THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY/APRIL 29TH (I'm back!)

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I have been at the park for the homestand and didnt' get a chance to update ... If you were at the park, you saw some of the dates between the 23rd and 28th scrolled on the left field matrix (black and white) boards.

 

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 29TH

 

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SOX LEND REDS A HAND

1913: Wearing borrowed White Sox uniforms, the Cincinnati Reds lost to the Cubs 7-2 at Chicago’s West Side Grounds. After a game in St. Louis, the Reds’ trainers forgot to load the team’s uniforms on the train, prompting the wardrobe loan from the Sox.

 

A JOLLY GOOD TRADE

1932: The White Sox traded catcher Bennie Tate and outfielders Smead Jolley and Johnny Watwood to the Boston Red Sox in exchange for catcher Charlie Berry.

 

A 12-RUN ROUT

1937: The White Sox defeated the St. Louis Browns 12-0 at Comiskey Park. Monty Stratton got the win in the Sox largest victory by shutout since a 12-0 win at Detroit since April 18, 1933.

 

DONOVAN GETS ON THE BOARD

1955: The fifth time proved to be a charm for White Sox pitcher Dick Donovan in a 7-0 win over the Red Sox. The right-hander, in his fifth trial in the big leagues, blanked Boston on four hits for his first big league victory nearly five years to the day after making his big league debut for the Boston Braves.

 

ONE TOUGH TURK

1960: Turk Lown tossed 5.1 innings of shutout relief and was rewarded with a victory in the White Sox 3-1 win over the Tigers before 20,408 at Comiskey Park. Lown gave up four hits with a walk and a strikeout and was put into position to win when Roy Sievers’ two-out single scored Nellie Fox, who had tripled, in the fifth with the eventual winning run.

 

TWO GAMES, TWO CGs, TWO WINS

1962: The White Sox got a pair of complete game efforts in sweeping a doubleheader from the Boston Red Sox before 12,509 at Comiskey Park. John Buzhardt gave up four hits and overcame seven walks in a 2-1 win in the first game. Early Wynn gave up three hits and struck out six in a 5-1 win in the nightcap.

 

STREAK REACHES FIVE

1966: The White Sox extended their winning streak to five by taking care of the Indians 4-1 in Cleveland. The Sox took the lead utilizing the offense that was so typical of this era for the franchise. Tommie Agee led off the game with a double, looked to be picked off second but was bailed out by an error and took third. Don Buford then lofted a sacrifice fly to right to score Agee. Gary Peters helped his own cause with a solo home run in the fifth. Peters got the win, allowing one run on six hits with one strikeout in six innings. Bob Locker earned the save with three shutout innings as the Sox moved to within a game of first place.

 

A RICH EFFORT

1971: A couple of Riches -- McKinney and Morales -- came through big time for the White Sox in a 5-4 win at Washington. In a five-run seventh, Morales delivered the game-tying single while McKinney followed by driving in two to give the Sox the lead for good. Tom Bradley started and got the win to improve to 3-0.

 

SOX GRAB A SHARE OF FIRST

1973: Backed by three home runs, Wilbur Wood tossed a seven-hit shutout as the White Sox beat the Red Sox 5-0 in Boston and moved into a tie for first in the American League West. Bill Melton hit a two-run shot while Ed Herrmann and Dick Allen each hit solo shots powering the Sox to their fourth straight victory in a streak that would reach nine. In the nine wins, the Sox posted five shutouts, including three in succession, and allowed just 12 runs and nine of those runs were in two games.

 

LeFLORE PROVIDES THE SPARK

1982: Ron LeFlore was the catalyst in the White Sox 3-2 win over the Detroit Tigers before 7,519 at Comiskey Park. LeFlore went 3-for-4 with a two-run home run and a stolen base from the leadoff spot. His two-run blast padded a 1-0 lead obtained in the second Billy Almon brought home Carlton Fisk with a two-out single. Dennis Lamp started and picked up the win while rookie Salome Barojas struck out four in 2.2 innings to earn his sixth save.

 

KITTLE FINISHES OFF JAYS

1983: Rookie Ron Kittle's three-run homer in the seventh punctuated the White Sox 9-3 win over the Blue Jays in Toronto. Harold Baines went 3-for-5 with a double and two RBIs while Rudy Law drove in two runs and Tony Bernazard doubled twice in support of starter Richard Dotson. At 3-1, Dotson owned 38 percent of the Sox victories to that point.

 

KITTY ON THE ROOF

1984: Ron Kittle blasted a roof shot home run added another roundtripper in the White Sox 6-4 win over Boston before 23,565 at Comiskey Park. Kittle victimized Al Nipper for the third “roofer" of his career, which tied him with Greg Luzinski for the all-time lead in that department. The Sox did all of their damage in the first and third innings with three runs in each frame. The Red Sox had the tying run at the plate in the ninth but Al Jones struck out Dwight Evans to earn his first career save.

