StatManDu Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 THIS DATE IN SOX HISTORY: FEB. 6 For more information, see www.whitesoxalmanac.com/ENJOY! KENDALL HIRED 1992: The White Sox named former big league catcher Fred Kendall as manager of their short-season Class-A affiliate in Utica, N.Y. Kendall replaced Mike Gellinger, who became the Sox minor league defensive coordinator when Doug Mansolino left that position to become first base coach for the big club on Dec. 6. Kendall had immediate success, guiding Utica to the postseason as champions of the McNamara Division at 42-22. Among Kendall’s players that were future big leaguers Mike Cameron, Robert Machado, Chris Snopek, Chris Tremie and Mike Bertotti. Kendall also managed full-season Class-A Hickory to the postseason two years later. He stayed in the Sox system until 1995 before joining Buddy Bell’s staff in Detroit as the bullpen coach. Kendall later served as a coach in the Colorado system and was recently with the Royals as their bullpen coach. MAGRANE SIGNED 1996: Seeking a fifth starter or left-handed help in the bullpen, the White Sox signed veteran Joe Magrane and gave him a non-rostered invitation to spring training. Magrane made the Sox out of Sarasota but he could not recapture the form that saw him lead the National League with a 2.18 ERA for the 1988 Cardinals. Magrane went 1-5 with a 6.88 ERA in 19 games (eight starts) before being designated for assignment on June 22nd. He accepted an assignment to Triple-A Nashville six days later but never pitched in the bigs again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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