THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY/TAKE THAT CUBS (2002)

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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY/TAKE THAT CUBS (2002)

 

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1997: The White Sox played their first regular-season against the Chicago Cubs, dropping an 8-3 decision before 36,213 at Comiskey Park. The Cubs scored six times in the first three innings in the game played in replica uniforms. Lyle Mouton registered the Sox first homer against the Cubs with a solo blast in the sixth inning off Kevin Foster.

 

1998: Frank Thomas cracked the top 100 of the all-time home run list in the White Sox 6-1 loss to the Boston Red Sox at Comiskey Park. Thomas’ fifth inning homer – the 268th of his career – moved into 99th place on the all-time list. Thomas launched his homer off Pedro Martinez.

 

1999: Greg Norton’s bases loaded walk in the 11th inning gave the White Sox a 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays before 10,903 at Comiskey Park. Norton’s walk came off Norm Charlton and scored Magglio Ordonez. Sean Lowe pitched a scoreless inning to improve to 3-0.

 

2000: The White Sox continued their road roll with a 3-1 victory over the New York Yankees in the Bronx. The win, the Sox ninth in a row on the road and 12th in their last 13 outings, enabled the club to open a 6.5-game lead in the American League Central. James Baldwin gave up one run in 7.1 innings to improve to 10-1. Baldwin’s 10-1 start was the best by a White Sox starter since Joel Horlen went 10-1 in 1967. After surrendering a solo homer to Scott Brosius in the third, Baldwin allowed just one more runner to reach second before getting relief help from Bobby Howry, who retired all five men he faced to log his third save.

 

2002: Carlos Lee drove in seven runs with a grand slam off Kerry Wood and a three-run shot off Carlos Zambrano in powering the White Sox to a 10-7 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field.

Edited June 16, 2007 by StatManDu