THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: DECEMBER 2ND

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1971: A great day all-around as White Sox general manager picked up a franchise-saving superstar and a 20-game winner while not yielding a whole lot. … In one of the watershed days in franchise history, the White Sox acquired infielder Dick Allen from the Los Angeles Dodgers for left-handed pitcher Tommy John and utilityman Steve Huntz. Hemond’s deal provided the White Sox with a superstar drawing card, an all-around attention getter and carried the franchise, which was teetering on the brink of collapse, through the middle part of the decade. Allen went on to win the 1972 American League MVP Award in becoming (with the help of the club’s TV voice Harry Caray) one of the most popular figures in Chicago. The sheer force of Allen’s talent kept the Sox in the hunt for the Western Division title for most of that season before the eventual World Series champion Oakland A’s pulled away. Allen hit .308 and led the league with 37 home runs, 113 RBIs, 99 walks, a .420 on-base percentage and a .603 slugging percentage. … Also on this date, Hemond pulled off another steal when he acquired future 20-game winner (and loser) Stan Bahnsen from the Yankees for light-hitting utilityman Rich McKinney.

 

2004: The White Sox acquired shortstop-second baseman Juan Uribe from the Colorado Rockies for infielder Aaron Miles. Uribe spent part of 2004 as a second baseman before spending all of 2005 as a shortstop. He was a key player in the Sox run to the 2005 World Series title. The season culminated with Uribe throwing out Orlando Palmeiro in Houston for the final out of clinching Game 4 -- a 1-0 win -- of the World Series. That came moments after Uribe dove into the stands to glove a popup.