This Day In Sox History...April 27

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April 27, 1930 - One of the most bizarre individual stats you’ll ever see occurred on this date. In a 2-1 Sox win at St. Louis, first baseman John “Bud” Clancy recorded no putouts and no assists in the nine-inning game. His feat has been matched only one other time, by the A’s Gene Tenace. In the game the Sox infield, other than Clancy, recorded 11 put outs and two assists, the outfield seven put outs, the catcher eight put outs and an assist and the pitcher a put out.

Clancy later played for the Dodgers and the Phillies.

 

April 27, 2000 - Jose Valentin produced the extremely rare ‘natural cycle’ against the Orioles at Comiskey Park. He singled in the first inning, doubled in the second, tripled in the third and homered in the eighth inning. The Sox would win this one easily 13-4. Valentin scored twice and had five RBI’s in the game. As of the end of the 2022 season a ‘natural cycle’ has only taken place 339 times in baseball history.

 

April 27, 2014 - Jose Abreu drove in four runs in a 9-2 triumph against Tampa Bay, setting the all-time record for rookie RBIs in April (31). He hit his 10th homer in the sixth, off of David Price, and had a two-run single the next inning. Albert Pujols had held the record previously, with 27 RBIs. Abreu had already set the all-time rookie mark for home runs in April, and his clout off of Price merely extended the record.