 

ORIOLES STOP 21-GAME LOSING STREAK

1988: The Orioles posted a 9-0 win before 14,059 at Comiskey Park to snap their record-setting 21-game losing streak to start season.

 

SOX, SAMMY SLAM JAYS

1990: Sammy Sosa hit a grand slam and Ozzie Guillen went 3-for-4 with two doubles as the White Sox beat Toronto 10-3 before 12,936 at Comiskey Park. Craig Grebeck collected his first career hit and Wayne Edwards tossed four no-hit innings of relief with three strikeouts and one walk to earn his first career save in relief of winner Eric King.

 

SOX STORM BY BREWERS

1993: The White Sox rallied from a 4-1 deficit in defeating the Milwaukee Brewers 7-4 before 23,431 at Comiskey Park. A four-run fourth gave the Sox the lead for good and made a winner of Dave Stieb for the first time with the team. Dan Pasqua's RBI in the fourth put the Sox ahead to stay. Pasqua added a two-run homer in the seventh.

 

HOT END TO APRIL

1996: Roberto Hernandez finished off the Angles and April with a flurry. Hernandez fanned the side to nail down his ninth save, a personal monthly high, in preserving the White Sox 4-3 win over California before 12,949 at Comiskey Park. The win gave the Sox a 5-0 homestand (their best since July 13-19, 1989), a seven-game winning streak and lifted the club to 15-9 matching its best start since 1982.

 

NAVARRO, BELLE, SOX EDGE RANGERS

1997: Albert Belle’s sacrifice fly in the ninth scored Ray Durham and made a winner out of Jaime Navarro in the White Sox 2-1 win over the Texas Rangers before 16,143 at Comiskey Park. Navarro scattered six hits and fanned seven in posting his first complete game of the season and the 30th of his career.

 

SOX DROP SIX BOMBS ON BIRDS

1998: The White Sox used the longball in ripping the Baltimore Orioles 16-7 before 12,262 at Comiskey Park. The Sox clubbed six home runs – their most in a game since July 14, 1979 and one shy of the April 23, 1954 club record – in posting the easy win. Albert Belle and Wil Cordero each homered twice while Frank Thomas and Robin Ventura each homered once to make a winner out of Jaime Navarro. Ventura’s homer was the 154th of his career, tying him with Bill Melton for fourth place in Sox history.

 

ANOTHER ONE-RUNWIN IN MOTOWN

2000: A day after winning their inaugural game at Detroit's Comerica Park by one run, the Sox duplicated the feat by trimming the Tigers 2-1. The victory enabled the surging and surprising White Sox moved to 10 games over .500 for the first time since Sept. 15, 1996. The Sox got all they needed in the fifth when doubles by Jeff Abbott, Greg Norton and Jose Valentin produced two runs. Cal Eldred got the win with seven strong innings while Keith Foulke earned his third save.

 

SOX SALVAGE ONE IN SEATTLE

2001: Paul Konerko enabled the White Sox avoid a three-game sweep to Seattle in a 2-1 win before 25,442 at Comiskey Park. Konerko’s RBI single with two outs in the 14th inning scored Magglio Ordonez with the winning run. Konerko’s single extended his hitting streak to 12 games and his streak of reaching base to 22 games. Four White Sox pitchers combined to limit the Mariners to just four hits in 14 innings. Mark Buehrle started and gave up one run on two hits with one walk and eight strikeouts in eight innings. Gary Glover got the win with a dominating performance. The rookie right-hander fanned four in three innings of one-hit ball in improving to 2-1.

 

ESTEBAN LOAIZA: MR. APRIL

2004: Esteben Loaiza continued his dominance in April in helping the White Sox top the Blue Jays 6-4 before 11,210 at U.S. Cellular Field. Loaiza completed his second consecutive perfect April in improving to 10-0 in his last 11 starts in the month. With his six-inning effort, Loaiza moved to 4-0 in 2004 and 18-3 lifetime in April. The Sox climbed out of a 3-1 hole behind a five-run fifth. Aaron Rowand's fielder's choice tied the game while Willie Harris' single fronted the Sox for good. Neal Cotts preserved the lead with three strikeouts in two shutout innings while Billy Koch worked a scoreless ninth for his second save.

 

CONTRERAS EXTENDS STREAK

2006: The defending champion and first placeWhite Sox got an RBI from Jermaine Dye, a home run from Jim Thome and another solid outing from Jose Contreras en route to a 2-1 win over the Angels in Anaheim. Contreras gave up one run on five hits in 8.1 inningsfor his 12th consecutive win. Bobby Jenks worked out of a jam in the ninth to earn his seventh save. Dye’s RBI in the fourth gave the Sox the lead for good. Thome’s homer in the sixth was his 10th of the year enabling the affable slugger to reach double digits in dongs in fewer games than any player in franchise history