THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: NOV. 13/Fox MVP!

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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: NOVEMBER 13TH

 

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1951: The White Sox traded workhorse pitcher Randy Gumpert, an All-Star in 1951, and first baseman-outfielder Don Lenhardt to the Boston Red Sox for infielder Mel Hoderlein and pitcher Chuck Stobbs. Gumpert, a right-hander, wound up on the 1951 All-Star team as a result of an American League rule that stated one pitcher from each club had to make the All-Star team and that no team could supply more than one pitcher to the team. This wound up being a non-descript deal for both teams. Gumpert won just five more games before leaving the game while Lenhardt changed teams four times before he left the game in 1954. Stobbs pitched just one year for the Sox and Hoderlein never donned the Sox yarns.

 

1990: White Sox reliever Bobby Thigpen finished fourth in voting for the American League Cy Young in results released by the Baseball Writers Association of America on this date. Thigpen and his still-standing big league record of 57 saves were a big reason why the White Sox experienced a renaissance season and finished a surprising second in the American League West in their final season at Comiskey Park. Thigpen polled two first place votes but it was 27-game winner Bob Welch who won the award. Thigpen’s finish was the highest in the voting since LaMarr Hoyt won it in 1983. He was also the first Sox reliever to poll votes since Rich Gossage in 1975 and his fourth-place finish was the highest ever by a Sox reliever.

 

2003: The Dodgers’ Eric Gagne won the National League Cy Young Award in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America becoming the fifth pitcher (sixth time) drafted or originally signed by the White Sox. Gagne was drafted by the White Sox in the 30th round of the 1994 draft but he did not sign. Other Cy Young winners drafted or originally signed by the White Sox are Denny McLain (1967, 1968), Pete Vuckovich (1982), Jack McDowell (1993) and Doug Drabek (1990).