This Day In Sox History...August 19

[Lip Man 1]

August 19, 1930 - The White Sox sent $20,000 dollars along with outfielder Doug Taitt to the Cubs in return for minor league shortstop Luke Appling. The deal was engineered by the front office’s Milt Stock who was future Sox manager Eddie Stanky’s father-in-law. Appling would go on to have a Hall of Fame career with the Sox winning batting titles in 1936 and 1943. That season of 1936 would also find him driving in 128 RBI’s. His 20-year career would see him collect 2,749 hits.

 

August 19, 1953 – Sox star left hander Billy Pierce’s run of almost 40 consecutive shutout innings ended at home against the Browns when former Sox outfielder and Pierce teammate, Don Lenhardt got an RBI double in the sixth inning of a game eventually the Sox lost 4-3 in 10 innings. Pierce’s streak started with a complete game shutout in Washington on August 3. He’d have three complete game shutouts in the streak along with two relief appearances covering almost eight innings. He’d have four wins and a save in the run. That year Billy went 18-12 with a 2.72 ERA.

 

August 19, 1970 - The White Sox set the franchise record for most runs ever scored in the ninth inning of a game when they got 11 runs in Boston. Earlier in the year the Sox scored 22 runs at Fenway Park and on this day the 11 runs turned a loss into a 13-5 win for pitcher Wilbur Wood. The 11 runs were scored without the benefit of a single home run as 16 men batted in the inning.

[The Mighty Mite]

1 hour ago, Lip Man 1 said:

August 19, 1930 - The White Sox sent $20,000 dollars along with outfielder Doug Taitt to the Cubs in return for minor league shortstop Luke Appling. The deal was engineered by the front office’s Milt Stock who was future Sox manager Eddie Stanky’s father-in-law. Appling would go on to have a Hall of Fame career with the Sox winning batting titles in 1936 and 1943. That season of 1936 would also find him driving in 128 RBI’s. His 20-year career would see him collect 2,749 hits.

 

August 19, 1953 – Sox star left hander Billy Pierce’s run of almost 40 consecutive shutout innings ended at home against the Browns when former Sox outfielder and Pierce teammate, Don Lenhardt got an RBI double in the sixth inning of a game eventually the Sox lost 4-3 in 10 innings. Pierce’s streak started with a complete game shutout in Washington on August 3. He’d have three complete game shutouts in the streak along with two relief appearances covering almost eight innings. He’d have four wins and a save in the run. That year Billy went 18-12 with a 2.72 ERA.

 

August 19, 1970 - The White Sox set the franchise record for most runs ever scored in the ninth inning of a game when they got 11 runs in Boston. Earlier in the year the Sox scored 22 runs at Fenway Park and on this day the 11 runs turned a loss into a 13-5 win for pitcher Wilbur Wood. The 11 runs were scored without the benefit of a single home run as 16 men batted in the inning.

As I mentioned a few other times, the 1970 team which went 56-106 was a lot more fun to watch than the stiffs that make up the 2023 White Sox roster.

Edited August 19, 2023 by The Mighty Mite

[Highland]

5 hours ago, The Mighty Mite said:

As I mentioned a few other times, the 1970 team which went 56-106 was a lot more fun to watch than the stiffs that make up the 2023 White Sox roster.

I agree. At least they tried to have fun. They went on a small hot streak in the summer. At that time, the Reds were called the Big Red Machine. For a time, the Sox called themselves The Big White Machine. They had some good guys on that team. They just weren't any good.

[The Mighty Mite]

12 minutes ago, Highland said:

I agree. At least they tried to have fun. They went on a small hot streak in the summer. At that time, the Reds were called the Big Red Machine. For a time, the Sox called themselves The Big White Machine. They had some good guys on that team. They just weren't any good.

The pitching except for a couple guys was horrible, they were last in the AL in ERA, the offense in most categories was about middle of the pack, they were weak at first base and second base.