StatManDu Posted October 15, 2008 Share Posted October 15, 2008 (edited) RECENT SOX HOMER-ONLY 1-0 VICTORIES Date Player Opponent Inning (pitcher, out) Sept. 30, 2008 Jim Thome Minnesota 7th (Blackburn, 0 outs) Note—AL Central clincher (Game No. 163) … 461-feet. June 22, 2006 Jim Thome St. Louis 7th (Reyes, 1 out) Note—White Sox only hit. Sept. 7, 2005 Paul Konerko Kansas City 3rd (Wood, 2 outs) May 27, 1995 Ron Karkovice at Detroit 5th (Lira, 0 outs) Aug. 22, 1993 Frank Thomas at Minnesota 1st (DeShaies, 2 outs) Note—Jack McDowell’s 20th victory. Sept. 17, 1991 Bo Jackson Oakland 7th (Darling, 1 out) Note—Bo Jackson’s first home run with the Sox. Aug. 4, 1991 Frank Thomas Baltimore 6th (Mussina, 1 out) Note—Mike Mussina’s Major League debut. June 29, 1990 Ron Kittle NY Yankees 2nd (Cary, 0 outs) Note—The final 1-0 game at Old Comiskey Park July 21, 1989 Carlton Fisk at Boston 8th (Hetzel, 0 outs) July 19, 1985 Carlton Fisk Cleveland 2nd (Blyleven, 1 out) Note—HR helped Tom Seaver to win No. 298 and earn the last of his 61 shutouts. May 7, 1974 Ed Herrmann at Detroit 11th (LaGrow, 0 out) Note—HR made a winner out of Wilbur Wood (complete game two-hitter with 10 Ks) July 11, 1971 Ed Herrmann Milwaukee 5th (Parsons, 1 out) Note—Game 2 of a doubleheader … The Sox lost the first game 1-0. April 22, 1967 Tommie Agee at Washington 2nd (Ortega, 0 outs) July 4, 1965 Ken Berry at California 5th (Brunet, 0 outs) Aug. 12, 1962 Jim Landis at Kansas City 8th (Fischer, 1 out) May 3, 1962 Jim Landis NY Yankees 4th (Ford, 0 outs) Aug. 11, 1961 Luis Aparicio Kansas City 3rd (Archer, 2 outs) Note—HR was a part of the last of Billy Pierce’s 35 Sox shutouts Sources—retrosheet.org; mlb.com Edited October 15, 2008 by StatManDu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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