This Day In Sox History...June 19

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June 19, 1926 - The Sox celebrated Eddie Collins Day at Comiskey Park. Collins would be admitted into the Hall of Fame in 1939 and was one of the finest second baseman in Major League history.

He played 12 seasons with the club and is the only member of the 3,000-hit club to get that safety in a Sox uniform.

 

June 19, 1977 - Wilbur Wood threw one of his last good games for the White Sox as he beat the A’s 2-1 in the first game of a double header at Comiskey Park. Wood went eight innings allowing only a run. But the real star that afternoon was first baseman Lamar Johnson who did everything in this contest.

Johnson’s three hits (and two home runs) were the only Sox hits in the game. He also sang the National Anthem beforehand! The Sox also won the nightcap 5-1.

 

June 19, 2015 – In a game against the Rangers at U.S. Cellular Field, Chris Sale recorded his fifth consecutive game with at least 12 strikeouts as he fanned 14 Texas hitters. That tied him with Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson as the only pitchers in baseball history to accomplish that. Sale’s streak began on May 28 and in those five starts he struck out a total of 65 hitters. He got a no-decision in the game though as Texas scored two runs in the ninth inning with two out and picked up a 2-1 win.