This Day In Sox History...October 25

[Lip Man 1]

October 25, 1955 - Sox co-G.M.’s Chuck Comiskey and John Rigney made their first trade; shortstop “Chico” Carrasquel and center fielder Jim Busby went to Cleveland for slugging centerfielder Larry Doby, the left-handed power hitter the Sox had been lacking the previous three years.

The deal also made room in the starting lineup for a rookie shortstop from Venezuela named Luis Aparicio.

Doby’s best year was 1956 when he drove in 102 RBI’s with 24 home runs. He was traded to the Orioles after the 1957 season but returned to the Sox, who bought him from the Tigers, in May 1959. That year he appeared in 21 games and hit .241

 

October 25, 1983 - Thanks to the most wins in the Major Leagues and a second half run among the best ever, pitcher LaMarr Hoyt won the Cy Young Award.  Hoyt was 9-8 at the All-Star break then exploded to go 15-2 in the back half ending the year with a record of 24-10 and an ERA of 3.66. In addition, Hoyt pitched almost 261 innings with only 31 walks. He then threw a brilliant complete game 2-1 win over the Orioles in the A.L.C.S. in Baltimore in the first game. Hoyt became the second Sox pitcher to ever win the award following Early Wynn in 1959. He easily outdistanced the Royals Dan Quisenberry 116-81 in voting points. Hoyt won 52 games between 1981 and 1983.

 

October 25, 1993 - Sox manager Gene Lamont, who guided the team to its first postseason appearance in 10 years, was named American League Manager of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America.  Lamont would beat out the Yankees “Buck” Showalter for the honor. Lamont got 72 total points to Showalter’s 63. Lamont picked up eight first place votes to seven for Showalter.

 

October 25, 2005 - Game #3 of the World Series set the record at that time for the longest game by time duration in history. The 14-inning game went 5:41 minutes in Houston and ended when another Sox role player, Geoff Blum, belted a home run giving the club the lead at 6-5. It would end 7-5 with game #2 starter Mark Buehrle picking up the save because the Sox were almost out of pitchers. The Sox rallied from a 4-0 deficit in the game against the Astros Roy Oswalt to come back for the win.

That record would be broken in 2018 when Boston and the Dodgers played 18 innings lasting 7:20 minutes.

 

[Milkman delivers]

I remember that night in 2005 well. Jumping around whisper-screaming in my dorm so that I didn’t wake up my roommates. Getting up a couple hours later and going to class exhausted, but happy to be doing it.