all year. From this date until the end of the season, Lollar would throw out the next 18 runners who try to steal.
PIERCE TOUGH
1956: Billy Pierce improved to 5-1 with a complete game gem in the White Sox 2-1 win over Cleveland before 31,840 at Comiskey Park. Pierce gave up three hits and one walk while striking out seven. The Sox got two in the sixth on a Jim Rivera homer and an error.
ONE-HIT WONDER
1957: Dick Donovan fired a one-hitter in the White Sox 4-0 win at Cleveland. Donovan, who gave up his hit in the second, defeated future White Sox pitcher and Hall of Famer Early Wynn. Donovan walked three and struck over four in improving to 3-1. Nellie Fox homered and drove in two and Minnie Minoso clubbed a two-run homer as the first-place Sox improved to 21-8.
A WALKOFF WIN
1958: Luis Aparicio’s single in the ninth scored Jim Landis as the White Sox salvaged a doubleheader split with Boston with a 4-3 nightcap win before 19,121 at Comiskey Park. The late heroics made a winner out of Billy Pierce, who gave up two earned runs and struck out nine in the complete game effort.
A TWIN BEATING
1962: The White Sox scored five times in the first three innings and then hung on behind Joe Horlen in a 5-4 win over the Twins before 16,693 at Comiskey Park. Horlen went the distance and gave up 10 hits for his fourth win.
MMMM BOP: HANSEN POWERS SOX
1964: Ron Hansen doubled, homered and drove in two in the White Sox 7-4 win at Kansas City. Pete Ward, Jim Landis and JC Martin also homered as the 20-10 Sox took over sole possession of first place.
FISHER REELS IN A SAVE
1966: Eddie Fisher fanned Curt Blefary with the tying run on second base to preserve the Sox 3-2 win over Baltimore before 14,079 at Comiskey Park. Fisher’s whiff saved Tommy John’s third win. The Sox took the lead in seventh when Tommie Agee scored on an error and John Romano, who had homered earlier, crossed with the go-ahead run on a balk.
NINE IN A ROW!
1976: Pat Kelly, Jim Spencer and Brian Downing each drove in two runs and Rich Gossage went the distance as the White Sox won their ninth straight with a 7-1 win at California. The Goose gave up six hits and three walks while striking out nine in improving to 3-3. The Sox scored four in the ninth on a two-run homer by Kelly and a two-run single by Spencer.
BAUMGARTEN FLIRTS WITH A NO-NO
1979: Ross Baumgarten carried a no-hitter into the seventh in the White Sox 6-1 win at California. The left-hander went eight innings and yielded an unearned runbefore giving way to Randy Scarbery, who worked the ninth. Lamar Johnson keyed the offense going 3-for-4 with four RBIs as the Sox won their fourth straight.
KANSAS CITY MARATHON
1986: The White Sox lost to the Royals 2-1 in 17 innings Kansas City in the franchise’s longest game since the record 25-inning contest with Milwaukee in 1984. In the fourth inning, George Brett collected his 2,000th off lefty Bryan Clark.
EXHIBITION EXCELLENCE AT WRIGLEY
1992: Three minor leaguers combined for a shutout in the White Sox 5-0 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Larry Thomas started the game and tossed six shutout for the victory while collecting two hits. Craig Grebeck went 2-for-2 with two RBI and Dan Pasqua homered as the Sox upped their record to 7-0-1 since their series with the Northsiders resumed in 1985.
THOMAS PUTS A BIG HURT ON TWINS
1994: Frank Thomas homered in the first and in the fifth innings and Alex Fernandez tossed eight strong innings as the White Sox squashed the Minnesota Twins 12-1 before 28,836 at Comiskey Park. Thomas drove in five runs and Ron Karkovice drove in three to help the Sox open up a 3.5-game lead in the American League West.
FRANKLY, A MILESTON
1996: Frank Thomas’ 100th home run at New Comiskey Park and Harold Baines’ 1,300th career RBI helped the White Sox hold off the Brewers 9-7 before 20,585 on the Southside. Thomas’ home run came in the first. Robin Ventura’s homer in the third gave the Sox the lead for good but Milwaukee charged back with a five-run ninth before Roberto Hernandez got the final two outs his 14th save.
SUGAR RAY KOs TIGERS
2001: Ray Durham’s three-run double in the ninth highlighted a six-run ninth inning which powered the White Sox to an 8-4 win over the Tigers in Detroit. Sean Lowe earned the victory with 4.1 innings of one-hit, shutout relief. This was the Sox first victory of the season when they were trailing after eight innings.
DURHAM DUMPS DETROIT
2002: Ray Durham capped a five-run second with a two-run home run in the White Sox 6-4 win over the Tigers before 21,543 at Comiskey Park. The uprising started with no on and two outs and also featured a two-run double by Kenny Lofton and an RBI by Royce Clayton.
CREDE COMES THROUGH
2003: Joe Crede’s three-run homer in the 12th powered the White Sox to an 8-5 win over the Tigers before 21,398 at US Cellular Field. Crede’s blast came with two outs after Tony Graffanino reached on an error and Paul Konerko was walked intentionally.
FORESHADOWING
2005: In a sign of things to come, Paul Konerko launched a three-run home run in the first inning in leading the White Sox to a 4-2 over the Angels in Anaheim. Exactly five months later, Konerko homered in the first inning for the second consecutive game as part of the White Sox three consecutive wins at Anaheim en route to the American League pennant. This game was also one of the best games backup catcher Chris Widger would have in Sox yarns by going 3-for-4 with a homer.
HIGH WATER MARK
2007: Joe Crede’s sacrifice fly scored Tadahito Iguchi with the winning run in the White Sox 5-4 win over Tampa Bay before 34,538 at U.S. Cellular Field. The win put the Sox a season-best four games over .500 for the last time. Over the next month, the Sox hit the skids, winning only five of their next 27 games. Against Tampa Bay, Luis Terrero launched a 425-foot homer (which would be the longest at the park in 2007) in the fourth.
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THIS DATE IN SOX HISTORY: MAY 24TH
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SOX KEEP STREAKING
1915: The first-place White Sox extended their winning streak to seven with a 5-4 victory over the New York Yankees. The triumph, which was part of a winning streak which would reach nine, improved the Sox to 23-12.
AN 11-HITTER
1917: Reb Russell went the distance and gave up 11 hits in the White Sox 1-0 win over Washington in 12 innings
LYONS GOES 21 BUT LOSES
1929: The White Sox lost to the Detroit Tigers 6-5 at Comiskey Park in the first 20-inning game in franchise history. Future Hall of Famer Ted Lyons took the loss in a game that lasted 21 innings. Lyons pitched all 21 innings for the White Sox while George Uhle pitched 20 innings for the Tigers.
LYONS TAKES OVER FOR DYKES
1946: Ted Lyons replaced Jimmy Dykes as White Sox manager. Dykes served a club record 12 seasons as White Sox manager. He was relieved as the Sox all-time leader among managers with 899 wins and still holds that ranking.
SEVENTH IN A ROW
1951: The White Sox extended their winning streak to seven with a 5-2 victory at Philadelphia. Randy Gumpert earned the win as the second-place Sox improved to 19-9 in a winning streak that would ultimately reach 14.
COMING OVER FROM THE DARK SIDE
1954: The White Sox signed long-time Cub Phil Cavarretta. The Chicagoan and Lane Tech graduate was released by the Cubs the previous Sept. 28 after 20 years in the organization as a first baseman/outfielder and manager. Cavarretta hit .309 in 77 games as a reserve for the Sox from 1954 until his release on May 9, 1955.
WALT DROP’S A HOMER ON BIRDS
1958: Walt Dropo’s homer to leadoff the eighth delivered the White Sox a 4-3 win over Baltimore before 4,653 at Comiskey Park.
FLOYD PULLS IT OUT
1964: Floyd Robinson’s two-run double in the eighth helped the first-place White Sox pull out a 6-4 win over the Washington in the first game of a doubleheader before 22,852 at Comiskey Park. The game also featured a White Sox record-tying two triples from Al Weis.
TOMMY MCCRAW: 3 HOME RUNS, 8 RBIS
1967: Tommy McCraw had one of the best offensive days in White Sox history with a club-record tying eight RBIs in a 14-1 win at Minnesota. All of McCraw’s RBIs came on home runs. The first baseman hit a two-run homer in the fourth, a three-run shot in the seventh and another three-run bomb in the ninth. McCraw’s eight RBIs tied Carl Reynolds’ Sox record first set on July 2, 1930. McCraw’s three homers also tied a Sox record for a nine-inning game.
MELTON SLAMS BOSOX
1969: Bill Melton’s third-inning grand slam powered the White Sox to a 9-3 win over Boston before 5,584 at Comiskey Park. Ken Berry and Walt “No Neck” Williams also homered and Gary Peters went the distance as the Sox improved to 17-17. It was the last time during 1969 that the Sox were at .500.
GOOD START FOR REICHARDT
1972: Rick Reichardt’s three-run double highlighted a five-run first in the first-place White Sox 5-1 win at Texas. Tom Bradley threw 8.2 shutout innings before giving up a homer. The bespectacled right-hander finished off the Rangers by striking out Jeff Burroughs. Bradley struck out five for his fifth win.
RYAN GOOD …SOX BETTER
1973: The first-place White Sox overcame a 13-strikeout performance by Nolan Ryan in beating the Angels 4-1 before 17,727 at Comiskey Park. The Sox scored a run in the first on a Dick Allen double and three more in the third on RBIs by Allen, Bill Melton and Rick Reichardt. Wilbur Wood took a three hit shutout into the ninth but left after giving up an RBI single. Cy Acosta entered with two on and got the final out for his third save.
SOX STEAL ONE FROM TIGERS
1975: The White Sox swiped five bases and jumped to a nine-run lead in holding off the Tigers 10-8 before 29,683 at Comiskey Park. Tony Muser and Pete Varney highlighted the thievery by executinga double steal in the third with Muser stealing home and Varney swiping second.
DOWNING+VUCKOVICH=8TH STRAIGHT WIN
1976: Brian Downing’s bases-clearing double in the eighth gave the Sox the lead for good in a 5-2 win – their eighth straight -- over the Angels. Pete Vuckovich went the distance, allowing seven hits and three walks with eight strikeouts in moving to 2-1.
BIG DAY FOR BIG LAMAR
1979: Lamar Johnson went 3-for-4 with four RBIs in the White Sox 10-1 win over Oakland before 5,638 at Comiskey Park. Ralph Garr was 2-for-3 with two RBIs in support of Richard “Tex” Wortham who got the win with a complete game effort despite issuing eight walks.
ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER THRASHING
1981: A day after pounding the Angels 15-4, the White Sox did it again. Billy Almon and Ron LeFlore each drove in two runs in a 10-2 win at California. Steve Trout gave up seven hits and two walks while striking out six in going the distance to improve to 4-1.
HOYT KEEPS STREAKING
1982: LaMarr Hoyt improved to 9-0, extended his two-year winning streak to 14 and his Comiskey Park record to 16-0 in the White Sox 3-1 win over Kansas City before 12,020 at Comiskey Park. “The Lammer” gave up eight hits and struck out eight in logging his third straight complete game.
BULL SETS RECORD
1983: Greg “The Bull” Luzinski set a club record by homering in his fifth consecutive game in the White Sox 12-4 win over the Boston Red Sox before 14,680 at Comiskey Park. Luzinski’s home run, a solo shot, came in the second, an inning after Ron Kittle and Jerry Hairston each hit three-run home runs. Lorenzo Gray and Carlton Fisk added home runs in the third as the Sox totaled 12 hits.
THE BROOM IN BOSTON
1987: Ken Williams broke a tie with an RBI double in the 10th in the White Sox 4-1 win over the Red Sox at Boston to execute their first three-game sweep in Fenway since 1982.
KITTY STARTS IT WITH A BANG
1990: The White Sox got a three-run home run from first baseman Ron Kittle in the fourth inning en route to a 5-3 win at Baltimore. Kittle’s blast was part of a five-run outburst, which also included a two-run single by Dan Pasqua.
SOX RAIN ON JAYS
1992: Tim Raines went 2-for-2 with two runs, two RBI and a stolen base in the Sox 8-1 win over Toronto before 32,230 at Comiskey Park. Kirk McCaskill did not allow an earned run over eight innings in earning the victory.
NEWSON, CORA COME THROUGH
1994: A three-run seventh got the first-place White Sox past the Minnesota Twins 5-3 before 26,678 at Comiskey Park. Warren Newson led off the seventh with a game-tying homer. Four batters later, Joey Cora’s two-run triple gave the Sox the lead for good in their fourth straight win in a streak that would reach seven.
A LONG, LONG, LONG DOUBLEHEADER
1995: The White Sox and Rangers split a doubleheader that totaled a record 7 hours and 39 minutes before 19,368 at Comiskey Park. The Sox won the first game 10-8 on the strength of a five-run eighth which saw the go-ahead and eventual winning run cross on a bases loaded walk to John Kruk, who was making his White Sox debut. The Sox dropped the second game 13-6. The doubleheader featured a combined 49 hits and a big league record tying 32 walks. At one point White Sox broadcaster Ed Farmer said, “For those of you who have been with us the whole time, God Bless you.”
KARKO BESTS BREW CREW
1996: Ron Karkovice’s solo home run with two outs in the eighth inning broke a tie and lifted the White Sox to a 4-3 win – their sixth straight -- over the Milwaukee Brewers before 18,346 at Comiskey Park. Joe Magrane started and pitched well, holding the Brewers to one earned run on five hits over six innings, but it was Larry Thomas who got the win. The rookie left-hander retired the only batter he faced in the eighth to earn the victory. Roberto Hernandez pitched the ninth for his 13th save as the Sox improved to 27-18 in the midst of a winning streak that would reach eight.
ANOTHER GOOSE-EGG FOR SIMAS
1997: Reliever Bill Simas registered his eighth consecutive scoreless appearance in picking up the victory in the White Sox 8-6 win over the Milwaukee Brewers before 30,872 at Comiskey Park. Simas threw 1.2 scoreless innings in improving to 2-0. Simas entered the game in the seventh and allowed two hits while fanning one in reducing his ERA to 0.98. Albert Belle’s first-inning homer was the 250th of his career.
LOWE-RING THE BOOM ON TRIBE
1999: The White Sox got some stellar relief pitching from Sean Lowe in turning back the Indians 10-3 in Cleveland. Lowe, in relief of James Baldwin, tossed a career-high 5.1 innings to improve to 2-0. Lowe gave up one run (a Jim Thome homer in the seventh) on four hits with one walk and one strikeout. Chris Singleton and Brook Fordyce, who homered, each drove in four as the Sox broke open a 2-2 game with four in the fourth and three in the seventh.
KIP GETS SOME HELP
2001: Kip Wells and three relievers helped the White Sox halt an eight-game losing streak with a 3-1 win at Toronto. Wells, making his first start of the season, went six innings and then watched Kelly Wunsch, Bob Howry and Keith Foulke preserve the victory. Foulke tossed a scoreless ninth with two strikeouts for his eighth save, giving him sole possession of place in franchise history. The Sox took the lead for good in the third on Ray Durham’s double and an error.
SOX POWER
2002: The White Sox got home runs from Kenny Lofton, Paul Konerko, Frank Thomas and Magglio Ordonez in shellacking the Tigers 14-1 before 14,597 at Comiskey Park. Thomas, Ordonez and Konerko drove in 11 of the 14 runs in support of Mark Buehrle, who went the distance for his eighth win.
OT PAYS FOR TAD
2005: Tadahito Iguchi’s RBI single in the 11th delivered the future World Champions a 2-1 win over the Angels in California. Joe Crede started the 11th with a single and was sacrificed to second by Juan Uribe. Following a ground out, Iguchi came through. Damaso Marte got the victory with two perfect innings. Mark Buehrle started and gave up one run on four hits with two walks and six strikeouts in tossing at least six frames in his 38th consecutive start. Carl Everett gave the Sox the lead with a homer in the second before the Angels tied the game in the fourth.
SWEEPING THE A’S … FINALLY
2006: Mark Buehrle did not allow an earned run in 7.1 innings as the Sox completed their first three-game sweep of Oakland at home since 1987 with a 3-2 win before 38,434 at US Cellular Field. The Sox fell behind on an unearned run in the third but took the lead in the fifth on doubles by Rob Mackowiak and Scott Podsednik. Buehrle improved to 6-2 in extending his streak of not allowing an earned run to 21 innings. The three-game sweep was the Sox first of the A’s since May 16-17, 1997 and the first at home since June 29-July 1, 1987.
