StatManDu Posted November 29, 2007 Share Posted November 29, 2007 THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: NOVEMBER 29/LOOIE'S BACK! www.whitesoxalmanac.com Happy Birthday Minnie! Hope The Cuban Comet enjoys his 75th??? b-day! 1967: The White Sox brought back legendary shortstop Luis Aparicio by acquiring him in a six-player swap with the Baltimore Orioles. Along with Aparicio, the Sox acquired outfielder Russ Snyder and first baseman-outfielder John Matias, who was nicknamed “Pineapple” because he hailed from Hawaii.The deal cost the Sox infielder-outfielder Don Buford, a Sox cornerstone since 1964 and pitchers Bruce Howard and Roger Nelson. Aparicio showed he had a lot left in the tank even in his advancing years. He hit .264, .280 and capped his second go-round with the Sox by hitting a career-best .313 in his final year with the franchise in 1970. “Little Looie” also showed he had a lot left at shortstop by winning Gold Gloves in 1968 and 1970. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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