StatManDu Posted June 26, 2007 Share Posted June 26, 2007 1988: Daryl Boston clubbed the 6,000th home run in White Sox history in a 7-5 win over the Rangers in Texas. Boston’s blast, a grand slam in the sixth inning, proved to be the difference and came off Jeff Russell. The White Sox entered 1988 with 5,934 homers, according to statistics on the White Sox official website. Boston’s blast was the 66th of the season making it the 6,000th in club history. THIS DATE IN SOX HISTORY: JUNE 26 1990: Ozzie Guillen’s RBI single in the ninth inning bailed out the White Sox in their 11-9 win over the Angels in Anaheim. The Sox built a 9-1 lead but the Angels tied the game in the eighth before Guillen salvaged the victory in the ninth. Bobby Thigpen restored order by tossing a scoreless ninth for his 25th save. Sammy Sosa doubled and tripled while Ivan Calderon homered and drove in four as the Sox banged out 17 hits. 1992: Robin Ventura’s home run in the ninth powered the White Sox to a 2-1 win over the Yankees in New York. Ventura’s blast made a winner out of Kirk McCaskill, who tossed eight strong innings before giving way to Scott Radinsky, who earned his third save as the Sox won their sixth straight. 1993: Robin Ventura’s RBI single in the seventh put the first-place White Sox over the top in a 7-4 win at Seattle. Ellis Burks hit a slam in the third but Seattle tied it in the top of the fourth. Ventura broke the tie when his hit brought home Joey Cora, who tripled. Roberto Hernandez tossed 1.2 perfect innings for his 13th save as Jack McDowell earned his 12th victory. 1994: Jose DeLeon fanned Jay Buhner with the bases loaded to nail down the White Sox 8-7 win at Seattle. The Sox took the lead in the eighth on Tim Raines’ single. DeLeon’s save was his first since 1986 and extended the Sox winning streak to six. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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