TODAY IN SOX HISTORY: JUNE 11TH

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HAVE A DAY, DIXIE!

1922: On a day when he was honored by several thousands fans from his hometown of Gary, Ind., Dixie Leverett drove in the winning run in the 13th to give himself the victory in a 7-6 win over Boston at Comiskey Park. According to press reports of the day, several thousands fans, led by a band, from Gary attended the game and presented Leverett with a watch, a traveling bag and flowers. Leverett turned in a complete game for his throng for his second win. ... Details gleaned from Chicago Tribune report on the game

 

LYONS’ STINGY STREAK STARTS

1939: Ted Lyons pitched the last four innings without a walk, starting his string of 42 consecutive innings without allowing a free pass, in a 7-5 win over Boston in the first game of a doubleheader before 10,000 at Comiskey Park.

 

BIG SWEEP

1967: Jerry McNertney’s three-run homer powered the Sox to a 3-1 win Game 2 win and a doubleheader sweep before 62,582 at Yankee Stadium. The Sox won the first game 2-1 with Don Buford and Ken Berry going a combined 6-for-9 as the team moved into first place.

 

A POWERFUL SWEEP

1972: Dick Allen accounted for two of the White Sox five home runs in a 6-4 win over Milwaukee in the first game of a doubleheader before 23,868 at Comiskey Park. Luis Alvarado, Mike Andrews and Ed Herrmann also went deep to help Stan Bahnsen earn his eighth win. Terry Forster helped out by fanning seven in three innings of shutout relief for his seventh save. In the second game, Pat Kelly secured the Sox a sweep when his “walkoff’ single delivered the team a 5-4 victory after the Sox had been trailing 4-0.

 

WORKHORSE SAVE

1980: Bound for the All-Star Game, Ed Farmer posted his 14th save with 3.2 innings of shutout work in a 7-4 win over Toronto before 17,537 at Comiskey Park. Lamar Johnson had three RBIs while Junior Moore had two and Jim Morrison added three hits in helping starter Ken Kravec pick up the victory.

 

FIRST WIN AT WRIGLEY

1999: Greg Norton’s two-run homer helped the White Sox notch their inaugural regular-season win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field with a rain-shortened 5-3 victory. Jim Parque went the distance for his second straight win. The game was halted by rain after the top of the sixth and delayed for 2 hours and 33 minutes before it was called.

 

ROLLING IN WRIGLEY

2010: A.J. Pierzynski went 4-for-5 with a double, a homer and three RBIs in the White Sox 10-5 win over the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Alex Rios went 4-for-4 with the homer as the Sox built a 10-2 lead after eight in support of winning pitcher Jake Peavy, who gave up two runs in seven innings for his fifth win.