StatManDu Posted December 28, 2007 Share Posted December 28, 2007 THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: DECEMBER 28TH For more, see www.whitesoxalmanac.com/ENJOY! COMISKEY … CARDINALS … CROWN 1947: Comiskey Park hosted its only National Football League Championship game as the Chicago Cardinals defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 28-21 before 30,759 fans. This was the only NFL title game held at Comiskey Park, which the Cardinals called home from 1922 to 1925 and from 1929 to 1958. CAPTAIN KIRK LANDS 1991: The White Sox signed pitcher Kirk McCaskill. The Sox brought the right-hander on to round out their rotation but really found his niche in the bullpen midway through the A.L. West Division championship season of 1993. The highlight of McCaskill’s tenure with the Sox came on Sept. 30, 1993 when he was on the mound for the division-clinching victory at “new” Comiskey Park. D.J. ON THE WAY 1993: A little more than a month after losing Ellis Burks, the White Sox signed Darrin Jackson to play right field. Burks hit .275 with 17 homers as the starting right fielder for the A.L. West champs but went the free agent, big money and big years route to Colorado. In Jackson, the Sox got one of the best glove men in the game, who – like Burks before him – was coming off an injury-riddled time in his career. Like Burks, Jackson took full advantage of the everyday opportunity afford to him by the Sox. In 104 games in the strike-shortened campaign, “D.J.” hit .312 with 10 homers and 51 RBIs for the A.L. Central champion Sox. Following the season, Jackson, like his Sox teammate Julio Franco, headed for Japan. He wouldn’t play again in the U.S. until resurfacing with Minnesota in 1997. Two years later, he finished out his playing career with the Sox. RAINES SENT AWAY 1995: The White Sox dealt outfielder Tim Raines to the New York Yankees for a player to be named later. Raines spent the previous five seasons with the Sox, serving mostly as the left fielder and DH. With the Yankees, Raines went to the postseason in each of his three years with the team and played in four of six games as the “Bronx Bombers” won the 1996 World Series. The deal was completed when the Sox received minor leaguer Blaise Kozeniewski on Feb. 6, 1996. Kozeniewski never played in the bigs. JON STAYS ON 2005: The White Sox and pitcher Jon Garland agreed to terms on a three-year contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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