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Jones and Berkman have great hitters their whole lifes. I'm not going to say they've been clean players, as it's tough to say if anyone has been clean, but just because these 2 great hitters are off to ridiculous starts shouldn't raise anymore or less questions than before.
Ludwick would evoke suspicion now, I believe
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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 23
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TAKING MATTERS INTO YOUR OWN HANDS
1901: With the A’s rallying, White Sox manager Clark Griffith put himself on the mound in the ninth and then issued a bases-loaded intentional walk to Nap Jajoie. Griffith then got three ground outs to preserve the 11-8 win in Chicago.
BUILDING THE LEAD
1912: The White Sox improved to an amazing 25-8 with a 10-4 win at New York. The win enabled the Sox to hold their 3.5-game first-place lead.
BOMBING THE BRONX BOMBERS
1934: The White Sox and Ted Lyons defeated the New York Yankees and Red Ruffing 14-2 at Comiskey Park. The White Sox scored 13 of their runs in their final four at bats in posting their largest offensive output against the Bronx Bombers since a 14-12 win on July 28, 1931 at Yankee Stadium. This was the Sox largest margin of victory over the Yankees since a 15-2 win in New York onAug. 11, 1925.
A SWEEP
1948: The struggling Sox swept a doubleheader from the Red Sox by identical 4-3 scores at Comiskey Park. Joe Haynes got the win in Game 1 and Earl Harrist was the victor in the nightcap as the Sox improved to 7-20.
HALL OF FAMER IN THE FOLD
1954: The White Sox acquired future Hall of Fame third baseman George Kell from the Red Sox for shortstop Grady Hatton and $100,000.
GRAY GETS AROUND
1955: The White Sox released pitcher Ted Gray but in the process helped him get into the record books. Gray tied an A.L. record, also set by Sox outfielder Frank Huelsman in 1904, by playing for four teams in one season in 1955. After pitching in two games for the White Sox, Gray also spent 1955 with Cleveland, New York and Baltimore.
HARSHMAN HELPS HIMSELF
1956: Jack Harshman went the distance and drove in a run in the White Sox 3-2 win over the Orioles before 1,924 at Comiskey Park. Sammy Esposito drove in two runs as the White Sox improved to 13-13. The Sox would not be under .500 for the rest of the season.
A WYNN-ING EFFORT
1958: Early Wynn scored the game’s only run and pitched a three-hitter in the White Sox 1-0 win over the Orioles before 10,192 at Comiskey Park. Wynn singled to start the third, took third on Luis Aparicio’s single and scored on an error. Wynn walked two and struck out nine in moving to 4-2.
WALLOPING WARD
1964: Pete Ward doubled, hit a grand slam and drove in five runs as the White Sox took over sole possession of first place with a 14-2 win – their fifth in a row -- over the Washington Senators before 6,654 at Comiskey Park. Dave Nicholson and Tommy McCraw also homered in support of John Buzhardt, who went the distance for his fourth win.
FIRST-PLACE SOX INCREASE LEAD
1965: The first-place White Sox got three RBIs from Pete Ward in defeating the California Angels 8-3 at Dodger Stadium. The win improved the White Sox to 24-11 and increased their lead atop of the American League to 2.5 games. Joel Horlen, Eddie Fisher and Hoyt Wilhelm each went three innings with Fisher getting the win and Wilhelm earning the save.
SOX MOVE INTO FIRST
1967: Ron Hansen’s three-run homer in the sixth gave the Sox the lead for good in a 5-4 win at Minnesota. Hansen’s blast came with Ken Berry and Jerry Adair on base and helped the Sox take over sole possession of first place by a half game. Hoyt Wilhelm saved John Buzhardt’s second win with 2.2 innings of scoreless relief.
MELTON AND MAY DO ALL THE WORK
1972: First-inning RBIs by Carlos May and Bill Melton were all the first-place White Sox needed in a 2-1 win at Texas. May brought home Pat Kelly with a double and Melton plated May with a single as the Sox extended their winning streak to six. Stan Bahnsen fanned eight in 7.2 innings for his sixth win.
MAY REWARDS FORSTER
1973: Carlos May rewarded Terry Forster with a victory in the first-place White Sox 5-3 win before 9,480 at Comiskey Park. May hit a go-ahead three-run home run in the seventh in the midst of Forster’s 4.1 innings of shutout relief. Forster gave up two hits and struck out five in notching his second victory.
SKIP PITLOCK!
1974: Skip Pitlock turned in five solid innings of relief and was rewarded with a victory in the White Sox 9-6 win over Texas before 6,789 at Comiskey Park. Pitlock took over for Bill Moran in the first inning and gave up one run on six hits with one walk and three strikeouts before departing. After Ken Tatum went a third of an inning, Terry Forster entered and gave up one run in three innings for his eighth save. The Sox took the lead for good in the fourth when Ron Santo walked and scored on Ed Herrmann’s triple.
MAY HELPS TAME THE TIGERS
1975: Carlos May broke a 1-1 tie with an RBI single in a four-run fourth as the White Sox topped Detroit 6-1 before 8,789 at Comiskey Park. Deron Johnson brought in two more runs and Brian Downing capped the frame with a sac fly in support of Terry Forster, who threw 2.2 innings of scoreless relief for the win.
STREAKING SOX AT SEVEN
1976: The White Sox ran their winning streak to seven by sweeping a doubleheader from Oakland before 21,539 at Comiskey Park. The Sox took the opener 3-1 with two in the seventh on RBIs by Pat Kelly and Ralph Garr. The Sox won the nightcap 4-3 behind a two-RBI performance by Chet Lemon. Clay Carroll got the win in the first game with 2.2 shutout innings and the save in Game 2 by getting an game-ending double play.
A BLAST OF LEMON
1979: Chet Lemon launched a three-run home run and Ken Kravec scattered 10 hits in a complete game effort in a 6-1 win over Oakland before 11,881 at Comiskey Park. Lemon’s blast came in the decisive fifth inning and helped the Sox improve to 20-20.
15 RUNS ON 17 HITS
1981: The White Sox pounded out 17 hits in thumping the Angels 15-4 in Anaheim. Tony Bernazard led the way with four hits while Billy Almon had three hits and three RBIs. Jim Essian also had three RBIs while Carlton Fisk, Greg Luzinski and Harold Baines each drove in two.
WALKER AND COWLEY
1986: Greg Walker went 4-for-4 and Joe Cowley earned his first win with the White Sox in a 4-1 victory at Kansas City. Cowley gave up three hits and four walks while striking out three in 7.1 innings as the Sox won for the eighth time in their last nine outings.
TOUGH FLOYD BANNISTER
1987: Floyd Bannister turned in one of the best games of his White Sox career in a 9-1 win at Boston. Bannister held the defending American League champion hitless for 5.2 innings and had a one-hit shutout going before giving up a home run. Bannister finished with six strikeouts in improving to 3-3. Bannister was backed by 16 hits with Gary Redus and Fred Manrique each getting three and Harold Baines, Greg Walker, Tim Hulett and Ozzie Guillen all posting two.
THIGGY SAVES IT
1988: Bobby Thigpen nailed down Melido Perez’s fourth win in five decisions in the Sox 3-2 victory over Cleveland before 8,624 at Comiskey Park. Ozzie Guillen drove in the winning run in the sixth inning as the Sox snapped a five-game losing streak.
PASQUA POWER!
1990: Dan Pasqua homered twice and drove in four in the White Sox 6-3 win at Baltimore. Carlton Fisk drove in the go-ahead run in the fourth and Bobby Thigpen picked up his 12th save as Eric King improved to 3-0.
HIBBY, THOMAS HAMMER A’S
1991: Greg Hibbard pitched a complete game five-hitter and Frank Thomas drove in five runs as the White Sox pounded A’s 11-1 at Oakland. Tim Raines, Lance Johnson, Robin Ventura and Frank Thomas, the first four batters in the Sox order, were a combined 11-for-18 with eight RBIs as the Sox totaled 17 hits. … Also on this day, the Sox acquired shortstop Esteban Beltre from Milwaukee for outfielder John Cangelosi.
BELL HAUNTS OLD TEAM
1992: The White Sox took care of Toronto 5-2 before 39,293 at Comiskey Park. Ex-Jay George Bell pulled the Sox even in the second with an RBI double and Steve Sax gave the Sox lead for good in the third with a sac fly. Greg Hibbard got the win, limiting the Jays to four hits in 6.1 innings while fanning four. Bobby Thigpen earned the save as the second-place Sox pulled to within 1.5 games of first place.
A WALKOFF TRIPLE
1993: George Bell’s triple scored Joey Cora with the winning run as the first-place White Sox rallied to beat Oakland 5-4 in 10 innings before 30,873 at Comiskey Park. Bell homered in the eighth to get the Sox to within one. Ozzie Guillen’s sacrifice fly in the ninth tied the game.
STERLING SIROTKA
1998: Mike Sirotka handcuffed the Detroit Tigers in the White Sox 7-1 win at Comiskey Park in a snappy 2 hours and 35 minutes. Sirotka (6-4) went the distance, limiting the Tigers to four hits. The stylish lefty finished with a flurry, retiring the final 12 Tigers he faced and four of those 12 outs were strikeouts. The Sox broke open the game with a five-run eighth.
BLASTING THE ROCKET
2000: Brook Fordyce, Jose Valentin and Ray Durham launched home runs off Roger Clemens as the White Sox ripped the New York Yankees 8-2 before 21,863 at Comiskey Park. Fordyce, making his 2000 debut after suffering a broken foot in spring training, untied a 2-2 game in the fourth with a three-run homer off Clemens. Kip Wells, summoned from Triple-A Charlotte earlier in the day, fanned a career-high seven while allowing two runs in 6.2 innings for the win.
TEARING APART SANTANA
2004: The White Sox blasted the Twins and future Cy Young winner Johann Santana 17-7 in the Metrodome to move into a tie for first place in the American League Central. The 17-runs were the most the Sox ever scored in the Metrodome and the victory allowed the team to finish a road trip at 5-2. Carlos Lee and Aaron Rowand paced the 23-hit attack with four hits each. Lee had six RBIs while Rowand added four. The Sox were trailing 6-3 after three but scored eight runs in the fourth and six more over the next two innings to take command. Miguel Olivo and Juan Uribe highlighted the eight-run fourth with back-to-back home runs.
PAULIE, DYE GO BACK-TO-BACK
2006: Paul Konerko and Jermaine Dye hit back-to-back home runs as part of a four-run first in the White Sox 9-3 win over Oakland before 38,860 at US Cellular Field. Konerko’s home run was the 215th of his Sox career, moving him past Carlton Fisk into sole possession of the club’s career list.
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CARLTON FISK WHITE SOX TIMELINE
Feb. 12, 1981: An arbitrator declared Carlton Fisk a free agent paving "Pudge's" way to sign with the White Sox. Arbitrator Raymond Goetz upheld the Players Association's claim that Fisk should be free based on the fact that the Red Sox mailed the All-Star catcher his contract two days after the Dec. 20 deadline. This set in motion the White Sox’s pursuit of Fisk, which would culminate with his signing March 10.
March 10, 1981: In one of the great moves in the history of the franchise, the Sox new ownership group of Jerry Reinsdorf and Eddie Einhorn signed Fisk giving their regime instant credibility. Fisk became a free agent when the Boston Red Sox failed to postmark his contract. The Sox literally camped out on Fisk’s doorstep in getting him to agree to a $3 million contract.
April 10, 1981: In his White Sox debut and in the stadium he called home for the previous 10 seasons, Fisk launched a dramatic three-run homer in the eighth inning that gave the Sox the lead for good in a 5-3 win over the Boston Red Sox on Opening Day at Fenway Park.
April 14, 1981: In his White Sox home debut, Fisk thrilled an Opening Day crowd of 51,560 with a grand slam in a 9-3 triumph of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Jan. 8, 1986: The White Sox signed Fisk, who had filed for free agency the previous Nov. 12, to a two-year contract. This was the second of five contracts the future Hall of Famer would sign with the Sox.
June 15, 1983: A fifth-inning RBI triple fronted the Sox for good in a 5-2 win at Anaheim. The hit came with Fisk starting in the No. 2 spot and ignited a streak which would see him hit .329 the rest of way in leading the White Sox to the A.L. West title.
Aug. 30, 1983: Fisk hit the only inside-the-park homer of his White Sox career in a 5-0 win over the Texas Rangers at Comiskey Park. Fisk victimized Dave Stewart with two out in the fifth inning.
May 16, 1984: A first inning double, second inning single, fourth inning home run and a seventh inning triple made Fisk just the third White Sox player to hit for the cycle and the first to do it at Comiskey Park. Despite the history, the Sox lost to the Royals 7-6.
May 30, 1985: Fisk hit the second of his two roof shot home runs at Comiskey Park. On this date, Fisk victimized the Royals’ Charlie Leibrandt. Fisk’s first roofer came Aug. 1, 1984 off Boston’s Bob Ojeda.
June 19, 1985: Fisk swiped second and third base in the second inning of the White Sox 8-7 win over Oakland at Comiskey Park. Fisk stole a career-high 17 bases in 1985.
Aug. 2, 1985: Fisk tagged out both Bobby Meacham and Dale Berra on the same play at the plate in the seventh inning of the White Sox 5-3 win at Yankee Stadium.
Aug. 4, 1985: Fisk was behind the plate for Tom Seaver’s 300th career victory – a 4-1 White Sox win at Yankee Stadium. Fisk scored the go-ahead run in the sixth in Seaver’s complete game effort.
Sept. 25, 1985: Fisk tied Dick Allen’s 1972 franchise record with his 37th home run of the season. The solo shot came off Ron Romanick in a 7-4 loss at California. The home run was also Fisk’s 33rd while playing catcher, breaking Lance Parrish’s 1982 league record for roundtrippers at the position.
Aug. 19, 1988: Fisk caught his 1,807th American League game, setting the record in that category. He celebrated the occasion with his first career five-hit game.
June 21, 1989: Fisk cracked his 307th home run as a catcher, passing the Yankees’ Yogi Berra as the American League’s all-time leader in that department. Fisk accomplished the feat in a 7-3 win in Berra's old stomping grounds of Yankee Stadium.
July 17, 1989: Fisk collected his 2,000th hit – a 28 bouncer up the middle – before an appreciative crowd at Comiskey Park. The milestone came off the Yankees’ Andy Hawkins, the same pitcher he hit his record homer off of about a month earlier in the Bronx.
May 22, 1990: Fisk scolded and lectured the Yankees’ Deion Sanders on Yankee Pride at homeplate during the Sox 5-2 loss to New York. Fisk’s lecture was apparently over Sanders’ lack of hustle and his lackadaisical demeanor on baseball’s hallowed ground and prompted both benches to clear but no punches were thrown.
Aug. 17, 1990: With one swing of the bat, Fisk became the most prolific home run-hitting catcher in big league history and the White Sox all-time home run leader. Fisk’s second-inning homer off Charlie Hough in Texas gave him 328 as a catcher and 187 with the White Sox. He eclipsed Johnny Bench’s mark for catchers and Harold Baines’ White Sox record. The historic homer came in the White Sox 4-2 win.
Sept. 3, 1990: Fisk hit the last of his 87 home runs at the original Comiskey Park in a 4-2 win over the Kansas City Royals before 25,236 on the Southside. Fisk finished tied for second all-time in Old Comiskey Park home runs with Harold Baines, one behind leader Bill Melton. Twenty-seven days later, Fisk would start the final game at the old park behind the plate and go 0-for-4.
Oct. 3, 1990: Fisk collected two hits in the season finale at Boston’s Fenway Park to raise his average to .285. He tied Lance Johnson for the team lead in average becoming the only catcher in team history to lead or share the lead in that category.
June 3, 1991: Fisk hit his first home run at New Comiskey Park. The blast came off future Hall of Famer Dennis Eckersley of the Oakland A’s.
July 9, 1991: Fisk made his fourth and final All-Star team as a member of the White Sox and his 11th and last overall. … Joined Yogi Berra and Johnny Bench as the only catchers to play in at least 10 All-Star Games (Fisk did not play in the 1974 game because of an injury). … Replaced Sandy Alomar Jr. at catcher in the fifth inning to become the oldest White Sox player, the third-oldest player overall and the oldest American League position player to play in an All-Star Game … Finished the game behind the plate. … Went 1-for-2. … Singled off Pete Harnisch to center with two out in the sixth to become the oldest player (43 years, seven months, 13 days) to hit safely in an All-Star Game. … Handled five chances (all putouts) without an error. … Caught teammate Jack McDowell in the fifth and sixth inning to form the third All-White Sox battery in All-Star history and the first since Duane Josephson caught Tommy John in the 1968 game in Houston. … Tagged out a sliding Will Clark at home for the second out in a scoreless sixth.
