1958Future White Sox hurler Juan Pizarro set a record by recording 17 strikeouts in the Caribbean Series opener. The game was the culmination of Pizarro’s biggest Puerto Rican Winter League season, during which he won the PRWL MVP as he became the second of now four pitchers to win the pitching Triple Crown, going 14-5 […]
1890Harry Grabinerthe White Sox’s first and longest-serving general manager, was born in Chicago. He was an employee of the team for forty years and literally rose from peanut salesman to vice president. Grabiner served under three Comiskey owners: Karel, J. LouisAnd Elegance. Back then, “general manager” wasn’t really a standalone position, so Grabiner was the […]
1955It was the start of a new era at shortstop for the White Sox. On this date, the team purchased the young infielder’s contract Luis Aparicio of Memphis. Aparicio would begin his Hall of Fame career the following season, winning Rookie of the Year in the American League – the first Latin player to do […]
1906The SOX defeated Washington 4-1, for their 19th consecutive victory, a franchise record that still stands. Roy Patterson took the victory. It eventually became (bound for) the longest American League -winning series of the 20th century. This was the streak that pushed the SOX into a position to take the Al -Wimpel and finally the […]