1974It was a small trade, but one that the White Sox undoubtedly won and sent a shortstop Eddie Leon to the Yankees for savior Cecil Upshaw. Upshaw only pitched one season on the South Side, but he had a solid late role for the club, finishing 15 of his 29 games with a save, with […]
1957While this was only the 11th best season of his career according to WAR, Warren Spahn was a near-unanimous pick to win what would be the only Cy Young of his career. He earned 15 of 16 votes in what was then an award given in the MLB, not by league. The stellar southpaw led […]
1963He had a spectacular season in 1963, making the White Sox star left-handed Gary Peters was named American League Rookie of the Year by the Baseball Writers Association of America. Peters went 19-8 with a 2.33 ERA (AL best among starting pitchers) and struck out 189 in 243 innings pitched. At one point he won […]
1937Mike Kreevich Bond the MLB record, with four Doubles in four straight batters, in a 9-1 victory in Detroit. The 4-from-6 day of the midfielder, with three points and an RBI, moved its stroke average to .318. Three of his four Doubles came from Tiger’s starting pitcher Tommy Bridges. In his second season as a […]
1915White Sox Werster Jim Scott shot a 5-0 shutout over the Philadelphia A’s … and he did it alone 68 minutes! It is the fastest game ever played in Team Annals. He allowed three hits and switched off six. Scott won 24 games that year. 1930 In one of the most brilliant starts in the […]