Aug. 6, 1991: Fisk hit his 200th home run in a White Sox uniform. The dinger came off the Yankees’ Wade Taylor in a 14-5 win at “new” Comiskey Park.
March 3, 1993: Fisk signed what turned out to be his final contract with the White Sox when he signed a minor league agreement. The 45-year old Fisk entered the season 24 games shy of the all-time games caught record.
April 7, 1993: On his first swing of the season, Fisk socked what turned out to be the final home run of his Hall of Fame career. The blast, the 376th of Fisk’s career, came off Jim Deshaies in the third inning of the Sox 6-1 loss at Minnesota.
June 19, 1993: Fisk notched the 2,356th and final hit of his career – a fifth inning single off Mark Langston in a 5-4 loss at California.
June 22, 1993: Fisk became the all-time leader by catching his 2,226th game in the Sox 3-2 win over Texas before 36,757 at Comiskey Park. Prior to the game, the White Sox presented Fisk with several gifts, including a special-edition Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a $25,000 donation to the Chicago Botanic Garden. Fisk helped give the Sox the lead with a sacrifice in the fifth that led to a run. After Texas tied the game in the sixth, Lance Johnson drove in the winning run with a two-out single in the ninth. Six days later, the Sox released Fisk.
Sept. 14, 1997: The White Sox retired Fisk’s No. 72 in a ceremony at New Comiskey Park. He became the eighth Sox player (ninth overall including Jackie Robinson’s No. 42) to have his number retired. The others: Nellie Fox, Harold Baines, Luke Appling, Minnie Minoso, Luis Aparicio, Ted Lyons and Billy Pierce.
Jan. 11, 2000: On his second try, Fisk earned enough votes for induction into the Hall of Fame. “Pudge” received 397 votes or 79.56 in voting by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Fisk easily exceeded the 75 percent needed to qualify.
July 23, 2000: Fisk was inducted into the Hall of Fame in a ceremony in Cooperstown, N.Y. He became the 24th player and 32nd person overall with ties to the White Sox to be enshrined in the Hall of Fame.
Aug. 7, 2005: The White Sox unveiled a a life-sized bronze statue of Fisk at U.S. Cellular Field. The statue is located on the main concourse in left field.
May 13, 2008: The White Sox appointed Fisk as a team ambassador.
May 22, 2008: Welcome Back Carlton Fisk Night celebrated at U.S. Cellular Field.
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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 22ND
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HOT START CONTINUES
1912: The White Sox improved to an amazing 24-8 with an 11-5 win at New York. The Sox jumped to a 7-0 lead in maintaining their 3.5-game first-place lead.
SOX SOLVE THE BABE
1915: The White Sox spoiled the Comiskey Park debut of Babe Ruth with an 11-3 win over the Boston Red Sox. Ruth allowed three hits in the first, walked three, uncorked a wild pitch and threw a way potential double play ball. Ruth was the losing pitcher as theWhite Sox won their fifth straight in a winning streak that would reach nine.
RUTH GOES DEEP
1923: Babe Ruth’s two-run home run in the 15th lifted the Yankees to a 3-1 win over the White Sox at Comiskey Park.
GETTING THE MOST(IL) OUT OF JOHNNY
1928: Johnny Mostil tied an American League record with 12 chances in center field and sprinted home from second on a wild pitch with the winning run in a 4-3 win over Cleveland at Comiskey Park. Mostil scored in the eighth inning and made a winner out of starter Ted Blankenship.
A PAIR OF LATE WINS
1932: The White Sox pulled out two victories in their last at bats in sweeping a doubleheader from the Tigers at Comiskey. In Game 1, the Sox scored one in the ninth for a 3-2 win. In the nightcap, the Sox pushed five across in the ninth to pull out an 8-7 win.
A MILESTONE FOR LYONS
1938: Future Hall of Famer Ted Lyons earned his 200th victory in the White Sox 9-2 win over the Washington Senators at Comiskey Park.
SOME HELP FROM THE MICK
1957: A pair of errors in the sixth inning – including one by Mickey Mantle – allowed the tying and go-ahead runs to score in the White Sox 8-4 win at Yankee Stadium. Jim Wilson went the distance and Nellie Fox added a homer in the eighth as the first-place Sox improved to 20-7 for their best 27-game start since 1919.
BEATING THE BIRDS
1958: Jim Wilson went the distance and did not allow an earned run in the White Sox 5-1 win over the Orioles before 632 at Comiskey Park. Tito Francona and Bubba Phillips each drove in two runs as the Sox stopped a four-game skid.
SHAW AND LOWN DELIVER
1959: Bob Shaw took a three-hitter into the ninth and got some help from Turk Lown as the future American League champion White Sox trimmed the Athletics 2-1 in Kansas City. Shaw got two outs in the ninth but left after the A’s loaded the bases. Lown came on andgot Dick Williams to fly out to end the game.
KEEPING THE LEAD
1963: The White Sox maintained their hold on first place (along with Baltimore) with a 9-3 win at Washington. The Sox fourth consecutive triumph came courtesy of Joel Horlen, who went 7.1 innings and drove in a run, and Jim Landis, who drove in three, and Pete Ward, who hit a two-run homer in the first.
13 Ks FOR JUAN
1964: Juan Pizarro struck out 13 in pitching one of the great games in White Sox history in a 3-1 win over Washington before 19,347 at Comiskey Park. After yielding an unearned run on two hits in the first, Pizarro gave up two hits and fanned 11 over the next eight innings. He was also 2-for-3 with an RBI as the Sox held on to first place. The 13-strikeout game was the third of the left-hander’s career. A little more than a month later, Pizarro would whiff 14 Senators in Washington.
JUMPING ON DENNY
1969: The White Sox scored four runs in the first inning off two-time Cy Young winner Denny McLain in trumping the Tigers 7-3 before 15,948 at Comiskey Park. Bill Melton’s two-run blast highlighted the frame, which put the Sox back at .500 at 16-16 and stopped a three-game losing streak.
DID THEY MISS A PAT?
1971: Bill Melton drove in three runs and homered and Mike Hershberger and Ed Herrmann both drove in two runs as the White Sox stomped the Angels 13-0 in Anaheim. The White Sox supported Wilbur Wood with 14 hits in posting their biggest win since a 14-1 victory over Kansas City Aug. 16, 1967 at Comiskey Park. The 13-0 shutout victory was the Sox biggest since a 15-0 drubbing of the Orioles in Baltimore Sept. 24, 1963.
EGAN WORKS OT
1972: Tom Egan’s RBI double in the 10th was the difference in the first-place White Sox 7-6 win at Texas. Egan drove in Bill Melton, who walked and took second in a Jay Johnstone bunt. The Sox forced extra innings in the ninth when Carlos May’s two-out single brought home Walt Williams with the tying run. The win was the Sox fourth in a row and helped them keep their half game lead in the American League West.
BRINKMAN POWER
1973: The only home run of Chuck Brinkman’s career helped the first-place White Sox turn back the Angels 6-2 before 7,051 at Comiskey Park. Brinkman’s home run came with Rick Reichardt on and was one of three the Sox hit this day. Ken Henderson homered to lead off the second and Dick Allen went deep in the third as the Sox opened up a 1.5-game lead over the Angels in the American League West. Stan Bahnsen went the distance and did not give up an earned run while striking out six for his sixth win.
PAT CIRCLES THE BASES
1974: Speedy Pat Kelly hit an inside-the-park home run in a 7-2 loss to Fergie Jenkins and the Texas Rangers at Comiskey Park. The in-the-park homer was the first by a Sox player at Comiskey Park since Luis Alvarado accomplished the feat Aug. 16, 1972. Kelly’s homer was one of two in-the-park dingers the Sox would experience in 1974. Seventeen days later, Ron Santo hit an in-the-park grand slam against the Boston Red Sox at Comiskey Park.
TWO GREATS GET IT DONE
1975: Jim Kaat and Rich Gossage combined on a five-hitter in a 2-1 win over the Orioles before 2,467 at Comiskey Park. Kaat gave up one run on three hits in 5.2 innings to improve to 7-1. Gossage notched his seventh save with 3.1 shutout innings. The Sox got all they needed in the third when Carlos May’s single scored Brian Downing and Bobby Coluccio.
JESSE JEFFERSON!
1976: Jesse Jefferson turned in seven strong innings as the White Sox extended their winning streak to five with a 7-2 triumph of the Oakland Athletics before 16,797 at Comiskey Park. Jefferson gave up five hits and struck out three to improve to 1-1. Jim Spencer and Bucky Dent made things easy on Jefferson by going a combined 5-for-8 with a double, triple, homer and four RBIs. Spencer homered in the sixth off Mike Norris.
BIG BLAST FOR ZISK
1977: Richie Zisk reached the center field bleachers with a home run in the White Sox 14-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers before 31,030 at Comiskey Park. Zisk, who victimized Dave Rozema, was just the second and last Sox player to accomplish the feat joining Dick Allen, who turned the trick Aug. 23, 1972.
ORTA HELPS HINTON
1979: Jorge Orta’s two-run homer in the eighth made a winner out of Rich Hinton in a 5-3 conquest of Oakland before 14,202 at Comiskey Park. Hinton turned in four shutout innings of two-hit relief while striking out five for his first win.
SOX BULL-DOZE ANGELS
1981: Greg Luzinski launched two homers and drove in four in a 9-5 victory in California. “The Bull” launched a solo shot in the second and a three-run shot in the ninth as the Sox scored at least five runs for the sixth consecutive game.
CONQUERING CLEVELAND
1982: Tony Bernazard, Greg Luzinski, Harold Baines and Marc Hill had RBIs in a four-run first as the first place Sox extending their winning streak to five by conquering Cleveland 7-3 before 20,558 at Comiskey Park. Baines added a two-run homer in the fifth as the Sox improved to 26-12 in taking over sole possession of first place in the American League West.
TWO BOMBS FOR BAINES
1983: Harold Baines homered twice and drove in three in an 11-3 drubbing of the Royals in Kansas City. Greg Luzinski also homered as part of a 16-hit attack.
FISK DIFFUSES THE ROCKET
1987: Carlton Fisk’s solo home run in the ninth sent the White Sox to a 4-3 win over the Red Sox and reigning Cy Young winner Roger Clemens at Fenway Park. Harold Baines hit a two-run homer off the Rocket in the first and Greg Walker tied the game in the third with a sacrifice fly. Jim Winn earned the win in relief while Bob James got the save.
LISTEN HERE, YOUNG FELLA
1990: Carlton Fisk scolded and lectured the Yankees’ Deion Sanders on Yankee Pride at homeplate during the Sox 5-2 loss to New York. Fisk’s lecture was apparently over Sanders’ lack of hustle and prompted both benches to clear but no punches were thrown.
HOUGH TOUGH FOR NO. 1
1991: Charlie Hough picked up his first win in a Sox uniform in a 5-3 triumph at California. Sammy Sosa made things easy for Hough with a three-run homer in the third. Hough, signed as a free agent in the off-season, gave up two earned runs on five hit sin 7.2 innings. He got relief help from Donn Pall and Bobby Thigpen, who earned his ninth save.
FINISHING STRONG ON THE ROAD
1994: The first-place White Sox concluded a nine-game road trip with a 5-2 win over the Oakland Athletics. Frank Thomas’ two-run double in the third gave the Sox the lead for good. Jason Bere gave up one run in six innings to get the win and improve to 5-1. The victory lengthened the Sox lead to 2.5 games in the American League West.
LYLE MAKES US SMILE
1996: Lyle Mouton’s two-run triple with two out in the 11th lifted the White Sox to a 2-1 win over the Toronto Blue Jays before 17,882 at Comiskey Park. Mouton’s heroics made a winner out of Kirk McCaskill and erased the 1-0 lead the Jays took in the top of the11th.
PARK LOSES POWER
1998: The White Sox 9-5 loss to the Detroit Tigers at Comiskey Park was delayed 15 minutes in the seventh inning due to an external power outage that tripped the ballpark’s breakers.
BIG WALKUP CROWD GOES HOME HAPPY
1999: Bill Simas whiffed Chili Davis with the bases loaded to end the game to nail down the White Sox 2-1 win over the New York Yankees in the second game of a doubleheader before 35,310 at Comiskey Park. The paid attendance of 35,310 was the largest at Comiskey Park since Aug. 17, 1997. The crowd included a New Comiskey Park record of 11,423 walkup sales. Simas preserved Mike Sirotka’s victory. Sirotka allowed one run on two hits over eight innings and retired 14 straight before issuing a leadoff walk in the ninth. The White Sox got a run in the first and another in the sixth on a Mark Johnson RBI. The Sox lost the first game 10-2.
GARLAND TOUGH IN BEANTOWN
2002: Jon Garland fired a gem in a 2-0 win at Boston. Garland carried a one-hitter into the ninth before giving up back-to-back singles before being lifted in favor of Keith Foulke, who retired Nomar Garciaparra, Johnny Damon and Shea Hillenbrand for his seventh save. Garland did not allow a hit until the fourth and retired 14 straight heading into the ninth.
A WALKOFF BUNT … WITH TWO OUTS!
2006: Pablo Ozuna’s two-out bunt scored A.J Pierzynski with the winning run as the White Sox “walked off” with a dramatic 5-4 win over Oakland before 39,354 at US Cellular Field. The Sox forced extra innings in the eighth on a solo homer by Jermaine Dye and a two-run shot by Rob Mackowiak.
SOX WHIP A’S
2007: Jermaine Dye and Jim Thome homered as the White Sox scored all their runs in the first four innings in a 10-4 win over Oakland before 34,122 at U.S. Cellular Field. Dye’s two-run homer opened the scoring and Thome hit a three-run homer in the fourth.
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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 21
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LET’S BE FRANK: SOX WIN
1905: Frank Smith fired a complete game one-hitter in the White Sox 2-1 win over the Washington Senators at South Side Park. The one-hitter was the fifth in team history and one of three Smith threw in his career with the White Sox.
WHAT’S UP DOC?
1906: The “Hitless Wonder” White Sox tipped homestanding New York 7-6 for their fifth consecutive victory. Doc White got the win for his first triumph since returning the Georgetown University team.
SUCCESS IN 17 INNINGS
1915: The White Sox edged the Red Sox 3-2 in 17 innings at Comiskey Park. Red Faber got the win in what was – at the time – tied for the third-longest game by innings in franchise history.
EXTRA BASE EARL!
1926: Earl Sheely completed a big league record-tying streak of seven consecutive extra-base hits in the White Sox 8-7 loss at Boston. Sheely, a first baseman, finished with six doubles and a home run in the streak which tied the record first set by Cleveland’s Elmer Smith on Sept. 4-6,1921.
MILLER TIME!
1933: Jake Miller made his first start with the White Sox a memorable one in a 6-0 win at Washington. The 35-year old lefty fired a complete game two-hitter as the third place White Sox pulled to within 1.5-games of the first place New York Yankees.
A DELICOUS OUTING FOR PORKCHOP
1936: John “Porkchop” Whitehead went the distance in the White Sox 3-2 win over the Philadelphia A’s in 14 innings at Comiskey Park. Whitehead gave up a run in the third and a run in the fourth and then held Connie Mack’s charges scoreless the rest of the way. The right-hander from Coleman, Texas gave up 10 hits in posting his third win of the year as the White Sox improved to 14-14.
FIVE HITS FOR KUEHL
1940: Joe Kuehl banged out five hits, including two doubles and a homer, as the White Sox nipped Washington 9-8 before 2,000 at Comiskey Park. Clint Brown got the win in relief as the Sox won their second straight in a streak that would reach five.
SUCCESS IN 89 MINUTES
1943: The White Sox defeated the Washington Senators 1-0 at Comiskey Park in a snappy one hour and 29 minute game in the fastest nine-inning night game in American League history. The Sox got a run in the fifth inning and that was enough for starting pitcher Johnny Humphries, who gave up just three hits in securing his third win of the year.
DYAMITE DOBSON
1951: Joe Dobson went the distance and gave up just four hits as the White Sox extended their winning streak to five with a 5-3 win at Washington. The win improved the Sox to 17-9 for their best 26-game start since the 1935 squad went 18-8. The winning streak would eventually reach 14 and land the White Sox in first place.
SOX GET WILSON AND PHILLEY
1956: The White Sox traded future Hall of Fame third baseman George Kell, outfielder Bob Nieman and pitchers Mike Fornieles and Connie Johnson to Baltimore for pitcher Jim Wilson and outfielder Dave Philley.
