THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: JULY 21

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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: JULY 21

 

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1987: Harold Baines tied Bill Melton’s all-time club mark with his 154th home run in an 11-6 loss to Baltimore before 12,789 at Comiskey Park. Baines’ historic blast came off Ken Dixon in the third inning with Ozzie Guillen on base.

 

1997: Wilson Alvarez tied a Major League record and set a Sox record by striking out four batters in an inning in the White Sox 3-0 win over Detroit in Tiger Stadium. Alvarez K’d Tony Clark, Phil Nevin (who reached on a wild pitch), Melvin Nieves and Orlando Miller in succession in the seventh inning to become the 28th pitcher in history to accomplish the feat and just the fifth in A.L. history to do it in succession. Frank Thomas’ two-run homer in the first gave the Sox all they would need.

 

1998: Albert Belle tied a club record by clubbing his 13th homer of the month in the White Sox 6-3 win over the Blue Jays in Toronto. The homer was also Belle’s 30th of the year, marking the seventh consecutive season he has reached that plateau

 

2004: Mark Buehrle faced the minimum in the White Sox 14-0 win over the Indians in Cleveland. Buehrle gave up two hits but both runners were erased on double plays making him the first Sox pitcher to face the minimum in a complete game since LaMarr Hoyt did it in May 2, 1984 at Comiskey Park. Carlos Loee homered twice and Jose Valentin went deep once as the Sox banged out 19 hits.

Edited July 21, 2007 by StatManDu