THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY/All-Star tie ... Marathon

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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY/All-Star tie ... Marathon

 

2002: The White Sox Paul Konerko and Mark Buehrle both made their All-Star debuts for the American League in the infamous 7-7 tie at the All-Star Game at Miller Park in Milwaukee. Konerko went 2-for-2 with an All-Star record tying two doubles while Buehrle pitched two innings and gave up two hits and one run (earned) with two strikeouts. Konerko entered the game at first base in the fourth inning and hit a ground rule double off Trevor Hoffman with one out in the sixth and added a two-run double with two out in the seventh off Byung-Hyun Kim to give the American League a 6-5 lead. Konerko became just the second American Leaguer and the first since the Sox Al Simmons in 1934 to log two doubles in an All-Star Game. Konerko joined Simmons and National Leaguers Ted Kluszewski (1956), Ernie Banks (1959) and Barry Bonds (1993) to double twice in an All-Star Game. Buehrle entered the game in the fourth. He retired the side in order in the fourth by striking out Vladimir Guerrero and getting Mike Piazza and Scott Rolen to fly out. He gave up a run in the fifth when Jimmy Rollins singled and Damian Miller drove him in with a double. Buehrle then retired Junior Spivey on a strikeout and Lance Berkman and Richie Sexson to ground out to end the inning.

 

2004: Carlos Lee drove in five runs in the White Sox 6-2 win over the Seattle Mariners before 21,713 at U.S. Cellular Field. Lee hit a two-run homer in the third and added a three-run shot in the seventh in support of Jon Garland, who improved to 7-5 with seven strong innings.

 

2006: The White Sox nipped the Boston Red Sox 6-5 in 19 innings in the longest game ever at New Comiskey Park/US Cellular Field. Only a portion of the 39,335 were on had when Tadahito Iguchi ended the 6 hour and 19 minute affair with an RBI single that scored Alex Cintron. Boston led 3-0 after 3½ innings but the Sox finally pulled even with single runs in the fourth, sixth and ninth. Jermaine Dye forced overtime when he hit a two-out home run off Jonathan Paplebon in the ninth inning. Boston looked to take control with two in the 11th but the Sox counterpunched with two of their own thanks to an RBI double by Dye and a run-scoring fielder’s choice by Alex Cintron. The decisive 19th began when Cintron singled with one out and moved to third on singles by Rob Mackowiak and Scott Podsednik. Iguchi then ended the marathon with a base hit to left off Rudy Seanz. This game was tied for the fifth longest in franchise history and was the Sox first 19 inning tilt since a May 1, 1991 loss at Milwaukee and the fifth overall in franchise history. This game was the longest since the Sox topped the Brewers 7-6 in 25 innings at Comiskey Park on May 8-9, 1984.