BIG DAY FOR BILLY
1957: Billy Pierce outdueled Whitey Ford in the first-place White Sox 3-1 win at Yankee Stadium. Pierce did not allow an earned run and walked one while striking out eight in improving to 6-2. Pierce capped a three-run third with an RBI after Jim Rivera and Bubba Phillips logged RBIs.
WORTH THE WAIT
1960: The first-place White Sox overcame four rain delays and two home runs by Roger Maris in nipping the Yankees 9-8 before 14,385 at Comiskey Park. Minnie Minoso’s RBI single in the eighth gave the Sox the lead for good.
SOX BUZZ SENATORS
1963: John Buzhardt improved to 4-1 as the Sox remained tied for first place by virtue of a 4-3 win at Washington. Buzhardt gave up one run in seven innings with two walks and two strikeouts as the Sox won their third straight.
JUMPING ON THE TRIBE
1966: Danny Cater drove in two runs as part of a five-run first as the White Sox stopped a five-game skid with a 7-2 win over Cleveland before 8,646 at Comiskey Park. Juan Pizarro improved to 3-0 with help from Bob Locker, who earned his second save with 3.1 scoreless innings.
HELP FROM A GOLD GLOVER
1968: The White Sox used a rare error from fielding legend Brooks Robinson in beating the Orioles 2-1 in 12 innings. Ken Berry led off the 12th with a single and took second when Robinson was charged with an error on Sandy Alomar’s bunt. Gerry McNertney followed with a single that scored Berry. Robinson had a shot at redemption in the 12th but grounded into a forceout with two on to end the game.
BRADLEY TOUGH
1971: Tom Bradley was magnificent in the White Sox 3-0 win at California. The bespectacled right-hander gave up just five hits and one walk with six strikeouts for his fifth win. The Sox supported Bradley with a two-run homer by Bill Melton and a solo shot by Tom Egan.
MAY DAY!
1972: Carlos May’s three-run homer with two out in the ninth lifted the Sox to a 9-8 win over the Angels before 14,436 at Comiskey Park. May’s blast scored Mike Andrews and Bill Melton and put the Sox into first place by a half game in the American League West.
BIG DAY FOR BUCKY
1976: Bucky Dent went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and Ken Brett and Clay Carroll combined on a four-hitter in the White Sox 6-0 win – their fourth straight -- over the A’s before 22,240 at Comiskey Park. Brett gave up one hit in five innings while Carroll earned his third save with four innings of three-hit work.
FINISHING WITH A FLURRY
1978: The White Sox scored five times in the last two innings to overtake the A’s for a 6-2 win at Oakland. The Sox took the lead in the eighth on RBIs by Junior Moore and Eric Soderholm and padded it in the ninth on a two-run homer by Lamar Johnson.
RAIN-SHORTENED WIN
1982: The White Sox trimmed Cleveland 3-2 on the game’s last play at Comiskey Park in a game shortened to seven innings because of rain. Billy Almon drove in Harold Baines with the tie-breaking run in the seventh when the rains came and the game was eventually called. Britt Burns topped future Sox Dan Spillner as the Southsiders notched their fifth straight win and took over first place in the American League West by .017.
KITTLE, FISK, BAINES GO DEEP
1984: Ron Kittle, Carlton Fisk and Harold Baines homered in the White Sox 8-4 win at Kansas City. Fisk and Baines hit solo homers in the first and second innings respectively while Kittle’s roundtripper came with one on in the seventh.
HAIRSTON IN A PINCH
1986: Jerry Hairston’s RBI in the eighth proved to be the difference in the White Sox 5-4 win over Toronto before 13,976 at Comiskey Park. Gene Nelson got the victory in relief as the Sox ran their winning streak to seven games. Hairston pinch-hit for John Cangelosi, who helped the Sox climb back into the game by going 3-for-4 with two steals, two runs and two RBIs.
FISK POWER
1990: Carlton Fisk’s three-run home run in the seventh delivered the White Sox a 6-5 win over the Yankees in New York. Fisk’s blast came with Sammy Sosa and Ron Kittle on base and helped the White Sox halt a three-game losing streak.
BEATING THE A’S
1994: Robin Ventura hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs in the first-place White Sox 6-5 win at Oakland. Frank Thomas’ homer in the sixth tied the game while Lance Johnson’s RBI in the eighth put the Sox on top to stay.
DOIN’ THE LITTLE THINGS
1996: The White Sox played “little ball” in turning back the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on two measly hits before 17,483 at Comiskey Park. The Sox broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh when Ray Durham walked, took second on Ozzie Guillen’s bunt, swiped third and scored on Darren Lewis’ fielder’s choice. Roberto Hernandez nailed down the victory by pitching the ninth for his 12th save.
QUICK START FOR FRANK
1997: Frank Thomas drove in three runs in the first two innings in powering the White Sox to a 10-5 win over the Boston Red Sox before 18,814 at Comiskey Park. Thomas’ sac fly in the first gave the Sox the lead for good. In the next frame, Thomas launched a two-run homer as the Sox expanded their lead to 7-1. Thomas finished 2-for-2 with two runs and five RBI.
ONE HIT ENOUGH
2000: The first-place White Sox got only one hit but still defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 at SkyDome. Mark Johnson’s third inning single was the Sox only hit but did not figure in the scoring. The Sox scored both of their runs in the seventh on a walk, two errors, a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly. Cal Eldred tossed 6.2 scoreless innings for the win. After yielding a leadoff double, Eldred retired 20 of the final 23 batters he faced including a stretch of 12 in a row.
FROLICING IN FENWAY
2002: The White Sox scored three in the first and two in the fifth in turning back the Red Sox 8-3 at Fenway Park. Magglio Ordonez had four hits and Frank Thomas drove in three runs in support of winning pitcher Dan Wright, who fanned seven while pitching into the seventh inning.
LATE SURGE
2003: The White Sox scored one in the seventh and two in the eighth in overtaking Toronto 6-5 before 13,076 at U.S. Cellular Field. The Sox pulled to within one in the seventh on a solo home run by Paul Konerko and took the lead in the eighth on Carlos Lee’s two-run blast off Cliff Politte.
BUEHRLE TOUGH
2004: The White Sox scored four times in the second and got seven strong innings from Mark Buehrle in beating the Twins 8-2 before 30,116 at US Cellular Field. Buehrle struck out eight in improving to 4-1. The left-hander received offensive help from Timo Perez and Jose Valentin, who homered, and Juan Uribe, who had three hits.
RALLYIN’ AT WRIGLEY
2005: Paul Konerko’s elusive single in the eighth keyed a four-run rally in the White Sox 5-3 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Konerko’s single bounced off Corey Patterson’s glove and fell in for a two-run single in the decisive inning. Carl Everett added a two-run double in the frame as the Sox opened up a six game lead in the A.L.
MACKOWIAK THE HERO
2007: Rob Mackowiak’s two-run single in the seventh gave the White Sox the lead for good in an 8-5 win over the A’s before 35,327 at U.S. Cellular Field. Darin Erstad also drove in three runs in support of Jose Contreras, who got the win, and Bobby Jenks, who earned the save.
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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 21
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LET’S BE FRANK: SOX WIN
1905: Frank Smith fired a complete game one-hitter in the White Sox 2-1 win over the Washington Senators at South Side Park. The one-hitter was the fifth in team history and one of three Smith threw in his career with the White Sox.
WHAT’S UP DOC?
1906: The “Hitless Wonder” White Sox tipped homestanding New York 7-6 for their fifth consecutive victory. Doc White got the win for his first triumph since returning the Georgetown University team.
SUCCESS IN 17 INNINGS
1915: The White Sox edged the Red Sox 3-2 in 17 innings at Comiskey Park. Red Faber got the win in what was – at the time – tied for the third-longest game by innings in franchise history.
EXTRA BASE EARL!
1926: Earl Sheely completed a big league record-tying streak of seven consecutive extra-base hits in the White Sox 8-7 loss at Boston. Sheely, a first baseman, finished with six doubles and a home run in the streak which tied the record first set by Cleveland’s Elmer Smith on Sept. 4-6,1921.
MILLER TIME!
1933: Jake Miller made his first start with the White Sox a memorable one in a 6-0 win at Washington. The 35-year old lefty fired a complete game two-hitter as the third place White Sox pulled to within 1.5-games of the first place New York Yankees.
A DELICOUS OUTING FOR PORKCHOP
1936: John “Porkchop” Whitehead went the distance in the White Sox 3-2 win over the Philadelphia A’s in 14 innings at Comiskey Park. Whitehead gave up a run in the third and a run in the fourth and then held Connie Mack’s charges scoreless the rest of the way. The right-hander from Coleman, Texas gave up 10 hits in posting his third win of the year as the White Sox improved to 14-14.
FIVE HITS FOR KUEHL
1940: Joe Kuehl banged out five hits, including two doubles and a homer, as the White Sox nipped Washington 9-8 before 2,000 at Comiskey Park. Clint Brown got the win in relief as the Sox won their second straight in a streak that would reach five.
SUCCESS IN 89 MINUTES
1943: The White Sox defeated the Washington Senators 1-0 at Comiskey Park in a snappy one hour and 29 minute game in the fastest nine-inning night game in American League history. The Sox got a run in the fifth inning and that was enough for starting pitcher Johnny Humphries, who gave up just three hits in securing his third win of the year.
DYAMITE DOBSON
1951: Joe Dobson went the distance and gave up just four hits as the White Sox extended their winning streak to five with a 5-3 win at Washington. The win improved the Sox to 17-9 for their best 26-game start since the 1935 squad went 18-8. The winning streak would eventually reach 14 and land the White Sox in first place.
SOX GET WILSON AND PHILLEY
1956: The White Sox traded future Hall of Fame third baseman George Kell, outfielder Bob Nieman and pitchers Mike Fornieles and Connie Johnson to Baltimore for pitcher Jim Wilson and outfielder Dave Philley.
BIG DAY FOR BILLY
1957: Billy Pierce outdueled Whitey Ford in the first-place White Sox 3-1 win at Yankee Stadium. Pierce did not allow an earned run and walked one while striking out eight in improving to 6-2. Pierce capped a three-run third with an RBI after Jim Rivera and Bubba Phillips logged RBIs.
WORTH THE WAIT
1960: The first-place White Sox overcame four rain delays and two home runs by Roger Maris in nipping the Yankees 9-8 before 14,385 at Comiskey Park. Minnie Minoso’s RBI single in the eighth gave the Sox the lead for good.
SOX BUZZ SENATORS
1963: John Buzhardt improved to 4-1 as the Sox remained tied for first place by virtue of a 4-3 win at Washington. Buzhardt gave up one run in seven innings with two walks and two strikeouts as the Sox won their third straight.
JUMPING ON THE TRIBE
1966: Danny Cater drove in two runs as part of a five-run first as the White Sox stopped a five-game skid with a 7-2 win over Cleveland before 8,646 at Comiskey Park. Juan Pizarro improved to 3-0 with help from Bob Locker, who earned his second save with 3.1 scoreless innings.
HELP FROM A GOLD GLOVER
1968: The White Sox used a rare error from fielding legend Brooks Robinson in beating the Orioles 2-1 in 12 innings. Ken Berry led off the 12th with a single and took second when Robinson was charged with an error on Sandy Alomar’s bunt. Gerry McNertney followed with a single that scored Berry. Robinson had a shot at redemption in the 12th but grounded into a forceout with two on to end the game.
BRADLEY TOUGH
1971: Tom Bradley was magnificent in the White Sox 3-0 win at California. The bespectacled right-hander gave up just five hits and one walk with six strikeouts for his fifth win. The Sox supported Bradley with a two-run homer by Bill Melton and a solo shot by Tom Egan.
MAY DAY!
1972: Carlos May’s three-run homer with two out in the ninth lifted the Sox to a 9-8 win over the Angels before 14,436 at Comiskey Park. May’s blast scored Mike Andrews and Bill Melton and put the Sox into first place by a half game in the American League West.
BIG DAY FOR BUCKY
1976: Bucky Dent went 4-for-4 with two RBIs and Ken Brett and Clay Carroll combined on a four-hitter in the White Sox 6-0 win – their fourth straight -- over the A’s before 22,240 at Comiskey Park. Brett gave up one hit in five innings while Carroll earned his third save with four innings of three-hit work.
FINISHING WITH A FLURRY
1978: The White Sox scored five times in the last two innings to overtake the A’s for a 6-2 win at Oakland. The Sox took the lead in the eighth on RBIs by Junior Moore and Eric Soderholm and padded it in the ninth on a two-run homer by Lamar Johnson.
RAIN-SHORTENED WIN
1982: The White Sox trimmed Cleveland 3-2 on the game’s last play at Comiskey Park in a game shortened to seven innings because of rain. Billy Almon drove in Harold Baines with the tie-breaking run in the seventh when the rains came and the game was eventually called. Britt Burns topped future Sox Dan Spillner as the Southsiders notched their fifth straight win and took over first place in the American League West by .017.
KITTLE, FISK, BAINES GO DEEP
1984: Ron Kittle, Carlton Fisk and Harold Baines homered in the White Sox 8-4 win at Kansas City. Fisk and Baines hit solo homers in the first and second innings respectively while Kittle’s roundtripper came with one on in the seventh.
HAIRSTON IN A PINCH
1986: Jerry Hairston’s RBI in the eighth proved to be the difference in the White Sox 5-4 win over Toronto before 13,976 at Comiskey Park. Gene Nelson got the victory in relief as the Sox ran their winning streak to seven games. Hairston pinch-hit for John Cangelosi, who helped the Sox climb back into the game by going 3-for-4 with two steals, two runs and two RBIs.
FISK POWER
1990: Carlton Fisk’s three-run home run in the seventh delivered the White Sox a 6-5 win over the Yankees in New York. Fisk’s blast came with Sammy Sosa and Ron Kittle on base and helped the White Sox halt a three-game losing streak.
BEATING THE A’S
1994: Robin Ventura hit a three-run homer and finished with four RBIs in the first-place White Sox 6-5 win at Oakland. Frank Thomas’ homer in the sixth tied the game while Lance Johnson’s RBI in the eighth put the Sox on top to stay.
DOIN’ THE LITTLE THINGS
1996: The White Sox played “little ball” in turning back the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 on two measly hits before 17,483 at Comiskey Park. The Sox broke a 1-1 tie in the seventh when Ray Durham walked, took second on Ozzie Guillen’s bunt, swiped third and scored on Darren Lewis’ fielder’s choice. Roberto Hernandez nailed down the victory by pitching the ninth for his 12th save.
QUICK START FOR FRANK
1997: Frank Thomas drove in three runs in the first two innings in powering the White Sox to a 10-5 win over the Boston Red Sox before 18,814 at Comiskey Park. Thomas’ sac fly in the first gave the Sox the lead for good. In the next frame, Thomas launched a two-run homer as the Sox expanded their lead to 7-1. Thomas finished 2-for-2 with two runs and five RBI.
ONE HIT ENOUGH
2000: The first-place White Sox got only one hit but still defeated the Toronto Blue Jays 2-1 at SkyDome. Mark Johnson’s third inning single was the Sox only hit but did not figure in the scoring. The Sox scored both of their runs in the seventh on a walk, two errors, a sacrifice bunt and a sacrifice fly. Cal Eldred tossed 6.2 scoreless innings for the win. After yielding a leadoff double, Eldred retired 20 of the final 23 batters he faced including a stretch of 12 in a row.
FROLICING IN FENWAY
2002: The White Sox scored three in the first and two in the fifth in turning back the Red Sox 8-3 at Fenway Park. Magglio Ordonez had four hits and Frank Thomas drove in three runs in support of winning pitcher Dan Wright, who fanned seven while pitching into the seventh inning.
LATE SURGE
2003: The White Sox scored one in the seventh and two in the eighth in overtaking Toronto 6-5 before 13,076 at U.S. Cellular Field. The Sox pulled to within one in the seventh on a solo home run by Paul Konerko and took the lead in the eighth on Carlos Lee’s two-run blast off Cliff Politte.
BUEHRLE TOUGH
2004: The White Sox scored four times in the second and got seven strong innings from Mark Buehrle in beating the Twins 8-2 before 30,116 at US Cellular Field. Buehrle struck out eight in improving to 4-1. The left-hander received offensive help from Timo Perez and Jose Valentin, who homered, and Juan Uribe, who had three hits.
