This Day In Sox History...June 21

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June 21, 1942 - Sox pitcher and future Hall of Famer Ted Lyons won his 250^th career game beating the Red Sox 6-5. That season Lyons only pitched on Sunday’s and posted this incredible statistic. In his 20 starts that year he completed all 20 games! He went 14-6 with an ERA of 2.10 which led the American League. At the end of the season Lyons joined the Marines and served four years during World War II.

 

June 21, 1956 - It was either a case of great pitching, or terrible hitting, as the Sox beat the Orioles 1-0 in a game that took just 2:12. Both Baltimore starter Connie Johnson, who used to pitch for the Sox, and the Sox Jack Harshman each allowed the opposition only one hit.

The Sox scored their run in the first inning when “Jungle” Jim Rivera walked, stole second and scored on a double by Nellie Fox. The Orioles only hit came in the seventh inning, a double off the bat of Gus Triandos.

 

June 21, 1964 - The Sox dropped their ninth straight game on the season to the Yankees 2-1 in 17 innings. It allowed New York to sweep the twin bill with the Sox scoring only one run on the day in 26 innings.

This one really hurt because New York got the winning run home thanks to an error by infielder Al Weis. The Sox would lose another one to the Yanks the next day running the streak to 10 in a row, before finally winning against them in August with a four-game series sweep.

Those losses were very costly since in 1964 the Sox ended the year...one game, behind the Yankees.

 

June 21, 1973 - Sox pitcher Stan Bahnsen, a 21-game winner in 1972, threw one of the strangest shutouts in baseball history. Bahnsen beat the A’s 2-0 at Comiskey Park. He allowed 12 hits and a walk in the process. The A’s left 10 men on base. It was two off the record for most hits allowed in a shutout.