THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: SEPT 17/AL WEST CHAMPS!

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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: SEPT 17

 

1906: One of the great White Sox careers begins against the White Sox. Playing under the name “Sullivan,” future Hall of Famer Eddie Collins, then a junior at Columbia University, debuted at shortstop for the Philadelphia Athletics in their 5-4 loss to the White Sox at South Side Park. Collins, who would play for the Sox from 1915 to 1930, got one hit off Ed Walsh and struck out twice as the Sox maintained their one game lead atop the American League. Walsh struck out 12 in outdueling future fellow Hall of Famer Rube Waddell.

 

1910: The White Sox used a triple steal in the first inning in beating the Red Sox 4-3 at Comiskey Park. Felix Chouinard, Shano Collins and Fred Payne execute the triple steal as the White Sox extended their winning streak (that would eventually reach nine) to three.

 

1916: Boston’s Babe Ruth’s treated a Chicago-record crowd of 40,000 to his 20th victory as the Red Sox beat the White Sox 6-2. Ruth outdueled future fellow Hall of Famer Red Faber.

 

1920: The White Sox tied an American League record with six triples in defeating New York 6-4 at Comiskey Park. Eddie Collins, Joe Jackson and Hap Felsch tripled in the first inning in support of winning pitcher Red Faber. The third-place Sox won for the second consecutive day in a streak that would eventually reach seven.

 

1938: Reserve outfielder Merv Connors socked three consecutive home runs and a double as the White Sox capped a sweep with an 7-4 win over Philadelphia in Game 2 of a doubleheader at Comiskey Park. Connors became just the second player in franchise history to accomplish the feat and the first since Carl Reynolds did it on July 2, 1930. The three homers accounted for all but five of Connors’ career roundtrippers. Ted Lyons got the win in the 8-4 win in the opener while Jack Knott was the victor in the nightcap.

 

1944: The White Sox Joe Haynes became the first American League pitcher in 21 years to steal home in an 8-2 win over St. Louis in Game 2 of a doubleheader against the Browns in St. Louis. The Sox worked double steals in the seventh and eighth innings with Haynes’ theft coming in the eighth.

 

1983: Harold Baines' ninth-inning sacrifice fly scored Julio Cruz with the winning run as the White Sox clinched the American League West title with a 4-3 win over Seattle before 45,646 at Comiskey Park. The victory was the White Sox 16th in a row at home and put them in the postseason for the first time since their pennant-winning season of 1959.

 

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Ahh yes, 1983...the year that got away. Some horrible base running cost us Game 4....Britt Burns, warrior that he was, gave us everything he had against the Orioles before Tito sent one deep.

 

We had Lamar Hoyt v. Scott McGreogor for the pennant on tap the very next day, a virtual Sox victory. It just wasn't meant to be I guess, but I replay game 4 in my mind now and then in case i get to feeling to happy.