RALLYIN’ AT WRIGLEY
2005: Paul Konerko’s elusive single in the eighth keyed a four-run rally in the White Sox 5-3 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Konerko’s single bounced off Corey Patterson’s glove and fell in for a two-run single in the decisive inning. Carl Everett added a two-run double in the frame as the Sox opened up a six game lead in the A.L.
MACKOWIAK THE HERO
2007: Rob Mackowiak’s two-run single in the seventh gave the White Sox the lead for good in an 8-5 win over the A’s before 35,327 at U.S. Cellular Field. Darin Erstad also drove in three runs in support of Jose Contreras, who got the win, and Bobby Jenks, who earned the save.
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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 20TH
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A RECORD 16TH
1920: Thanks to an eight-run outburst in the 16th inning, future Hall of Famer Red Faber notched his fourth victory of the year in the White Sox 13-5 win at Washington. The Sox are the only team in big league history to score that many times in a 16th inning. The victory improved the defending American League champions to 14-11.
NIPPING THE YANKEES
1921: The White Sox held off the Yankees 6-5 at Comiskey Park. Dickie Kerr got the win as the Sox survived a two-run outburst by Babe and the boys in the ninth.
BIG WIN OVER BOSTON
1925: The White Sox scored nine times in the first four innings in support of starter and winner Charlie Robertson – the owner of the only perfect game in club annals – in a 10-7 win over the Red Sox at Comiskey Park. Robertson earned the fifth of his eight victories in 1925.
EXTRA BASE EARL
1926: Earl Sheely began a record-tying streak of seven consecutive extra-base hits in a 13-4 win at Boston. Sheely would finish with six doubles and a home run in the streak which tied the record first set by Cleveland’s Elmer Smith on Sept. 4-6, 1921.
MINI-SKID ENDS
1936: The White Sox halted a four-game losing streak by beating the Philadelphia Athletics 4-0 at Comiskey Park. The Sox scored two in the fifth and two in the eighth in support of starter and winner Sugar Cain. The game also marked the franchise’s first win on a May 20th since 1926.
HOT SOX SWEEP
1945: The first-place White Sox swept a doubleheader from the Boston Red Sox at Comiskey Park to improve to 15-7 for their best 22-game start in a decade. The White Sox took the first game 4-2 behind starter and winner Thornton Lee and won the nightcap 8-2 with Orval Grove getting the victory. The sweep improved the Sox to 15-7 for their best 22-game start in a decade.
A CYCLE FOR JOE D
1948: In front of only 5,001 fans at Comiskey Park, Joe DiMaggio hit for the cycle and drove in six runs in a 13-2 rout of the White Sox. The Yankee Clipper paced the “Bronx Bomber’s” 22-hit attack with two home runs, a triple, a double and a single.
GOOD START CONTINUES
1951: The surprising White Sox, in the early stages of their “Go Go” era won their third straight game with a 5-4 decision at Washington. The win pushed the Sox to 16-9 for their best 25-game start since the 1935 Sox began 17-8. Starter Ken Holcombe, in the midst of the best season of his seven-year career, picked up his third win of the season.
FOUR HITS FOR LOOIE
1959: Luis Aparicio went 4-for-5 with two runs and Dick Donovan went the distance as the future American League champion White Sox bested the Orioles 5-2 in Baltimore. The Sox took the lead for good in the fifth on a sac fly by Sherm Lollar. Donovan gave up four hits and fanned five in improving to 2-2.
KLU THRILLS BIG CROWD
1960: Ted Kluszewski launched a two-run homer off Whitey Ford and finished with four RBIs as the first-place White Sox entertained 40,970 at Comiskey Park with a 5-3 win over the Yankees. Kluszewski’s homer in the third gave the Sox the lead for good and he padded the lead with a two-run single as partof a three-run eighth.
PRODUCTIVE DOUBLE DIP FOR SMITH
1962: Al Smith went 5-for-8 with two home runs and five RBIs in leading the White Sox to a doubleheader sweep – both wins by 8-3 scores -- of the Baltimore Orioles before 22,122 at Comiskey Park. Smith clubbed two homers the first game. In the nightcap, Smith went 2-for-4 with two RBIs and got help from Bob Sadowski as the White Sox crept to within two games of first place.
SOX KEEP THE LEAD
1963: The White Sox stayed in a tie for first place by beating the Senators 5-4 in Washington. The Sox took the lead in the sixth on a Dave Nicholson sacrifice fly. Jim Brosnan secured Eddie Fisher’s third win with 2.1 innings of shutout relief for his fifth save.
HOPKINS, CHRISTIAN COME THROUGH
1970: Gail Hopkins sacrifice fly in the ninth enabled the White Sox to walk-off with a 3-2 win over the Angels before 3,712 at Comiskey Park. The Sox tied the game when Chicago native Bob Christian hit a pinch-homer with Bill Melton on base. After a hit-by-pitch, a single and walk, Hopkins came through with the game-winner.
ALLEN, BAHNSEN OVERWHELM ANGELS
1972: Dick Allen homered and drove in four and Stan Bahnsen fired a two-hitter in the White Sox 8-0 win over the Angels at 21,190 at Comiskey Park. Allen, who would win the 1972 A.L. MVP Award, hit a two-run homer in the first while Bahnsen fanned six and walked none for his fifth win as the Sox pulled to within a half game of first place in the American League West.
55,555 WATCH SOX SPLIT
1973: The White Sox set a Comiskey Park and city baseball attendance record by drawing 55,555 fans for bat day Sunday doubleheader against the Minnesota Twins. The Sox won the first game 9-3 behind a combined seven RBIs from Bill Melton and Carlos May. The Twins won the nightcap 3-0.
GOOSE: SUCCESS AS A STARTER
1976: Rich Gossage continued to show tremendous durability as a starter in going in the distance in a 3-2 win over the Twins before 6,999 at Comiskey Park. Gossage gave up seven hits with eight strikeouts and no walks in logging his second straight complete game effort and fourth in seven starts.
NORDHAGEN THE HERO
1980: Wayne Nordhagen’s sixth inning single fronted the first-place White Sox for good in a 4-2 win over the Twins before 12,864 at Comiskey Park. Chet Lemon added an insurance run with a homer in the eighth as the Sox won for the fourth straight time.
FOUR HITS FOR FISK
1981: Carlton Fisk went 4-for-5 and drove in the go-ahead run with a single in the eighth in a 6-5 win at Toronto.
SOX LEAVE ROYALS BLUE
1983: Tom Paciorek and Greg Luzinski homered off Vida Blue in the White Sox 9-6 win at Kansas City. Rookie Ron Kittle launched his seventh homer in the seventh inning as the Sox stopped a five-game skid.
SOX ‘DOT’ JAYS
1984: Bound for the All-Star Game, Richard Dotson tossed a six-hitter in the White Sox 3-0 win at Toronto. Dotson bested long-time Sox killer Dave Stieb while striking out six in upping his record to 6-2 and dropping his ERA to 2.45.
JOEL DAVIS: GO THE DISTANCE
1986: Joel Davis went the distance as the White Sox extended their winning streak to six with a 2-1 win over the Blue Jays before 12,837 at Comiskey Park. Davis yielded eight hits and three walks with six strikeouts in improving to 2-1. Davis limited Toronto to one hit through seven innings but got some help from his defense in the eighth when the Sox executed an 8-6-2 putout at the plate. In the ninth, Davis struck out Fred McGriff with the tying run on base to end it.
THE JACKSON AND JOHNSON SHOW
1994: Darrin Jackson went 4-for-5 with a home run in the first-place White Sox 13-6 win at Oakland. An eight-run second, spurred by Lance Johnson’s three-run homer, keyed the victory. Jackson hit his home run, a three-run shot, in the sixth.
BIG BLAST FOR THE BIG HURT
1995: Frank Thomas launched a 461-foot home run, the third-longest in New Comiskey Park history, in the Sox 7-5 loss to the Angels before 28,470 on the South side. … Lance Johnson swiped the 193rd base of his career to move past Shano Collins into fifth place in Sox history.
FRANK KEEPS GETTING ON
1997: Frank Thomas extended his streak of reaching base to 15 consecutive plate appearances in the White Sox 10-1 win over the Boston Red Sox before 16,563 at Comiskey Park. Thomas, whose 10 consecutive hits during the streak tied a club record, collected an RBI double and two walks before flying out to center to end the streak one shy of Ted Williams’ big league record. Harold Baines drove in three runs to move him past Johnny Bench into 52nd on the all-time list with 1,377 RBI.
AN INSIDE JOB
2000: The White Sox sent David Wells to the showers early and James Baldwin improved to 14-1 in domes in a 6-2 victory at Toronto. The Sox scored five runs in the first three innings off Wells in support of Baldwin, who went the distance to improve to 7-0 on the season which was the best start by a Sox starter since Wilson Alvarez began 1994 8-0.
BART BEATS JAYS
2003: Bartolo Colon went the distance for his fifth in the White Sox 4-1 win over the Blue Jays before 12,857 at U.S. Cellular Field. Colon made four unearned runs stand up as the Sox halted a four-game skid.
FRANK, PAULIE POWER SOX
2004: Frank Thomas hit a three-run homer as part of a six-run second as the White Sox obliterated the Twins 10-3 in the Metrodome. Thomas’ blast was part of a four-hit game, which was matched by Paul Konerko, who hit two homers.
INTERLEAGUE OPENER: A WRIGLEY WIN
2005: The first-place White Sox opened the ninth season of interleague play with the sweetest triumph of all – a win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. The Sox prevailed 5-1 behind seven strong innings from Freddy Garcia and home runs from Joe Crede and Jermaine Dye. Garcia gave up five hits, a walk and an unearned run while striking out three.
TAD SLAMS CUBS IN FIGHT GAME
2006: Tadahito hit two home runs, including a grand slam, and drove in six in the first-place White Sox 7-0 win over the Cubs before 39,387 at U.S. Cellular Field. This game featured the brawl prompted by Cub catcher Michael Barrett’s sucker punch of A.J. Pierzynski in the second inning. Pierzynski scored on a sacrifice fly and collided with Barrett. When the two got up, Barrett grabbed Pierzynski and delivered a right to the side of Pierzynski’s face. After the benches cleared, the Sox Pierzynski and Brian Anderson and the Cubs Barrett and John Mabry were ejected. Iguchi hit a grand slam in the second and added a solo shot in the sixth. Freddy Garcia went eight innings and allowed eight hits with no walks and three strikeouts to improve to 7-1.
ANOTHER SLAM OF THE CUBS
2007: A.J. Pierzynski hit a grand slam and Nick Masset turned in a solid effort in the White Sox 10-6 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Pierzynski’s slam came in the seventh off ex-Sox lefty Neal Cotts and put the game out of the reach. Juan Uribe’s two-run single in the second gave the Sox the lead for good. Masset pitched into the sixth inning to earn his first big league victory in his first big league start.
Editor's Note: Information for these entries is gleaned from the author's files, retrosheet.org, various Internet sources, press reports of the day, White Sox media guides and the many White Sox books written by the great Rich Lindberg.
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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 19TH
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WHAT’S UP DOC? A ONE-HITTER
1908: Doc White fired a one-hitter in the White Sox 2-0 win over the Senators in Washington. The 11th one-hitter in franchise history and the last of five White would throw for the White Sox.
CICOTTE’S TOUGH
1914: The White Sox defeated the Athletics 3-0 in Philadelphia behind a one-hitter by Ed Cicotte. The one-hitter was the first of three Cicotte would throw in his nine-year stay with the White Sox.
PERFECT CHARLIE WINS
1922: Nineteen days after firing the only perfect game in White Sox history, Charles Robertson got the win in a 7-4 triumph at Philadelphia. The victory was part of a stretch in which the 26-year-old right-hander from Dexter, Texas would win four of his six starts.
A GREAT FIRST 25
1957: The first-place White Sox topped the Red Sox 6-2 in Fenway Park to boost their record to 18-7 – tied for the second-best 25-game start in club history. Only the 1912 Sox – at 20-5 – had a better record after 25 games than these and the 1919 Sox. Bill Fischer started and got the win as the Sox jacked their lead to two games atop the A.L.
FOR PETE’S SAKE! A SPLIT
1963: Pete Ward’s triple scored Dave Nicholson with the go-ahead run in the 10th in a 4-3 win in the second game of a doubleheader at Baltimore. Ward’s three-bagger helped the Sox salvage a split of a doubleheader, halt a three-game losing streak and start a four-game winning streak.
ONE PRODUCTIVE OUT
1964: Don Mossi fanned the only batter he faced to preserve the White Sox 6-5 win before 23,738 at Comiskey Park. The victory enabled the White Sox to take over sole possession of first place. Mossi, a left-hander, entered the game with the tying run on second but whiffed pinch-hitter John Romano to earn his third save while securing Gary Peters’ fourth win.
PETERS UP TO 5-1
1967: Gary Peters improved to 5-1 with a complete game effort as the first-place White Sox turned back the Athletics 9-1 in Kansas City. Peters gave up seven hits and one walk with eight strikeouts. Ken Berry drove in two runs and Tommie Agee swiped three bases as the Sox maintained their 1.5-game lead atop the American League.
JOHN LIGHTS UP CATFISH
1968: Tommy John hit a three-run homer off future Hall of Famer Catfish Hunter and went the distance as the Sox beat the A’s 6-2 in the first game of a doubleheader sweep before 11,708 at Comiskey Park. John’s homer came with two outs in the fourth after an intentional walk to Tim Cullen and gave the Sox the lead for good. John did not give up an earned run in winning his fourth decision without a loss. The Sox captured the nightcap 7-3 as catcher Jerry McNertney went 3-for-3 with two RBIs.
GOOD WOOD
1972: Wilbur Wood, one of the worst hitting pitchers of his era, went 2-for-3 with an RBI and earned the win as the White Sox topped California 3-1 before 21,838 at Comiskey Park. Wood singled and scored in the third and drove in Rick Reichardt with a single in the fourth. The multi-hit game was the first of Wood’s career but one of three he would get in the final season pitchers batted in the American League. Despite his “improvement” at the plate in 1972, Wood still finished with an .084 lifetime average (27-for-322). The performance on the mound was typical for Wood. The portly left-handed throwing knuckleballer gave up one run on six hits with no walks and five strikeouts in eight innings to improve to 7-2 as the surprising White Sox improved to 16-10 with their seventh win in their last eight games.
ORTA IN THE CLUTCH
1975: Jorge Orta drove in Bucky Dent and Tony Muser in the third inning of a 2-1 win over Baltimore before 6,308 at Comiskey Park. Starter Stan Bahnsen got the win with three innings of relief help from Rich Gossage, who notched his sixth save.
NO. 1 FOR VUCKOVICH
1976: Pete Vuckovich picked up his first big league victory in the White Sox 4-1 win over the Twins before 7,136 at Comiskey Park. Making his fourth big league start, Vuckovich yielded one run on six hits with four walks and a strikeout over seven innings. He received relief help from Dave Hamilton, who tossed two shutout innings with three strikeouts for his second save.
STONE COLD LOCK
1977: Steve Stone went the distance and Jorge Orta, Oscar Gamble and Chet Lemon all homered in the White Sox 8-3 win over the Royals before 11,695 at Comiskey Park. The victory pulled the second-place White Sox to within a game of the first-place Twins in the A.L. West.
KRAVEC AND FARMER GET IT DONE
1980: Ken Kravec and Ed Farmer combined on a four-hitter in a 1-0 win over the Twins before 9,272 at Comiskey Park. The first-place Sox got their run in the third when Alan Bannister’s double scored Bruce Kimm. Kravec gave up four hits and two walks with six strikeouts in eight innings. He gave way to Farmer who fanned two in one inning for his 11th save as the Sox opened up a one game atop the American League West.
ERROR CAPS RALLY
1982: Jerry Hairston scored on an error in the ninth to deliver the White Sox a 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Rangers before 12,220 at Comiskey Park. The win was the Sox fourth in a row in a streak that would reach six and enabled Salome Barojas to notch his first victory.
BOSTON’S FIRST HOMER
1985: Daryl Boston’s first big league homer gave the White Sox the lead for good in a 5-1 win over Texas before 23,952 at Comiskey Park. Boston victimized Charlie Hough, off of whom he had gone 3-for-3 in his big league debut on May 13, 1984, with a solo blast in the seventh.
SOX, COWLEY BLANK CUBS
1986: Behind starting pitcher Joe Cowley, the White Sox blanked the Cubs 3-0 in the Crosstown Classic at chilled Wrigley Field. Cowley, up from the minors, got the win over Cubs’ first round pick Drew Hall.
