Lip Man 1 Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 June 10, 1952 - Sox outfielder Sam Mele set the franchise record with six RBI’s in one inning. In the fourth inning of a game at Philadelphia, Mele hit a three-run homer, then batted again and knocked in three more with a triple! The Sox sent 15 men to the plate, scored 12 in the frame and would wind up winning it 15-4. They hit three home runs in the 12-run inning including an inside-the-park, three-run home run by Hector Rodriguez. It would be the only home run he ever hit in the Major Leagues. June 10, 1961 - With owner Bill Veeck in ill health, his group sold the White Sox to Chicagoan Art Allyn. Veeck only owned the club for two and a half years the first time around. Allyn paid $2,500,000 for the team. On the same day of the sale, the Sox made an eight-player deal that netted the team pitchers Ray Herbert, Don Larsen and infielder Andy Caray from Kansas City. One week later the Sox began a 12-game winning streak that saved the season. They beat up Minnesota, Cleveland, Washington and Detroit during it. They’d rebound from last place in May to finish fourth at 86-76-1. Herbert would then go on to win 20 games in 1962. June 10, 1964 - Sox manager Al Lopez was hanged in effigy in the players’ parking lot by angry fans. It all stemmed from the feud that developed between Gold Glove outfielder Jim Landis and Sox management. Landis, as the team player representative, went to management letting them know that unless the players got $50 dollars instead of a radio for appearing on major radio or TV stations, like WGN, they would no longer do so. G.M. Ed Short and Lopez then took the players demands out on him, the messenger, benching him for long stretches of the season. Sox fans, along with sports reporter/columnist Bill Gleason organized a ‘Jim Landis Night’ for the player but it wasn’t recognized by the team and Landis was held out of the lineup by Lopez in favor of “Minnie” Minoso. Sox fans showered the outfield with envelopes containing money for Landis only to have Minoso pick them up and tuck them into his pocket! The Sox won the game 2-1 against the Orioles. June 10, 2011 – Sox first baseman Paul Konerko set the franchise record when he got an extra base hit in his ninth consecutive game. The streak started back on May 30 in Boston and included games against Detroit, Seattle and Oakland. In that time frame Konerko bashed six home runs and three doubles. He drove in 12 RBI’s. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsox Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 I had never heard that Jim Landis story. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mighty Mite Posted June 10, 2023 Share Posted June 10, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, Lip Man 1 said: June 10, 1952 - Sox outfielder Sam Mele set the franchise record with six RBI’s in one inning. In the fourth inning of a game at Philadelphia, Mele hit a three-run homer, then batted again and knocked in three more with a triple! The Sox sent 15 men to the plate, scored 12 in the frame and would wind up winning it 15-4. They hit three home runs in the 12-run inning including an inside-the-park, three-run home run by Hector Rodriguez. It would be the only home run he ever hit in the Major Leagues. June 10, 1961 - With owner Bill Veeck in ill health, his group sold the White Sox to Chicagoan Art Allyn. Veeck only owned the club for two and a half years the first time around. Allyn paid $2,500,000 for the team. On the same day of the sale, the Sox made an eight-player deal that netted the team pitchers Ray Herbert, Don Larsen and infielder Andy Caray from Kansas City. One week later the Sox began a 12-game winning streak that saved the season. They beat up Minnesota, Cleveland, Washington and Detroit during it. They’d rebound from last place in May to finish fourth at 86-76-1. Herbert would then go on to win 20 games in 1962. June 10, 1964 - Sox manager Al Lopez was hanged in effigy in the players’ parking lot by angry fans. It all stemmed from the feud that developed between Gold Glove outfielder Jim Landis and Sox management. Landis, as the team player representative, went to management letting them know that unless the players got $50 dollars instead of a radio for appearing on major radio or TV stations, like WGN, they would no longer do so. G.M. Ed Short and Lopez then took the players demands out on him, the messenger, benching him for long stretches of the season. Sox fans, along with sports reporter/columnist Bill Gleason organized a ‘Jim Landis Night’ for the player but it wasn’t recognized by the team and Landis was held out of the lineup by Lopez in favor of “Minnie” Minoso. Sox fans showered the outfield with envelopes containing money for Landis only to have Minoso pick them up and tuck them into his pocket! The Sox won the game 2-1 against the Orioles. June 10, 2011 – Sox first baseman Paul Konerko set the franchise record when he got an extra base hit in his ninth consecutive game. The streak started back on May 30 in Boston and included games against Detroit, Seattle and Oakland. In that time frame Konerko bashed six home runs and three doubles. He drove in 12 RBI’s. On the 12 game winning streak, they had a 7 game winning streak before that then lost a game then the 12 game streak, 19 out of 20, we could use that this year. Edited June 10, 2023 by The Mighty Mite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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