This Day In Sox History...September 14

[Lip Man 1]

September 14, 1952 - In a 17-inning game in Chicago, Sox pitcher Saul Rogovin struck out 14 Red Sox in 15 innings of work. But it was Luis Aloma who got the decision as the White Sox won 4-3 on a single by Rocco “Rocky” Krsnich. It was the first game of a double-header, game two was suspended by darkness after four innings with the Sox leading 3-0. "Minnie" Minoso had a two run home run. Game was suspended because of league rules regarding lights at the time. 

 

September 14, 1967 – The day after the Sox beat the Indians 1-0 in 17 innings, they continued their mastery over them by winning 4-0 in 10 innings.

It was Cisco Carlos on the mound who went the distance allowing only five hits.

The Sox won the game when Don Buford hit a grand slam off of Orlando Pena scoring Tommie Agee, Duane Josephson and Joe Horlen. It was the first ‘walk-off’ grand slam in team history.

 

September 14, 1974 - Sox first baseman Dick Allen called a team meeting and announced he was retiring from baseball. Allen, the controversial slugger, would still win the American League home run title even though he would miss the final two weeks of the season.

Allen was fighting bad injuries to his shoulder and leg from previous seasons but the way he walked out on the Sox left a bad taste in the mouths of many fans.

Sox G.M. Roland Hemond would then trade his rights to the Atlanta Braves for catcher Jim Essian. Allen would return and see action with the Phillies and A’s before really retiring in 1977.

 

September 14, 1997 - Carlton Fisk had his uniform #72 retired in a ceremony before the Sox took on Cleveland.

But because of the way he was treated by the organization he asked that neither owner Jerry Reinsdorf nor G.M. Ron Schueler be a part of it and that wish was granted. 

The game was also remembered for manager Terry Bevington going to the mound to change pitchers...expect for the fact that no one was warming up in the Sox bullpen when he called for the change!

The Sox would lose 8-3 despite using nine pitchers, a record for a nine-inning game.

 

September 14, 2017 – It was a record setting afternoon for a couple of White Sox players in the team’s 17-7 blowout of the Tigers at Comerica Park. The Sox as a team pounded out 25 hits in the game.

Sox outfielder Avisail Garcia went 5 for 5 with seven RBI’s and two runs scored in the game in addition to a walk. Sox rookie second baseman Yoan Moncada went 4 for 5 with two walks and five runs scored and first baseman Jose Abreu went 4 for 5 with three runs scored.

Garcia became the second White Sox player with five hits and seven RBI in a game since at least 1913. The other was Carl Reynolds against the Yankees on July 2, 1930 in New York. Moncada meanwhile tied Hall of Famer Tim Raines’ franchise record with the five runs scored. Raines originally set the record against the Red Sox in Boston on April 18, 1994.

 

Edited September 15, 2023 by Lip Man 1