FISK, WALKER GO DEEP
1987: Carlton Fisk and Greg Walker hit two-run home runs and Tim Hulett added a solo shot in a 5-1 win at Milwaukee. The Sox survived a 13-strikeout performance by Brewer starter Ted Higuera.
TEMPERS FLARE, BENCHES CLEAR, SOX WIN
1991: The White Sox beat Toronto 5-4 in a game that featured the first bench-clearing brawl before 41,015 at New Comiskey Park. Jack McDowell and Mark Whiten were ejected after McDowell sailed a pitch behind Whiten’s legs in a chippy affair. The White Sox took the lead for good in the sixth on an RBI sac fly by Ozzie Guillen and a run-scoring single by Lance Johnson.
NO. 196 FOR HOUGH
1992: Charlie Hough outdueled Kansas City’s Kevin Appier in a 2-1 Sox win before 26,510 at Comiskey Park. It was Hough’s first win of the season and 196th of his career. The Sox took the lead for good in the first when Tim Raines doubled, took third on Steve Sax’s ground out and scored on Robin Ventura’s sac fly. The Sox took a 2-0 lead in the second when Craig Grebeck’s single scored Ron Karkovice. After the Royals scored in the third, Hough, Scott Radinsky and Bobby Thigpen blank the visitors.
SOX SLAM TIGERS
1996: The White Sox pummeled the Tigers 14-3 in Detroit behind grand slams from Robin Ventura and Darren Lewis. Ventura’s grand slam was the eighth of his career – extending his franchise record. Frank Thomas played in his 300th consecutive game as the Sox scored in double figures for the third straight game and for the fourth time in their last five outings. The game was just the third in franchise history were the White Sox hit two grand slams (the others: Sept. 4, 1995; May 1, 1901).
SOX BLAST BOSTON
1998: Ruben Sierra, Frank Thomas and Ray Durham homered in the White Sox 9-5 win at Boston.
THOMAS, FOULKE HELP SIROTKA
2000: Frank Thomas capped a five-run third with a three-run homer in the first-place White Sox 5-3 win at Toronto. Keith Foulke pitched the final 1.2 innings to preserve Mike Sirotka’s victory. Foulke pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth to keep the Jays at bay.
FRANK, PAULIE DRIVE IN NINE
2004: Frank Thomas drove in five runs and Paul Konerko brought in four as the White Sox stomped the Indians 15-3 in Cleveland. Ross Gload’s two-run homer was part of a six-run eighth which put the game away.
BUEHRLE QUIETS CUBS
2006: Mark Buehrle fired a two-hitter in the White Sox 6-1 win over the Cubs before 39,301 at U.S. Cellular Field. Buehrle walked two and struck out two in improving to 5-2 while outdueling Greg Maddux. Paul Konerko drove in three and Jim Thome homered as the Sox scored their second convincing win in as many days over the Cubs.
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MAY 14TH
HAVE A DAY JIM SPENCER
1977: Jim Spencer tied the franchise record with eight RBIs in the White Sox 18-2 win over Cleveland before 13,923 in a morning game at Comiskey Park. The game started at 10:30 a.m. to promote McDonald’s new breakfast sandwich “the egg mcmuffin.” Spencer was 3-for-3 with a two-run home run, a grand slam and a two-run single in helping the Sox bang out 17 hits. Spencer joined Tommy McCraw (May 24, 1967) and Carl Reynolds (July 2, 1930) as Sox players with eight RBI games. Spencer would duplicate the feat on July 2, 1977.
MAY 15TH
NO. 1 FOR NELLIE
1951: Nellie Fox’s first big league home run lifted the White Sox to a 9-7 win over at Boston. The game featured Ted Williams’ 300th career home run and a bold maneuver by Sox manager Paul Richards. In the eighth, Richards moved reliever Harry Dorish to third and brought in the left-handed Billy Pierce to face the left-handed hitting Williams. Pierce retired Williams and Dorish returned then to the mound but the Red Sox tied it in the ninth, setting the stage for Fox’s heroics. … Also on this date, the Sox acquired Saul Rogovin from Detroit for fellow pitcher Bob Cain.
MAY 16TH
SOX BYRNE YANKEES
1953: Pitcher Tommy Byrne’s pinch-hit grand slam in the eighth inning lifted the White Sox to an improbable 5-3 win over the New York Yankees before 24,966 at Yankee Stadium. Byrne victimized Ewell Blackwell and was pinch-hitting for Vern Stephens, who had 10 career grand slams. The slam was the second of Byrne’s career.
MAY 17TH
GARLAND GOLDEN
2005: Jon Garland became the first White Sox pitcher to win his first eight starts in 69 years in a 5-2 win over Texas before 18,333 at US Cellular Field. The last Sox pitcher to accomplish this feat was John Whitehead in 1936. Garland gave up two runs on five hits with two walks and four strikeouts in becoming the Majors’ first eight-game winner.
MAY 18TH
13 IN A ROW FOR HOYT
1982: LaMarr Hoyt set the franchise record by winning his 13th consecutive game in a 10-2 win before 11,633 at Comiskey Park. The victory was Hoyt’s eighth of the season and – coupled with his five victories from the end of 1981 – he broke Jim Kaat’s record of 12. “The Lammer” also extended his Comiskey Park career record to 15-0 with the victory.
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MAY 13TH
THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 13TH
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0-0
1905: The White Sox played the first scoreless tie in their history. The Sox and New York, then known as the Highlanders, matched zeroes at South Side Park.
A LONG DAY
1909: The White Sox and Washington played 17 innings and had to settle for a 1-1 tie at South Side Park. The White Sox started Doc White while the Senators countered with Walter Johnson. The Senators scored a run in the fifth while the Sox tallied in the seventh. At the time, the game was tied for the second-longest in franchise history behind a 6-6 tie with New York on June 25, 1903.
20-5
1912: The White Sox improved to a sizzling 20-5 – the best 25-game start in franchise history -- by extending their winning streak to seven with a 3-1 win at Philadelphia. The win enabled the White Sox to maintain their 4.5-game cushion atop the A.L. The 20-5 record stood until the 2005 White Sox started 16-4.
FOX POWER
1956: A rare home run from Nellie Fox helped the White Sox defeat the Tigers 8-1 in Detroit. Accompanying the 17th homer of Fox’s Hall of Fame career were a complete game from Billy Pierce and three RBIs from Sherm Lollar.
SENSATIONAL SHAW
1959: Bob Shaw fired a gem in the White Sox 4-0 win at Boston. Shaw, who would win 18 games in 1959, gave up five hits and struck out three in logging his first career shutout. Del Ennis and Earl Torgeson made things easy on Shaw with RBIs in the first.
PIERCE DOES IT ALL
1961: Billy Pierce did not allow and earned run for the win and went 2-for-4 with two RBIs in the White Sox 10-1 victory over Kansas City before 6,836 at Comiskey Park. Minnie Minoso and Floyd Robinson keyed the rout with home runs in the first inning.
LATE OUTBURST
1962: The White Sox broke a tie by scoring 10 times over the final two innings in beating the Angels 15-6 at Dodger Stadium. A seven-run eighth, which featured three bunts, gave the Sox the lead for good. Bob Sadowski’s bases-loaded walk put the Sox on top to stay. Floyd Robinson finished with four RBIs while Joe Cunningham and Mike Hershberger eachhad three hits.
INTO FIRST
1965: The White Sox moved into first place with a 6-3 win over Kansas City before 2,025 at Comiskey Park. Danny Cater drove in two runs and Gary Peters earned his third win with eight strong innings as the Sox won their third straight in a streak that would reach nine.
OH MY! O'TOOLE!
1967: Chicagoan Jim O’Toole tossed a complete-game two-hit, 10-inning shutout in the White Sox 1-0 win – their second triumph by that score in as many days -- over the Angels before 4,479 at Comiskey Park. O’Toole struck out 11 and gave up singles in the second and 10th innings for his first win of the season. The Sox made O’Toole a winner in the 10th when Pete Ward doubled and was lifted for pinch-runner Walt Williams, who took third on a fielder’s choice and scored on Smoky Burgess’ sacrifice fly.
MELTON MUSCLE
1972: Bill Melton’s three-run homer keyed a five-run third inning in the White Sox 9-3 win over the Orioles before 20,697 at Comiskey Park. Dick Allen also drove in three as the Sox won their third straight.
BANNY HELPS STONEY
1977: Alan Bannister’s two-run single in the fifth made a winner out of starter Steve Stone in the White Sox 5-3 triumph over Cleveland before 27,130 at Comiskey Park. Stone gave up three runs on 10 hits in 7.1 innings before being relieved by Lerrin LaGrow, who went the rest of the way for his fifth save.
THAD COMES THROUGH
1980: Thad Bosley’s RBI in the 10th was the difference in the White Sox 6-5 win at Milwaukee. Reliever Britt Burns got the win. His only mistake in five innings was a game-tying gophner ball to future Hall of Famer Robin Yount in the ninth. Ed Farmer finished off the Brewers with a scoreless for his ninth save after the Sox had taken the lead in the top of the frame. Junior Moore, Wayne Nordhagen and Jim Morrison homered as the Sox improved to 17-13.
HOYT 7-0
1982: LaMarr Hoyt had no problem improving to 7-0 thanks to the White Sox 13-3 win over Milwaukee before 23,043 at Comiskey Park. Hoyt went the distance with one walk and three strikeouts. The Sox banged out 20 hits with Greg Luzinski and Ron LeFlore going deep.
BIG DEBUT FOR BOSTON
1984: Daryl Boston turned in one of the more memorable debuts in recent White Sox history in an 8-1 win over the Texas Rangers before 21,768 at Comiskey Park. Boston tripled off Charlie Hough in his first big league at bat and then delivered consecutive singles before fanning in his final at bat. Boston fell one hit shy of the big league and White Sox record for consecutive hits at the start of a career.
BURNS GLOWS
1985: Britt Burns tossed an absolute gem in the White Sox 8-0 win over Cleveland before 14,389 at Comiskey Park. Burns gave up four hits with no walks while striking out 10 in improving to 5-3.
MELIDO AT 3 AND 0
1988: Rookie Melido Perez improved to 3-0 with a complete-game effort in the White Sox 4-1 win over Toronto before 10,583 at Comiskey Park. Perez took a two-hit shutout into the ninth before giving up a home run to Fred McGriff. Harold Baines and Fred Manrique each drove in two as the Sox improved to 16-16.
THE FIRST SHALL BE BEST
1989: The first base tandem of Carlos Martinez and Ron Kittle led the White Sox to an 8-2 win at Baltimore. Martinez and Kittle combined to go 3-for-5 with two doubles and four RBIs in support of starter Eric King, who earned his fourth win.
SWEEP THE ROYALS
1990: The White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-3 before 13,731 at Comiskey Park to notch a series sweep. The Sox won the game in the ninth when Scott Fletcher doubled and took third on an error by Bo Jackson. After two intentional walks, Lance Johnson gave the Sox the win with a sacrifice fly.
A HAPPY HOMECOMING FOR MERULLO
1991: The White Sox pulled off one of the most improbable wins of the season with a 4-3 triumph over the Red Sox in Fenway Park. The White Sox were down to their last out when New Englander Matt Merullo delivered a pinch-homer off stopper extraordinaire Jeff Reardon. Ron Karkovice gave the Sox the lead for good with an RBI single in the 10th.
CAPTAIN KIRK!
1992: Kirk McCaskill flirted with a no-hitter in the White Sox 1-0 win over the Brewers in Milwaukee. McCaskill held the Brewers hitless for 6.2 innings before Kevin Seitzer came through with a single. McCaskill’s gem enabled Robin Ventura’s first-inning RBI double to stand as the game-winner.
CECIL HITS A LONG ONE
1998: Anaheim’s Cecil Fielder launched the second-longest home run in the history of New Comiskey Park in the White Sox 8-3 loss to the Angels. 13,498 fans watched Fielder’s fourth-inning home run travel 473-feet.
ABBOTT IN A PINCH
2000: Pinch-hitter Jeff Abbott powered the White Sox to an emotional win over the Minnesota Twins before 22,545 at Comiskey Park. Abbott’s blast gave the White Sox a 4-3 with a two-run, game-ending home run off Bob Wells. Abbott’s blast, the 13th game-ender at New Comiskey Park, helped the White Sox climb out of a 3-0 hole. Abbott’s homer was the first game-ender at Comiskey Park since Mike Cameron’s blast on Aug. 8, 1998 and the Sox first pinch-homer since Abbott went deep April 12, 1998 at Tampa Bay. Kelly Wunsch earned his first big league victory in relief of Mike Sirotka.
A GOOD START
2001: Magglio Ordonez’s three-run home run in the first inning sent the White Sox on their way to a 6-3 win over the Texas Rangers before 21,019 at Comiskey Park. Carlos Lee and Herbert Perry also homered as the White Sox posted theirsixth victory in their last eight games. Keith Foulke tossed a scoreless ninth for his seventh save of the season, 19th consecutive successful save (the longest such active skein in the game) and the 54th save of his career, tying him with Ed Farmer for seventh place in franchise history. Foulke’s save streak would end nine days later in Oakland.
LOAIZA STAYS HOT
2003: Esteban Loaiza improved to 7-1 in the White Sox 1-0 win over the Orioles before 14,397 at US Cellular Field. Loaiza, who had won the A.L. Pitcher of the Month Award in April, allowed just five hits and two walks while striking out seven. He received relief help from Tom Gordon and Billy Koch, who each tossed a scoreless inning. The Sox got the game’s only run in the fourth when Miguel Olivo’s ground out scored Magglio Ordonez.
BIG DAY FOR PAULIE
2004: Paul Konerko drove in five runs as the White Sox salvaged a split of a doubleheader with a 6-5 Game 2 win over the Baltimore Orioles in a doubleheader before 18,324 at US Cellular Field. Konerko’s three-run home run in the sixth gave the Sox the lead for good after they had dropped the first game 1-0.
PAULIE AGAIN
2005: Paul Konerko’s two-run single in the seventh got the first-place White Sox by the Orioles 5-3 before 28,188 at US Cellular Field. Mark Buehrle turned in eight innings for his sixth win as the White Sox increased their lead in the A.L. Central to six games. Dustin Hermanson recorded his second save in as many days. In improving to 7-1 on the Friday the13th, the Sox took a lead for the 36th consecutive game tying them for the fifth longest streak in history.
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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 12TH
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WALSH DEBUTS
1904: Hall of Famer Ed Walsh made his Major League debut in the White Sox 9-3 loss at Philadelphia. “The Big Reel” went on to win 195 games and fanned 1,732 batters in a White Sox uniform. Walsh was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1946.
EFFICIENT FABER
1915: Using just 67 pitches, future Hall of Famer Red Faber fired a complete-game in beating the Washington Senators 4-1 at Comiskey Park.
A SLOPPY BUT WISE MOVE
1923: The White Sox made a shrewd move in acquiring pitcher Sloppy Thurston from the St. Louis Browns. Thurston went on to post a 3.05 ERA in 191.2 innings in 1923 and then went 20-14 with a 3.80 ERA the following year. After going 10-14 in 1925 and 6-8 in 1926, the Sox dealt Thurston to the Senators with Leo Mangum for Roger Peckinpaugh Jan. 15, 1927.
SOX FINALLY SOLVE KINDER ON A BUSY
1953: After being defeated by him 18 consecutive times, the White Sox finally beat Red Sox pitcher Ellis Kinder with a 9-7 decision in 10 innings at Fenway Park. The White Sox took the lead in the 10th when Kinder walked in a pair of runs. This was the White Sox first win over Kinder since June 24, 1948. … Off the field, the White Sox purchased pitcher Sandy Consuegra from the Washiington Senators. The Cuban right-hander was an effective and sometimes spectacular contributor for the Sox over four seasons, going 29-13. His best season was 1954 when he went 16-3 and pitched in the All-Star Game.
HOORAY FOR HOWIE!
1956: Veteran Howie Pollet picked up his first American League win in the White Sox 7-6 victory at Detroit. Pollet, a lefty making his second appearance with the Sox after 383 National League outings, tossed 1.2 scoreless innings of relief with a strikeout. Minnie Minoso’s RBI in the fourth gave the Sox the lead for good.
REELING IN SOME RELIEF
1957: Bill Fischer fired 7.2 innings of relief for the win in the White Sox 5-4 triumph at Detroit. Fischer took over for starter Jack Harshman in the second after the Tigers had plated three runs. Larry Doby’s three-run homer in the seventh, his second roundtripper of the game, put Fischer in position for the well-deserved win. Fischer gave up four hits and one run with one strikeout for his first victory.
WHADDYA SAY, AL!
