THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: SEPT 25

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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: SEPT 25

 

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1926: Bill Barrett's home run off Walter Johnson in the ninth delivered the White Sox a 2-1 win over Washington in the first game of a doubleheader at Comiskey Park. Barrett's blast made a winner out of Tommy Thomas.

 

1946: The White Sox defeated the Indians 4-1 in Cleveland on a day when Cleveland owner Bill Veeck offered free admission. Only 12,800 showed up to watch Joe Haynes earn the victory for the White Sox.

 

1954: Billy Pierce fired a five-hiter in the White Sox season-ending 11-0 win at Baltimore. Pierce outdueled Dan Larsen as the Sox pinned the 100-loss of the season on the Orioles, who were playing their first season in Maryland.

 

1964: The White Sox cranked out four home runs and Juan Pizarro went the distance in an 11-3 win at Kansas City. Ken Berry hit a three-run homer while Ron Hansen, Dave Nicholson and Tommy McCraw added solo shots as the Sox won for the second straight time in a season-ending streak that would reach nine but leave the team a maddening one game behind the American League champion Yankees.

 

1965: The White Sox gave up one run on 12 hits in sweeping a doubleheader at Yankee Stadium. In a 3-1 win in Game 1, Tommy John went the distance and gave up six hits. In the nightcap, Gary Peters and Hoyt Wilhelm combined on a six-hitter in a 2-0 win.

 

1970: Future Hall of Famer Luis Aparicio played the last of his 1,511 games for the White Sox in a 5-1 win over the Milwaukee Brewers in the first game of a doubleheader before 3,826 at Comiskey Park. The Game 1 win was the last of the season for the Sox. The team finished with six consecutive losses, including a 3-2 setback in the nightcap, to finish with a franchise-worst 106 losses. “Little Looie” went 0-for-4 in playing his record 2,219th game at shortstop. He finished his White Sox career fifth in club history with 1,511 games, fourth with 5,856 at bats, fifth with 791 runs, second with 318 steals, fourth with 1,576 hits, fourth with 1,256 singles and fifth with 2,036 total bases.

 

[Yossarian]

It's always nice to read about my all time favorite Sox player Billy Pierce. Also, that 1964 team had one of the best one year pitching staffs in the history of MLB.