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South Side Hit Men Grand Master

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South Side Hit Men Grand Master

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Modern Era (1921-2022) Leaders:

  1. Mark Buehrle (3)
  2. Billy Pierce (3)
  3. Bill Dietrich (2)
  4. Ted Lyons (2)
  5. Dick Donovan (2)
  6. Virgil Trucks (2)
     

Deadball Era (1901-1920) Leaders:

  1. Ed Walsh (6)
  2. Doc White (5)
  3. Frank Smith (4)
  4. Eddie Cicotte (4)
  5. Jimmy Callahan (2)
  6. Reb Russell (2)

Most Common Opponents:

  1. Detroit (11) (6 H 5 R)
  2. Saint Louis & Baltimore (11) (7 H 4 R)
  3. Boston (10) (7 H 3 R)
  4. Washington & Minnesota (10) (6 H 4 R)
  5. Cleveland (8) (6 H 2 R)
  6. New York (5) (5 H)
  7. California & Los Angeles (3) (3 H)
  8. Washington II & Texas (3) (3 H)
  9. Philadelphia (3) (2 H 1 R)
  10. Tampa Bay (2) (2 H)
  11. Seattle (2) (2 R)
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There have been seven times when a Sox pitcher lost a no-hitter with two out in the 9th inning:

"Sleepy" Bill Burns at Washington 1909

Ted Lyons at Washington 1925

Orval Grove Comiskey Park vs. Yankees 1943

Billy Pierce (perfect game) Comiskey Park vs. Washington 1958

Stan Bahnsen at Cleveland 1973

Ken Brett at Aanheim 1976

Dylan Cease Guaranteed Rate Field 2022

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July 31, 1909 - In the first game of a double header in Washington, Sox pitcher “Sleepy” Bill Burns lost a no-hitter with two out in the ninth inning as he gave up a hit to outfielder George Browne. Burns finished with a two-hitter and a 1-0 win. If that name sounds familiar, Burns would later go on to help foster the 1919 “Black Sox” scandal. He had the idea to approach gambler Arnold Rothstein to bankroll the conspiracy.

September 19, 1925 - The White Sox set the franchise record (since tied) for the largest shutout margin in team history when they blanked the Senators 17-0 at Washington. The game was the back half of a twin bill.

Ted Lyons would throw a one-hitter, losing his no-hitter with two outs in the ninth inning on a bloop single to right by Bobby Veach.

Earl Sheely had the big offensive game going 4 for 6 with four RBI’s and two runs scored. The Sox had a seven run, second inning and an eight run, fifth inning.

July 8, 1943 - Sox pitcher Orval Grove almost got himself a no-hitter and against the Yankees to boot. Joe Gordon’s bloop double with two out in the ninth spoiled it, but Grove did win the game 1-0 at Comiskey Park. It ran his record to 7-0 at the time. He’d finish 15-9 with a 2.75 ERA.

June 27, 1958 - He came so close to perfection. Sox left hander Billy Pierce fired four one-hitters in his brilliant career, but he never came closer than on this night to baseball immortality.

With two out in the ninth inning, Pierce lost a perfect game as the Senators Ed Fitz Gerald, a pinch hitter, doubled down the first base line on the first pitch thrown. The hit was fair by a foot off a low outside breaking ball. The crowd at Comiskey Park stared in disbelief. The Sox won 3-0 but Pierce never came closer to pitching the ultimate masterpiece. On the night the Senators only hit six balls out of the infield. Pierce struck out nine and only went to a three-ball count on two hitters. The game took 1:46 to play and was Billy’s third straight shutout.

Another historical oddity… Fitz Gerald’s grandfather was an important businessman in Milwaukee, including the shipping industry. Years later a ship would be named after him. The name of the ship? The Edmund Fitz Gerald. (Cue the song from Gordon Lightfoot!)

August 21, 1973 - Sox pitcher Stan Bahnsen took a no-hitter into the ninth inning against Cleveland. After getting the first two outs, former Sox outfielder Walt Williams got a ground single to left past third baseman Bill Melton. Melton inexplicably, was playing in, anticipating a possible bunt from Williams who later said under no circumstances would he try to break up a no-hitter by bunting late in the game.

Stan then got the final out finishing with a one-hitter in the 4-0 win.

May 26, 1976 - Recently acquired pitcher Ken Brett nearly threw a perfect game and then a no-hitter, only to lose it on a controversial ruling by the official scorer. In a night game in Anaheim, Brett had a perfect game for almost eight complete innings before walking Leroy Stanton. Then with two out in the ninth inning of a scoreless game, Jerry Remy hit a ground ball that Sox third baseman George Orta badly misplayed, with the ball going under his glove.

Official scorer Don Merry of the Long Beach Independent Telegram called it a hit. Other writers disagreed with the ruling, the Sox players were incensed and announcer Harry Caray went crazy on the air but the decision stood.

Former Sox player Bill Melton would get a clean single with one gone in the 10th inning ending the controversy. The Sox would finally win it 1-0 in 11 innings on a single by Russell “Bucky” Dent.

It was their 10th straight victory.

September 3, 2022 – He had been one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball for the season and on this night, Dylan Cease turned it up a notch against the Twins. Cease had a no-hitter with two out in the ninth inning at Guaranteed Rate Field before a slider cut to much of the plate to Luis Arraez. Arraez didn’t miss it, driving a solid single into right center field ending the no-hit possibility. Cease would finish with a brilliant one-hitter in the Sox 13-0 win. Cease struck out seven in the game recording his 13th win of the year. 

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