1959: Al Smith’s two-run homer in the 12th was enough for the White Sox to win 4-3 in Boston. The Sox survived a Boston homer in the bottom of the frame in earning their fourth straight victory in a streak that would reach eight.
A WYNN-ING EFFORT
1961: Early Wynn went the distance in picking up his 287th victory in the White Sox 2-1 win over Kansas City before 15,735 at Comiskey Park. The future Hall of Famer gave up four hits and one walk while striking out seven to improve to 3-1.
A WIN AT DODGER STADIUM
1962: A four-run third, powered by a three-run homer from Charley Smith, carried the White Sox to a 7-6 win over the Angels at Dodger Stadium. This was the White Sox first win at Dodger Stadium, the Angels home after spending their expansion year at Wrigley Field in Los Angeles.
THUMPING THE HALOS
1963: The White Sox banged out 16 hits in stretching their winning streak to seven with a 14-2 thumping of the Angels in the first game of a doubleheader before 13,267 at Comiskey Park. The Sox took control with a five-run second inning with Nellie Fox and Jim Landis each driving in two runs. Floyd Robinson went 3-for-5 with a double and three RBIs. John Buzhardt went the distance and gave up nine hits and three walks with five strikeouts to improve to 3-1.The Sox dropped the nightcap 7-6 in 12 innings.
GET THE BROOMS OUT
1965: The White Sox swept a doubleheader from the Kansas City Athletics to move to within a half game of first place. The Sox took the first game 7-4 and prevailed in the nightcap 6-4. In the first game, the Sox overtook the A’s in the sixth on RBI singles by Moose Skowron and Ken Berry. In the second game, the Sox tied it in the fifth on Skowron’s RBI and took the lead in the sixth on Don Buford’s RBI. The sweep touched off a homestand which would see the Sox go 7-0 and ignited a nine-game winning streak.
RARE ERROR BY BROOKS HELPS
1966: The White Sox used two wild pitches, a walk and an error by the great Brooks Robinson in rallying by the Orioles 5-3 in Baltimore. Don Buford scored the tying run on a wild pitch in the fifth. In the next inning, Gene Freese singled, took second on a wild pitch, moved to third on a ground out and scored the go-ahead run when Ron Hansen reached on Robinson’s error. Jack Lamabe threw 2.1 shutout innings of relief for his first win.
SEVEN IN A ROW
1967: The White Sox ran their winning streak to seven with a 1-0 win over the Angels before 9,137 at Comiskey Park. The game’s only run scored in the fifth when Ken Berry, who reached on a fielder’s choice, took second on an error and scored on J.C. Martin’s double. Joel Horlen gave up five hits and two walks while striking out six in 8.1 innings to move to 4-0. Bob Locker got the final two outs with men on first second for his sixth save. The winning streak would eventually reach 10 games.
BETTER LATE THAN NEVER
1970: The Sox scored all of their runs in the eighth and ninth innings in beating the Tigers 7-2 in Detroit. The Sox took the lead in the eighth when Ken Berry tripled, Walt Williams doubled and Luis Aparicio singled.
RICK REICHARDT!
1971: Rick Reichardt was 7-for-10, including 5-for-5 in the nightcap, as the White Sox swept a doubleheader from Washington before 7,333 at Comiskey Park. After going 2-for-5 with an RBI in the 5-0 win in the opener, Reichardt was perfect in five at bats with a double, a homer and three RBIs in the 9-5 win in the second game.
HANGING ON FOR A WIN
1972: The Sox built a 4-0 lead behind homers from Bill Melton and Dick Allen and held on for a 4-3 win over defending A.L. champion Baltimore before 21,763 at Comiskey Park. Wilbur Wood pitched into the ninth and got help from Steve Kealey, who got the final two outs for his first save.
SOX BEAT FERGIE
1974: Pat Kelly hit a two-run homer and Wilbur Wood pitched into the eighth inning as the White Sox topped the Rangers and Fergie Jenkins 5-4 in Texas.
RAIN-SHORTENED SUCCESS
1978: The White Sox scored four in the third and let the rain do the rest in a shortened 4-3 win over Milwaukee before 17,953 at Comiskey Park. With the Sox leading, the game was delayed by rain at 9:44 p.m. and then called at 11:05 p.m. giving the Sox the win in a contest that started 46 minutes late because of rain. Lamar Johnson’s three-run double was the big blow in the third.
RUNNING GAME WORKS
1981: The White Sox swiped a season-high six bases in running past the Cleveland Indians 7-4 before 13,263 at Comiskey Park. Left-hander Steve Trout got the win improving to 2-1.
SOX LIGHT UP JAYS
1982: Dennis Lamp improved to 3-0 with a complete-game effort in the White Sox 9-2 win at Toronto. Lamp gave up six hits and two walks with two strikeouts. He carried a four-hit shutout into the ninth before giving up a two-out homer to Dave Revering.
A GEM BY BANNY
1985: Floyd Bannister fired a seven-hitter and struck out 11 in the White Sox 4-0 win over Jack Morris and the Detroit Tigers before 21,216 at Comiskey Park.
A RAINY WIN
1990: A five-run third drove the White Sox to a 6-3 win over the Kansas City Royals before 18,174 at Comiskey Park. Carlos Martinez plated two runs in the big frame with a triple while Ivan Calderon, Ron Kittle and Robin Ventura each drove in one run. Calderon went 4-for-4 in a game that concluded in a driving rainstorm.
SUCCESS IN SEATTLE
1993: Robin Ventura cracked a two-run home run in the first inning to lead the White Sox to a 6-5 win over the Seattle Mariners at the Kingdome. Wilson Alvarez gave up one earned run in seven innings in improving to 4-0. Roberto Hernandez nailed down his seventh save as the Sox held off a four-run rally by the Msin the eighth.
OUCH
1997: The Angels scored 13 runs in the seventh inning en route to a 16-8 win over the Sox in Anaheim.
CARLOS CASTILLO!
1998: Carlos Castillo retired all 10 batters he faced in picking up his first victory of the season in the White Sox 5-2 win over Anaheim before 13,050 at Comiskey Park. Castillo fanned four and got offensive help from Albert Belle and Greg Norton, who both homered. Belle’s two-run homer in the sixth gave the Sox the lead for good.
GARLAND: 7-0
2005: Jon Garland improved to 7-0 as the first-place White Sox topped the first-place Orioles 3-2 before 29,031 at US Cellular Field. Garland gave up two runs on eight hits with one walk and four strikeouts in becoming the first Sox pitcher to start 7-0 since James Baldwin in 2000. The victory was also Garland’s ninth in a row dating to 2004. Home runs by A.J. Pierzynski and Juan Urbie led the Sox offense. This was the first meeting since 1964 the Sox and Orioles met owning the best records in the game.
EXTRA TIME PAYS OFF
2007: Jermaine Dye’s single in the 10th brought home pinch-runner Luis Terrero with the winning run in the Sox 5-4 victory over the Royals before 36,702 at US Cellular Field. The Sox forced extra innings with a rally with two out and nobody on in the ninth. Darin Erstad singled and then scored the tying run on a double by Juan Uribe. The heroics made a winner out of Mike MacDougal.
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THE FIRST DAY OF A MARATHON
1984: The White Sox and Brewers played 17 innings before their game at Comiskey Park was suspended sometime after 1 a.m. with the score 3-3. The White Sox won what turned out to be the longest game by the clock (8 hours, 6 minutes) in American League history the next day on a home run by Harold Baines in the 25th inning.
MAY 9TH
IN THE EIGHTH HOUR AND SIXTH MINUTE AND 753RD PITCH, A WIN
1984: Harold Baines ended the longest by-the-clock game in American League history with a home run on the 753rd pitch of the 8 hour and 6 minute affair which lasted 25 innings over two days. The historic blast powered the Sox to a 7-6 win and the bat that created it was sent to the Hall of Fame. Tom Seaver got the win and then started and won the regularly scheduled game, which the Sox won 5-4. The marathon game provided some interesting stats and bizarre plays. For example, Rudy Law, Carlton Fisk and Julio Cruz all had 11 at bats. … Tom Paciorek had a five-hit game after entering the game as a pinch-hitter! … Pitchers Ron Reed and Floyd Bannister both batted (0-for-1) while Richard Dotson was used as a pinch-runner and scored. … Juan Agosto fired seven scoreless innings of relief. Seaver became the first Sox pitcher to record two wins in one day since Wilbur Wood turned the trick on May 28, 1973 versus Cleveland.
MAY 10TH
KEEGAN IN RELIEF!
1956: Bob Keegan fashioned one of the greatest – if not the greatest – relief jobs in franchise history in the White Sox 2-1 in Boston. Keegan fired 8.2 shutout innings after taking over for starter Connie Johnson in the first. Keegan entered with a run in and the bases loaded. He then got Jimmy Piersall to bounce into an inning-ending double play. From there, Keegan scattered seven hits with one walk and three strikeouts in earning his first win of the season. The biggest moment of the game came with one out in eighth when Keegan retired pinch-hitter Ted Williams and Sammy White with a runner on second. Home runs by Minnie Minoso and George Kell accounted for the White Sox offense.
O WHAT A RELIEF HE IS
1974: Terry Forster tossed 8.2 innings of shutout RELIEF in the White Sox 8-7 win at Texas. The White Sox finally put Forster in position to win in the 14th when Dick Allen doubled and scored on Jorge Orta’s single. Forster gave up a single in the 14th but got a double play to end the game for the victory. The portly lefty gave up two walks and four hits while improving to 2-3. The Sox forced extra innings in this 4 hour and 18 minute affair on Bill Melton’s two-run double in the seventh.
MAY 11TH
HIS ARM WAS PROBABLY TIRED
1929: After 25 straight complete games, Tommy Thomas was removed after the fifth inning in a 9-2 setback to Washington in a seven-inning game at ComiskeyPark. Thomas eventually led the league with 24 complete games that year, his third straight year with 24 complete games.
SOX RIP RYAN
1973: The first-place White Sox scored five times off Nolan Ryan in the first inning and sent the fireballer to the showers in the first inning in a 7-4 win over the Angels at Anaheim. Ryan gave up five runs on four hits with one walk while retiring just one batter for the second-shortest start of his career to that point. Mike Andrews’ two-run double finished off Ryan. The Sox improved to 18-6, the best record in the Majors, and held their two-game lead atop the American League West. The 24-game start was tied for the second best in club history with the 1919 team. Only the 1912 club, which began 19-5, had a better record after 24 games. This outing ended up being tied for the third shortest start in Ryan’s Hall of Fame career. The only shorter starts came on Sept. 28, 1971 when he was with the Mets and on Sept. 22, 1993 when he was making the last of his 773 big league starts for the Rangers. In both games, he did not retire a batter. Ryan also lasted just one-third of an inning two other times: Aug. 14, 1973 and Sept. 11, 1979 (also against the Sox). Ryan did not record a strikeout in this game, marking just the fourth time that happened to this point. Ryan would end up not recording a strikeout in nine starts in his career and, oddly enough, four of them were against the White Sox.
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WELCOME WALSH
1904: Ed Walsh made his big league debut for the White Sox in an 8-7 win over St. Louis at South Side Park. Walsh made the first of his 430 appearances (315 starts) which eventually landed “The Big Reel” in the Hall of Fame.
LARRIPIN’ LOU FINDS THE UPPER TANK
1927: The Yankees Lou Gehrig slammed the first home run into the new pavilion of recently-expanded Comiskey Park in New York’s 8-0 win. Changes to the park, including the new pavilion, were made primarily to handle the popularity of the Yankees. The grand slam was hit off Sox pitcher Ted Lyons.
SOX WIN BATTLE OF LEGENDS
1935: The White Sox future Hall of Famer got the best of the Yankees’ future Hall of Famer in a 4-3 win at Comiskey Park. Ted Lyons got the win over Lefty Gomez as the White Sox opened a 1.5-game lead atop the American League. The victory was the Sox third in a row and improved them to 12-4 for the franchise’s best 16-game start since 1920.
TEDDY BALLGAME FINDS THE ROOF
1941: Ted Williams hit the first of his two roof shot home runs at Comiskey Park in Boston’s 4-3 win in 11 innings. Williams, who would hit his second roofer in 1955, victimized John Rigney for the sixth roof shot homer in Comiskey Park history.
CHAMPS STAY ON TOP
1960: The defending American League champion White Sox held their share of first place with a 6-4 win over the Senators in Washington. Dick Donovan got the win, his first of the year, and Al Smith drove in two and Roy Sievers homered as the Sox improved to 11-6.
SOX BUZ(HARDT)KC
1963: John Buzhardt turned in eight strong innings and drove in a run in the White Sox 2-1 win – their second straight in a streak that would reach seven – at Kansas City. Floyd Robinson gave the Sox the lead for good in the first when his single scored Joe Cunningham. Buzhardt gave up five hits and one run in eight innings before getting relief help from Hoyt Wilhelm as the Sox moved to within a half-game of first place.
LEAVING NOTHING TO CHANCE
1965: The first-place White Sox scored three times in each of the last three innings in overwhelming the Twins 13-5 at Minnesota in improving to 14-5 for the first time since 1919. Danny Cater’s two-run homer in the seventh put the Sox over the top. Ron Hansen, Al Weis and Pete Ward also went deep as the Sox won for the fifth straight time and increased their first-place lead to 2.5 games. Bob Locker got the win with three perfect innings of relief.
ONE RUN ENOUGH
1966: The White Sox banged out 10 hits but scored just once in beating the Tigers 1-0 before 6,929 at Comiskey Park. The Sox scored their run in the sixth when J.C. Martin, who had three hits, drove in Danny Cater with a single. That was enough for Tommy John, who allowed just five hits as the Sox halted a four-game losing streak.
McCRAW SLAMS ANGELS
1968: Tommy McCraw’s third-inning grand slam highlighted a five-run frame as the White Sox held off the Angels 6-5 in Anaheim.
WOOD REALLY GOOD
1974: Wilbur Wood turned in one of the great pitching performances in franchise history as the White Sox tamed the Tigers 1-0 in 11 innings in Detroit. Wood and Lerrin LaGrow swapped zeroes for 10 innings before Ed Herrmann broke the deadlock with a homer to leadoff the 11th. Wood finished off the Tigers with a 1-2-3 11th, which included his 1,000th career strikeout. Wood gave up two hits and four walks while striking out 10. The closest the Tigers came to scoring came in the 10th when they loaded the bases with one out but Wood got out of the jam with a pop out and a ground out.
A DERON WIN FOR SOX
1975: Deron Johnson’s two-run single in the ninth lifted the White Sox to a 3-2 win over the Twins before 3,255 at Comiskey Park. The Sox entered the frame trailing 2-0 but got an RBI single from Ken Henderson before Johnson’s heroics made a winner out of Terry Forster, who tossed two shutout innings of relief.
ZISK POWERS SOX
1977: Richie Zisk’s two-run homer in the eighth gave the White Sox the lead for good in a 5-2 win at Cleveland.
SQUIRES SQUATS AGAIN
1980: Mike Squires made his second appearance behind the plate in a 12-5 loss to the Royals before 7,584 at Comiskey Park. Squires’ first appearance behind the plate was May 4, 1980, making him the first left-hander to catch in a game since Dale Long did it for the 1958 Cubs.
RIDERS ON THE STORM
1982: Jim Morrison hit solo homers in the fifth and sixth innings as the first-place White Sox topped the Tigers 8-5 at Detroit. LaMarr Hoyt started and improved to 6-0 and got relief help from Ernesto Escarrega, who got the final two outs with the bases loaded for the only save of his big league career.
THE BOOTER!
1983: The White Sox ran their winning streak to four and reached the .500 mark at 12-12 with a 4-3 win over Cleveland before 18,245 at Comiskey Park. Tony Bernazard’s first-inning double gave the Sox the lead for good and reserve catcher Marc “The Booter” Hill began a string of five consecutive hits. LaMarr Hoyt was the winning pitcher and Kevin Hickey earned his third save in as many appearances and his fifth overall on the season.
EIGHT GOOD INNINGS
1985: The White Sox overcame a 4-0 first-inning deficit in overtaking the Indians 7-4 at Cleveland. The Sox tied it with two in the fourth on Julio Cruz’s single and took the lead in the fifth on Greg Walker’s two-run homer. Floyd Bannister settled down after the first, giving up just two hits while pitching into the seventh. He finished with 10 strikeouts in posting his first win of the season. Bob James fanned four in two innings for his third save.
A BALTIMORE BASHING
1988: The White Sox banged out 18 hits and got two-run home runs from Ken Williams, Harold Baines and Carlton Fisk in whipping the Orioles 11-7 in Baltimore. Bill Long got the win with 4.2 innings of shutout relief.
