1914Clarence ‘Pants’ Rowland was named White Sox manager, replacing him Jimmy Callahan after a 70-84-3 season in sixth place in 1914. Rowland, who got his nickname because he wore oversized pants during his minor league playing days, had been a minor league captain for about a decade, without any particular distinction. It was somewhat of […]
1908White Sox Start Pitcher Ed Walsh fired two complete matches in a double header against the Red SOx. He both won, 5-1 and 2-0, so that only seven total hits and one walk allow. That season Walsh might have the biggest pitching year in baseball history, with an era of 40 games, with an ERA […]