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1919A day after she sold Babe Ruth to the Yankeescash-strapped Boston owner Harry Frazee could promise no further cuts to his roster. (The Red Sox were coming off a 66-71-1 season, but were just a year removed from a World series title.) Frazee made one exception: Superstar outfielder Harry Hooper stayed put. That promise lasted […]
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 […]
1887Two small players for the White Sox who just missed who play together on the same South Side team were born on this day. Left outfielder Finners Quinlanwho played for the White Sox in 1915, was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Further east in Indianapolis, 1911 short stop Roy Korhan arrived. Corhan had the better career, […]
