THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 6TH

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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 6TH

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WALSH VS. JOSS: A GREAT RIVALRY

1906:

Ed Walsh fired the first one-hitter of his career in the White Sox 6-0 win over Cleveland at South Side Park. Walsh’s gem – the first of his five career one-hitters -- couldn’t have come at a better time for the future World Champions. Walsh outdueled longtime nemesis Addie Joss in their first start against each other in halting the Sox four-game winless streak which included three losses and a tie. Joss and Walsh would face each other nine more times with Joss winning six of the matchups, including a perfect game Oct. 2, 1908.

A DRAMATIC DUMPING OF THE CUBS

1993:

Frank Thomas doubled home Steve Sax from first with the winning run in the ninth in the Sox 4-3 win over the Cubs before 34,862 frenzied fans in the Windy City Classic at Comiskey Park. Bo Jackson tied the game in the eighth with a two-run homer off Cubs’ starter Frank Castillo. The Sox improved to 8-0-1vs. the Cubs since the crosstown exhibition resumed in 1985.