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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 […]
1950In just the fourth transaction ever between the two crosstown teams, the White Sox acquired Herman Reich from the Cubs. Reich was coming off what looked like a very solid season on paper for the Ivy Bumblers, slashing .280/.305/.360 over 108 games. However, in an offensive season of 1949, those numbers were actually sub-par. Reich […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
1947In a game played later in the year than any NFL game ever, the Chicago Cardinals won the NFL title 28-21 over time. Philadelphia Eagles in Comiskey Park. The club went 9-3 this season, one in which they remained unbeaten at home 5-0 (yes, only five home games, seven away, including the final four weeks […]
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 […]
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 […]
This Christmas classic is particularly suitable for a baseball conversion. Although originally the creation of a Montgomery Ward copywriter for a 1939 season promotion, Rudolph was made famous by the portrayal of legendary cowboy singer-actor Gene Autry. Autry was the original owner of the Angels and led the team through seemingly endless name changes for […]