DIG IN … AND WIN
1989: Ground was broken for the New Comiskey Park. Across the street, the White Sox celebrated by beating New York 6-2 before 20,603 at Comiskey Park. Harold Baines went 3-for-5 with two RBI to lift his average to a league-leading .353. Eric King gave up one run in seven innings for the victory. The top three batters in the White Sox order – leadoff hitter Ozzie Guillen, Dave Gallagher and Baines – were 8-for-12 with three runs, three steals and three RBIs.
A WALKOFF WIN
1991: Sammy Sosa’s homer run to leadoff the 12th handed the White Sox their first extra-inning win in their new home -- a 2-1 triumph over the Milwaukee Brewers before 35,451 at New Comiskey Park. Greg Hibbard tossed 10 innings and gave up just one run on six hits but did not get a decision. Bobby Thigpen got the win in relief.
NICE DEBUT FOR ABNER
1992: Shawn Abner went 2-for-2 and drove in the tying run in his White Sox debut in a 7-6 win over Boston before a matinee crowd of 25,582 at Comiskey Park. The Sox erased an early 6-0 deficit to post their fifth consecutive win. Joey Cora’s sixth-inning sac fly pushed across the eventual winning run. Donn Pall got the win as the Sox overcame a 15-walk performance by their five pitchers.
BIG HITTERS DELIVER
1993: Robin Ventura drove in two runs in the White Sox 6-5 win over Cleveland before 24,873 at Comiskey Park. Frank Thomas, George Bell and Ventura went a combined 6-for-11 in helping Wilson Alvarez improve to 3-0.
OZZIE DOES IT
1994: The first-place White Sox defeated the Kansas City Royals 4-2 before 26,214 at Comiskey Park. Ozzie Guillen plated the go-ahead run with a two-out single in the fourth inning.
TARTABULL IS THE DIFFERENCE
1996: Danny Tartabull’s two-run homer in the seventh inning put the White Sox over the top in a 3-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 16,130 at Comiskey Park. Roberto Hernandez posted his 10th save in reaching double figures in that category for the fifth consecutive season.
A SMASHING DEBUT FOR LEE
1999: Carlos Lee became the first White Sox player to homer in his first big league at bat in a 7-1 win over Oakland before 11,181 at Comiskey Park. Lee made history when he deposited a 2-2 pitch from Tom Candiotti into the outfield seats in the second inning. Lee had been summoned from Triple-A Charlotte earlier in the day and started the game in left field. In the first inning, Thomas moved past Luke Appling into first place on the Sox career extra-base hit list with a double, the 588th long hit of his career.
FOULKE SAVES THE DAY
2001: Keith Foulke continued his hot streak in giving Jerry Manuel his 259th win as White Sox manager in a 7-4 triumph at Texas. Foulke converted his 18th consecutive save, the longest active streak in the game and two shy of the Sox record, in helping Manuel tie Gene Lamont for 10th place on the club’s managerial win list. Paul Konerko and Carlos Lee broke open the game with back-to-back home runs in a three-run fifth.
CRAZY EIGHTH
2002: The White Sox used an eight-run sixth – highlighted by home runs from Jose Valentin and Magglio Ordonez – in blasting the Rangers 11-6 in Texas. Kenny Lofton also homered while Thomas and Ordonez both drove in three in helping reliever Mike Porzio pick up his first victory. Matt Ginter tossed four innings for his first big league save.
NO. 6 FOR LOAIZA
2003:Esteban Loaiza picked up his sixth victory as the White Sox picked up a rare win in Oakland with an 8-4 triumph. Loaiza gave up two runs on four hits with three walks and one strikeouts in helping the Sox stop a 10-game skid in Oakland.
SOX STAY HOT
2005: The future World Champion White Sox extended their winning streak to seven with a 10-7 pasting of the Blue Jays in Toronto. Paul Konerko homered twice and drove in five runs and Jon Garland improved to 6-0 for the longest winning streak by a Sox pitcher since James Baldwin’s eight-gamer in 2000. Scott Podsednik tied a club record with four stolen bases, which was also a personal best, as the Sox improved to a big-league best 23-7.
CREDE COMES THROUGH
2006: Joe Crede’s eighth-inning single brought home Jim Thome with the go-ahead run in a 3-2 win over the Royals before 38,870 at US Cellular Field. The Sox fell behind 2-0 but Pablo Ozuna’s two-run triple tied the game in the fifth. Brandon McCarthy fanned the only batter he faced to get the win while Bobby Jenks earned his 10th save.
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MAY 3RD
THE PABLO OZUNA SHOW
2006: Pablo Ozuna made his first big league home run count in the White Sox 6-5 win in 11 innings over the Seattle Mariners before 27,569 at US Cellular Field. Ozuna forced extra innings with the pinch-hit blast off Eddie Guardado with the Sox one out away from blowing a game in which they had led 4-1 after seven innings. In the 11th, Ozuna struck again with two outs – this time with a double. Ozuna then scored the winning run when Juan Uribe followed with a single.
MAY 4TH
CISCO KID WAS A FRIEND OF MINE
1968: In Bill Melton’s debut game, Cisco Carlos was the star as the White Sox took care of the New York Yankees 4-1 before 3,872 at Comiskey Park. Carlos, in the midst of a tough-luck campaign, turned in eight sterling innings for his victory. The right-hander gave up one run on one hit with one strikeout in the 2 hour, 4 minute affair. Carlos held the Yankees hitless until two out remained in the seventh when Mickey Mantle singled. Carlos walked the first batter he faced in the ninth and was replaced by Bob Locker, who gave up a double and a sacrifice fly before betting Roy White to line into a double play to end it. Carlos finished the year 4-14 but with a more than respectable 3.90 ERA. Melton went 1-for-2 with a sacrifice fly that scored the Sox second run and his first Major League hit --a leadoff single in the seventh.
MAY 5TH
PETERS SLAMS YANKEES
1968: Gary Peters’ grand slam, just the second in White Sox history by a pitcher, and Ken Berry’s solo home run powered the White Sox to a 5-1 win over the Yankees in the first game of a doubleheader before 9,827 at Comiskey Park. Berry’s homer came in the third and put the Sox ahead 1-0. Peters’ blast came an inning later and scored Tommy Davis, Duane Josephson and Buddy Bradford. Peters’ grand slam was the last by a White Sox pitcher and the first since Tommy Byrne accomplished the feat as a pinch-hitter May 16, 1953. The Sox lost the second game 4-1. Gary Peters went 0-for-1 as a pinch-hitter in the nightcap.
MAY 6TH
NICHOLSON GOES UP ON THE ROOF
1964: Dave Nicholson’s roof shot homer was part of a huge day as the White Sox swept a doubleheader from Kansas City before 14,707 at Comiskey Park. Nicholson hit two homers, including the third roof shot homer by a Sox player in Comiskey Park history, and drove in three in a 6-4 win in Game 1. Some claim that Nicholson’s “roofer” may have been the longest home run in baseball history. The ball was retrieved in Armour Park. If the ball did not hit the roof, it would have traveled 573-feet, eight more feet than Mickey Mantle’s record blast in Washington. However, some sitting in the left field upper deck claim they heard the ball hit the roof. In the nightcap, Nicholson, Floyd Robinson and Minnie Minoso homered in an 11-4 victory.
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1906: The future World Champions defeat Cleveland 6-1 at South Side Park. The victory halted a three-game skid.
1917: The future World Champions improved to 28-14 and moved into a first-place tie with a 4-0 win over the Athletics at Philadelphia.
1925: The White Sox banged out 21 hits and scored 10 times over the last three innings but couldn’t catch the Tigers in a 16-15 loss at Detroit. This was the White Sox highest scoring game since a 20-15 win over the Tigers Sept. 9, 1921 at Comiskey Park.
1936: The White Sox overcame a 7-0 deficit to beat the first-place Yankees 11-9 at Yankee Stadium. The White Sox took control of the game with one in the seventh and two in the eighth in helping Clint Brown get the win in relief of Ted Lyons.
1948: The White Sox acquired slugger Pat Seery from Cleveland for pitcher Al Gettel and third baseman Bob Kennedy. Baseballlibrary.com deemed the trade “unpopular.” Seery was with the Sox just long enough to turn in one of the most awesome offensive performances in club history. Sixteen days after being acquired, Seery clubbed four homers in an 11-inning game in Philadelphia.
1951: The White Sox 14-game winning streak ended with a 5-1 loss to the A’s before 10,491 at Comiskey Park. The setback was the Sox first since May 13th.
1957: After giving up a run on two hits in the first, Jack Harshman shut down the Tigers in the White Sox 4-2 win before 24,183 at Comiskey Park. Following the first, Harshman gave up just two hits in improving to 4-1.
1959: The White Sox game with the Orioles was delayed by 30 minutes when gnats swarm Comiskey Park. Bugspray did not work but the postgame fireworks show accompanied by a bug bomb did and the game was able to resume. Unfortunately, the Sox lost 3-2.
1962: Jim Landis’ two-run homer gave the White Sox the lead for good as part of a seven-run inning in a 10-2 win in the first game of a doubleheader Baltimore. Juan Pizarro fanned 10 in the complete game effort for his third win. The Sox dropped the nightcap 11-4.
1963: The White Sox handed Wilbur Wood the first loss of his career in a 10-0 win over the Boston Red Sox in the second game of a doubleheader before 30,255 at Comiskey Park. Wood, making his first start of the season and the third of his career, gave up one earned run in five innings but was outdueled by Juan Pizarro, who gave up four hits and struck out six for his fourth win.
1967: The White Sox dealt light-hitting infielder Jerry Adair to the Boston Red Sox for pitcher Don McMahon. Adair, who was hitting .204 at the time of the swap, hit .291 after changing his Sox from white to red.
1968: Gerry McNertney’s walkoff single delivered the White Sox a doubleheader sweep of the Minnesota Twins before 18,148 at Comiskey Park. McNertney’s single scored Sandy Alomar and pushed the Sox to a 4-3 win. In Game 1, Tim Cullen drove in two runs in a 3-2 win.
1969: Carlos May’s eighth-inning grand slam off Sparky Lyle gave the White Sox the lead for good in a 6-4 win at Boston. May’s slam came with Tommy McCraw, Walt Williams and Luis Aparicio on base and made a winner out of reliever Cisco Carlos and was the first of three he would hit in his career with the Sox.
1975: Leadoff hitter Bobby Coluccio doubled and tripled and scored twice in the White Sox 9-2 win over the Red Sox at Fenway Park. The Sox scored three in the fourth, one in the seventh on a Coluccio double and a Bucky Dent single and five in the ninth. Stan Bahnsen went the distance for his fourth win.
1972: Dick Allen, Rich Reichardt and Bill Melton each drove in two runs in the White Sox 6-1 win over the Yankees before 27,634 at Comiskey Park. Reichardt and Melton plated their runs with home runs while Allen logged a two-run double. Wilbur Wood turned in a complete game to improve to 8-3.
1975: Stan Bahnsen went the distance and was backed by a 17-hit attack in the White Sox 9-2 win at Boston. Bahnsen gave up eight hits and three walks while striking out three in improving to 4-4. Living up to his nickname “Stanley Struggle,” Bahnsen only had one perfect inning and it came in the first. Bill Stein went 4-for-5 while Bucky Dent and Brian Downing both drove in two to lead the Sox offense.
1976: Jorge Orta’s single in the 11th delivered the White Sox a 1-0 win over the Texas Rangers before 8,013 at Comiskey Park. Jim Essian started the inning with a double and was lifted for pinch-runner Pat Kelly. After two intentional walks and a bunt, Orta came through, ending the 2 hour, 18-minute affair. The game was part of a stretch in which the Sox would play five extra-inning games in 10 contests.
1977: The Southside Hit Men White Sox did all of their damage in the first three innings in holding off Baltimore 7-4 before 8,331 at Comiskey Park. Jim Essian drove in three runs in support of starter Francisco Barrios, who won his fifth game. Dave Hamilton pitched the final 1.2 innings for this third save.
1978: Francisco Barrios went the distance in the White Sox 5-1 win at Kansas City. The win was the Sox sixth in a row in a streak that would reach seven and was part of a stretch in which the Sox would win 12 of 13. Barrios yielded five hits and two walks while fanning six in improving to 3-5.
1979: Ken Kravec blanked the defending World Series champion New York Yankees in a 7-0 win in the Bronx. Kravec limited a lineup that included Mickey Rivers, Willie Randolph, Thurman Munson and Reggie Jackson to three hits while facing just two over the minimum. Kravec, a lefty, walked two and struck out three in moving to 6-3. He gave up a hit in the first, sixth and seventh innings and retired the last nine batters he faced. Kravec’s shutout was preserved in the sixth when Chris Chambliss was thrown out home to end the frame. A throw from center fielder Chet Lemon to Milt May got Chambliss at the plate.
1983: The Sox did all of their scoring in their final three at bats in beating Kansas City 6-3 win before 17,710 at Comiskey Park. Chris Nyman pulled the Sox even with a two-run homer – the first of his career -- in the seventh. Two batters later, Jerry Dybzinski’s single scored Vance Law with the go-ahead run. Harold Baines capped the scoring with a two-run home run in the eighth. Juan Agosto got the win with 3.1 innings of scoreless relief.
1985: Greg Walker’s three-run homer highlighted a four-run first as the White Sox dispatched the Royals 4-1 before 23,153 at Comiskey Park. The Sox three hits in the first and managed just one more off Mark Gubicza as starter Richard Dotson, rubber-armed Gene Nelson and closer Bob James held the Royals in check as the second-place Sox pulled to within 1.5 games of first place in the American League.
1986: The White Sox wasted a solid outing by Joe Cowley in a 1-0 loss to Texas before 13,238 at Comiskey Park. After giving up a run on a hit in the first, Cowley limited the Rangers to five singles while finishing with 10 strikeouts.
1987: The White Sox used their first round pick on Stanford pitcher Jack McDowell, who was the fifth overall selection of the draft. After signing, McDowell made a quick tour through the minors before debuting with a win Sept. 15 vs. Minnesota at Comiskey Park. McDowell went on to become a two-time 20-game winner and a Cy Young winner with the Sox. … On the field, the White Sox drubbed the Rangers 15-5 behind home runs from Jerry Royster, Greg Walker, Ken Williams, Harold Baines and Ron Karkovice. Walker’s roundtripper was a grand slam.
1991: Matt Merullo’s two-run pinch-single in the eighth propelled the Sox to an emotional 4-3 win over Oakland before 41,358 at New Comiskey Park. Merullo, pinch-hitting for Sammy Sosa, scored Dan Pasqua and Robin Ventura with his single and made a winner out of Charlie Hough, who gave up three hits over eight innings to get the win.
1993: Joey Cora’s first career home run was part of the White Sox 10-1 pasting of the Tigers at Detroit. The dinger was Cora’s first in 886 Major League at bats. It ended the second longest active homerless streak in the big leagues.
1995: The White Sox trimmed the Detroit Tigers 5-4 in 15 innings at Comiskey Park in Terry Bevington’s debut as Chicago manager. Ozzie Guillen went 3-for-7 with three RBI, including the game-winner which scored a hustling Mike LaValliere, and three doubles in the longest game at New Comiskey Park (4:58). Earlier in the 15th, LaValliere tied the game with a single. Starter Brian Keyser gave up three runs on nine hits with one walk and three strikeouts in six innings in his big league debut.
1996: The White Sox swept a doubleheader from the Detroit Tigers before 26,125 at Comiskey Park. In the first game, the White Sox prevailed 4-2 for their all-time best eighth consecutive victory at New Comiskey Park. James Baldwin limited the Tigers to one run on three hits in eight innings to improve to 5-1. Lyle Mouton homered while Roberto Hernandez earned his 16th save. In the second game, Frank Thomas homered and drove in four as the Sox extended their record New Comiskey Park win streak to nine.
1997: Mike Cameron delivered a game-winning two-run double in the ninth to push the White Sox past the Brewers 8-5 in Milwaukee. Albert Belle’s club record-tying 27-game hitting streak was stopped after he went 0-for-3 with two walks.
2000: The White Sox made their Enron Field debut a successful one with a 7-4 victory at Houston. The Sox used a five-run second and then cruised to victory. Frank Thomas highlighted the outburst with a three-run homer.
2001: The White Sox won their third straight game in a streak that would reach five with a 5-3 taming of the Tigers before 23,915 at Comiskey Park. Herbert Perry drove in two while David Wells pitched into the sixth for his fourth win.