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1913Future White Sox owner Arthur Allyn was born in Chicago. By purchasing Bill Veeck‘s stake in the team in 1961, combined with buying out the founder Charles Comiskeyhis grandson, ChuckAllyn was the end point of all Comiskey involvement with the White Sox franchise. Allyn didn’t care much for baseball and bought the club mainly because […]
1937It was a deal that was met with outrage from Detroit fans, as the Tigers sent an outfielder Gee Walkercatcher Mike Three and third baseman Marv Owen to the White Sox as starting pitcher Vern Kennedyoutfielder Dixie Walker and third baseman Tony Pete. Dixie was still a promising youngster, but only put up 2.8 total […]
1946Two almost-teammates with the White Sox in the 1970s, Cy Acosta And Rich McKinneywere born. A native of Piqua, Ohio, McKinney was selected No. 14 overall by the White Sox in 1968 and made the Majors in 1970. He played third, short, second and right field in a brief two-season career on the South Side […]
1937Ed Arthur Walshson of White Sox legend Ed Walshdied of rheumatic fever after falling into a coma at his family home in Meriden, Conn. He was only 32 years old. Clearly, the younger Walsh would never escape the shadow of his father, a Hall-of-Famer and fifth all-time in White Sox WAR. However, Ed was a […]
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 […]
1910White Sox Werster Ed Walsh Disapped the first shutout in the original Comiskey Park, when he staggered Washington 4-0. He only allowed two hits and eliminated 10 in the game. Senators Outfielder William “Wid” Conroy received both hits from Walsh that afternoon. 1932With a 1-0 loss in the second match of a Double Header against […]
