THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: OCTOBER 18TH: City Series/Lamp

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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: OCTOBER 18TH

 

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1911: The visiting White Sox captured the fourth postseason City Series with a 7-2 sweep-clinching triumph of the Cubs before 22,986 at the West Side Grounds. In matchup of future Hall of Famers, Ed Walsh outdueled Mordecai “Three Finger” Brown. Walsh retired the final nine Cubs he faced and Sox supporters celebrated the conquest of their rivals by carrying Walsh off the field on their shoulders.

 

1912: The White Sox nailed down the fifth postseason City Series by blasting the Cubs 16-0 before 14,985 in Game 9 at Comiskey Park. An eight-run second broke the game open and made things easy on winner Ed Walsh.

 

1983: Pitcher Dennis Lamp filed for free agency, effectively ending histime with the White Sox. The rubber-armed right-handed reliever would eventually sign with Toronto. Lamp was a key part of the White Sox run to the American League West title, winning seven games and saving 15 others.

 

Happy Birthday Ed Farmer: Evergreen Park, Ill., native Ed Farmer, the first White Sox pitcher to save 30 games in a season, is celebrating his 58th birthday today. Farmer, a right-hander, was originally signed by the Cleveland Indians. After playing for six teams, the White Sox acquired Farmer from the Texas Rangers with Gary Holle for third baseman Eric Soderholm June 15, 1979. The St. Rita High School graduate celebrated his Chicago homecoming by posting a 2.43 ERA with 14 saves for the 1979 Sox. In 1980, Farmer posted the season of his 11-year career. Farmer went 7-9 with a 3.34 ERA while posting a franchise-record 30 saves and earning a spot on the American League All-Star team. Farmer finished third in the A.L. in saves that year and his Sox mark stood until 1985 when Bob James posted 32 saves. After leaving the Sox following the 1981 season, Farmer pitched for Philadelphia and Oakland before retiring in 1983. He later spent time as a scout and currently works as a White Sox radio broadcaster.