THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: AUGUST 15

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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: AUGUST 15

 

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1962: The White Sox scored 10 RUNS in the ninth inning in overwhelming the Indians 10-2 in the first game of a doubleheader in Cleveland. The Sox entered the frame trailing 1-0 but quickly tied the game on Jim Landis’ double. After a walk, Nellie Fox’s fielder’s choice gave the Sox the lead for good. From there, the Sox got two RBI hits from Al Smith and Floyd Robinson and one RBI each from Bob Roselli, Sherm Lollar and Luis Aparicio. The Sox also scored on an error. The Indians regrouped to win Game 2 3-2.

 

1971: Wilbur Wood went the distance in outdueling Pat Dobson, one of the Orioles’ four 20-game winners that season, in a 2-1 win before 18,246 at Comiskey Park. Wood improved to 15-9.

 

1983: Britt Burns was masterful in the first-place Sox 1-0 win at Yankee Stadium. The hard-throwing lefty went the distance and allowed just three hits while fanning seven in outdueling Dave Righetti, who struck out 11. Burns faced just two over the minimum and retired 17 in a row at one point. The Sox gave Burns all he would need in the first when DAVE STEGMAN walked, took second on a balk, moved to third on Carlton Fisk’s single and scored on Tom Paciorek’s sacrifice fly.

 

1986: Hours after signing with the White Sox, George Foster homered and singled in four at bats in a 4-3 loss to Milwaukee before 22,187 Comiskey Park. The blast, which came off Bill Wegman to leadoff the fourth, was the last of Foster’s 347 home runs.