StatManDu Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 (edited) THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: JANUARY 11TH For more, see www.whitesoxalmanac.com SORRY, CHARLIE 1977: The White Sox used their final pick in the secondary phase of the January draft on pitcher Charlie Lea out of Shelby )Tenn.) State Community College. The Sox would not be able to sign Lea, who went on to go 62-48 with a 3.48 ERA and threw a no-hitter in a seven-year career. The only player that the Sox signed out of this draft who made it to the bigs was Mark Esser. The eighth-round pick in the regular phase pitched in two games for the 1979 Sox. HELLO, HULETT 1980: The WhiteSox selected infielder Tim Hulett with their first round pick in the secondary phase of the January draft. The Springfield native was called up by the Sox for short stints in 1983 and 1984 and he became a regular in 1985. Hulett earned some all-rookie honors after hitting .268 with five homers and 37 RBIs in 1985. Hulett’s power numbers increased in 1986 with 17 home runs but he only logged 44 RBIs and struck out 91 times. Following an injury-shortened 1987 campaign, Hulett was dealt to Montreal on April 13, 1988. The only other player signed by the Sox out of this draft was Jim Siwy. The Sox third round pick in the regular phase, Siwy pitched in two games in 1982 and one in 1984 for the Sox. BERRYHILL SAYS NO 1983: The White Sox selected Damon Berryhill in the 13th round of the regular phase of the January draft but could not sign the switch-hitting catcher. The Sox took Berryhill, who would play 683 big league games between 1987 and 1997, out of Orange Coast (Calif.) Junior College. Berryhill eventually signed with the Cubs after they made him the fourth overall pick of the January 1984 draft. PUDGE HEADS FOR THE HALL 2000: On his second try, White Sox legend Carlton Fisk earned enough votes for induction into the Hall of Fame. “Pudge” received 397 votes or 79.56 in voting by members of the Baseball Writers Association of America. Fisk easily exceeded the 75 percent needed to qualify. Even though he played in more games with the White Sox than the Red Sox, Fisk chose to go into the Hall of Fame wearing a Boston cap. In his first year on the ballot, former Sox pitcher Rich Gossage had a more than respectable showing, picking up 166 votes (33.27 percent). Other former Sox players receiving votes were Tommy John, Jim Kaat, Charlie Hough and Steve Sax. WELLS ... HE GONE 2002: The New York Yankees re-signed pitcher David Wells after "Boomer" had spent one forgettable season with the White Sox. The left-hander was acquired in a trade with the Blue Jays to give the defending American League Central champions a No. 1 starter in order to go deeper into the playoffs. The burly and bombastic Wells went 5-7 with a 4.47 ERA in an injury-shortened campaign. It was an ironic end since Wells had ripped the injured Frank Thomas early in the 2001 campaign. THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY BONUS: ONES WHO GOT AWAY Today (January 11th) marks two anniversaries of two players – Charlie Lea and Damon Berryhill -- who were drafted but went unsigned by the Sox who went on to contribute in the big leagues. Here is a look at some players of significance who were drafted but not signed by the Sox who went on to have noteworthy big league careers (this list was amended to remove Jason Giambi, who was never drafted by the Sox, and add Geoff Zahn): Player, position Drafted by Sox Johnny Oates, c………………2nd round, June 1966 Geoff Zahn, p................34th round, June 1966 Mickey Rivers, cf……………1st round, January 1968 Duane Kuiper, ss…………….1st round, January 1970 Warren Cromartie, of……7th round, June 1971 Willie McGee, of…………….7th round, June 1976 Hubie Brooks, ss…………….1st round, June 1976 Charlie Lea, p………………..4th round, June 1977 Hubie Brooks, of…………….1st round, June 1977 Gary Gaetti, 3b………………3rd round, June 1978 Steve Buechele, ss…………1st round, June 1979 Jimmy Key, p………………..10th round, June 1979 Tim Teufel, 2b……………….3rd round, June 1979 Calvin Schiraldi, p…………17th round, June 1980 Damon Berryhill, c…………13th round, January 1983 Eric Gagne, p………………30th round, June 1994 J.J. Putz, p……………………3rd round, June 1995 Jeff Weaver, p………………..2nd round, June 1997 Tom Gorzelanny, p…………..38th round, June 2000 Edited January 11, 2008 by StatManDu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whitesox94 Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 amagine what a b-pen we would have had with gange and putz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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