Lip Man 1 Posted December 17, 2023 Share Posted December 17, 2023 December 17, 1914 - Clarence “Pants” Rowland was named White Sox manager. He was an unknown who never managed above Class B and never won anything but would guide the club to a 100-win season, the most ever by the franchise, and the World Series title in 1917. December 17, 1975 - Under new owner Bill Veeck, the Sox went retro with the naming of former manager Paul Richards to become the new field manager replacing Chuck Tanner. Richards was the man who turned around the franchise in 1951. He was one of the smartest baseball men in the game, but it had been 15 years since he was involved in the day-to-day operations of a franchise. Apparently, he didn’t even really want the job, agreeing to do it only as a favor to Veeck. He would last one season. Years later Tanner would reveal that Richards asked him to stay on as his third base coach with the promise of getting the manager’s job again in 1977 but Tanner instead took a three year offer from the A’s. December 17, 2004 - The Sox claimed pitcher Bobby Jenks on waivers from the Angels. Jenks had a reputation as a reckless individual who wanted to party more than play baseball. Somehow the Sox found a way to reach him and he proved a God-send down the stretch in 2005 with six saves, then added four more saves in the run to the World Series title. He then followed it up with 41 saves in 2006, 40 in 2007 and turned into one of the top closers in the game by 2008. He had 173 saves in his White Sox career. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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