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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 […]
1914Charles Comiskey paid to keep an opposing star pitcher in the American League? The White Sox owner feared that Walter Johnson would jump from the Washington Senators of the AL to the Chifeds (Chicago Whales) of the new Federal League and create a second legitimate rival for Chicago fan dollars beyond the borders of the […]
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 […]
1931The White Sox changed outfielders Carl Reynolds And John Kerr to Washington for second baseman Jackie Hayes and jars Bump Hadley And Sam Jones. Hayes played the remainder of his days with the White Sox, compiling 6.1 WAR over nine seasons, with real standout campaigns in 1933 and 1936. “Sad Sam” also finished his career […]
1917The White Sox won their second World series title, beating the New York Giants four games against two. The score in the series clincher was also 4-2. Just two days after ending the win in Game 5 with two innings of relief, Red Faber pitched a complete game six-hitter to secure the crown. An unfortunate […]
1923In a competition in Comiskey Park, White Sox Pitcher Hollis “Sloppy” Thurston Threw an impeccable collection of relief (the side of only nine pitches) versus the Philadelphia Athletics. Thurston’s spotless inning came in the 12th and mowing Frank “Beauty” McGowan, Clarence “Chick” Galloway and Sam Hale. Thurston only became the fifth pitcher in MLB history […]
