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1923The man who would later be nicknamed ‘Moose’ Walt dropswas born in Moosup, Conn. Dropo would grow to 6’5″, 220 pounds (gigantic for the time, still quite big today!), earning the double meaning of his nickname. He came to the White Sox in time for the 1955 season, as part of a Frank Lane attempt […]
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 Pale Hose bid on a World series upset by a 1-0 defeat at home to the Cubsmaking the series even 2-2. Mordecai Brown exacted revenge for a one-point loss Nick Altrock in the Series opener, holding the White Sox to two hits and only two runners in scoring position. Altrock, for his part, was […]
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 […]
