This Day In Sox History...April 16

[Lip Man 1]

April 16, 1940 - The Indians Bob Feller no-hit the White Sox winning 1-0. He faced 33 batters, walking five and striking out eight before only 14-thousand on a cold spring day. It is the only opening day no-hitter in baseball history.

The game was not without controversy however.

Luke Appling hit a shot down the line that apparently kicked up the chalk but was ruled foul. When Appling argued the call, he was supposedly told by umpire Harry Geisel that “Feller is going to be a credit to the game.” Incredulous, Appling replied “What am I, chopped liver?”  

The only run scored in the fourth inning when catcher Rollie Hemsley tripled home Jeff Heath who had singled.

 

April 16, 1948 - With Jack Brickhouse behind the microphone, the Sox beat the Cubs 4-1 in the first baseball game ever televised by WGN-TV.

It was an exhibition game from Wrigley Field. Less than 10 thousand fans attended on a frigid afternoon. WGN used three cameras, one stationed outside the foul line in left field, one near third base and the Cubs dugout and one on a ramp next to the press box.

 

April 16, 1953 - In the second game of the season, Sox starter Billy Pierce fired a one-hitter in beating St. Louis 1-0 at Comiskey Park.  It was the first of four one-hitters in Billy’s career. The no-hitter was broken up in the seventh inning when second baseman Bobby Young doubled into right field with two out. The Sox only run scored in the top of the seventh inning when Sherm Lollar hit a sacrifice fly scoring Jim Rivera.

 

[The Kids Can Play]

On 4/16/2023 at 12:00 PM, Lip Man 1 said:

April 16, 1940 - The Indians Bob Feller no-hit the White Sox winning 1-0. He faced 33 batters, walking five and striking out eight before only 14-thousand on a cold spring day. It is the only opening day no-hitter in baseball history.

The game was not without controversy however.

Luke Appling hit a shot down the line that apparently kicked up the chalk but was ruled foul. When Appling argued the call, he was supposedly told by umpire Harry Geisel that “Feller is going to be a credit to the game.” Incredulous, Appling replied “What am I, chopped liver?”  

The only run scored in the fourth inning when catcher Rollie Hemsley tripled home Jeff Heath who had singled.

 

April 16, 1948 - With Jack Brickhouse behind the microphone, the Sox beat the Cubs 4-1 in the first baseball game ever televised by WGN-TV.

It was an exhibition game from Wrigley Field. Less than 10 thousand fans attended on a frigid afternoon. WGN used three cameras, one stationed outside the foul line in left field, one near third base and the Cubs dugout and one on a ramp next to the press box.

 

April 16, 1953 - In the second game of the season, Sox starter Billy Pierce fired a one-hitter in beating St. Louis 1-0 at Comiskey Park.  It was the first of four one-hitters in Billy’s career. The no-hitter was broken up in the seventh inning when second baseman Bobby Young doubled into right field with two out. The Sox only run scored in the top of the seventh inning when Sherm Lollar hit a sacrifice fly scoring Jim Rivera.

 

If that really happened on the Feller no hitter, which I believe did, than that umpire was a real POS. Luke Appling wasn't "Chopped Liver" going into that 1940 season. I just checked and Appling was coming off another .300 season hitting .310, which was his 8th season over .300 in his prior 10 seasons entering 1940. Of course we all know Appling went on to have his White Sox #4 jersey retied and was inducted into the Hall of Fame. 

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3 hours ago, The Kids Can Play said:

If that really happened on the Feller no hitter, which I believe did, than that umpire was a real POS. 

Seems like Soxtalk must be full of saints when a guy 80 years later is a piece of s%*# for fudging a borderline call on a no hitter. Do you actually expect anyone to believe you have never done anything worse than that? Or are we all just pieces of s%*# now

[The Kids Can Play]

12 hours ago, FourEyesShottenhoffer said:

Seems like Soxtalk must be full of saints when a guy 80 years later is a piece of s%*# for fudging a borderline call on a no hitter. Do you actually expect anyone to believe you have never done anything worse than that? Or are we all just pieces of s%*# now

Interesting and sad on how you cherry picked what I said and didn't read my entire post, nor did you obviously read or comprehend the entire post written by Lip Man 1. What I responded to was the following remark. Luke Appling hit a shot down the line that apparently kicked up the chalk but was ruled foul. When Appling argued the call, he was supposedly told by umpire Harry Geisel that “Feller is going to be a credit to the game.”

If that umpire actually blatantly knew the ball was fair because the ball kicked up chalk and the umpire said in a condescending manner to Luke Appling, "Feller is going to be a credit to game." then yes, he yes he was a POS then. The fact it happened over 80 years ago is irrelevant to whether I can call him out now. Oh btw, Mr. High and Almighty poster, if an umpire told a player the same thing today, he would still be a POS.  

Also, Mr. Righteous, I have never mentioned or told anyone in SoxTalk EVER before or in that last post, that I was perfect and I never did anything wrong. not did I EVER say everyone in here are all just pieces of sh*t...so don't put words in my mouth. Next time when you read a post in SoxTalk it might benefit you, if you read the post more carefully and make sure you correctly comprehend what the poster was posting and what the replying poster replied to.