1907
In a 5-3 loss to the Boston Individuals, Ed Walsh had 11 assists over eight innings, changing into the primary pitcher in historical past to have at the least 11 assists in a recreation twice in a single season. Walsh added one putout and made no errors. He dropped to 18-10 on the season in one in every of simply 9 begins he fabricated from 46 complete he didn’t full. (Walsh’s 56 video games, 46 begins, 37 full video games, 4 saves and 422 1⁄3 innings all led the complete majors in 1907.)
Walsh additionally devoured up 11 assists in a 1-0 win over the St. Louis Browns on April 19.
1984
In his sixth 12 months on the poll, longtime White Sox shortstop Luis Aparicio was inducted into the Corridor of Fame. Aparicio was one of the vital athletic shortstops to ever play, and he introduced the misplaced artwork of the stolen base again to baseball within the Fifties, main the AL in steals over 9 straight seasons.
The previous 1956 Rookie of the Yr performed 10 years with the White Sox. He was runner-up to teammate Nellie Fox within the 1959 MVP voting, received seven Gold Gloves whereas enjoying for the White Sox and represented the membership in six All-Star Video games.
1986
Future Corridor-of-Famer Steve Carlton, picked up on waivers by the White Sox, made his American League debut.
“Lefty” solely went three innings, giving up six runs in a 7-3 loss to the Tigers in Detroit. However over 10 video games for the White Sox in 1986, Carlton received 4 video games, with a 3.69 ERA and 40 strikeouts in 63 innings.
He was launched at season’s finish.
1990
The White Sox set what was believed to be the longest wait in baseball historical past earlier than calling a recreation due to rain. The staff was slated to play the Rangers at Comiskey Park in a day contest beginning at 1 p.m. Central time. Persistent rains brought about a delay earlier than the primary pitch was even thrown. As a result of this was the final journey into Chicago by Texas, the Sox requested the Rangers if they’d fly again to Chicago on an off-day to make the sport up — which Texas flatly rejected.
Not eager to lose a house recreation, the Sox waited till the night earlier than “formally” calling it. The wait lasted seven hours and 23 minutes! Because it turned out, the Sox needed to play the make-up recreation in Arlington as a part of a doubleheader the next week.
1993
Tim Raines didn’t simply clout a leadoff house run in a White Sox 4-2 loss vs. the Royals : That homer turned his 2,000th hit within the majors! Raines completed the sport 2-for-4, with the eventual game-winning run coming in on, of all issues, a Lance Johnson error in heart area!
The White Sox practically tied the sport with one out within the backside of the ninth, as Ellis Burks smacked a deep fly down the left-field line that didn’t depart the park, rendering it a sac fly reasonably than a two-run homer.
The Kansas Metropolis win drew the membership to inside 2 1/2 video games of the White Sox, as regardless of main the West Division (and ultimately successful it) Chicago was simply the fifth-best staff within the AL at this second, at 62-52.
1994
The unthinkable lastly occurred, as main league gamers struck for the remainder of the season due to the unwillingness by homeowners to barter pretty on a brand new labor contract (a cost that later was validated by federal courtroom choose and future Supreme Court docket justice Sonia Sotomayor).
On the time of the strike, the White Sox had been main their division, had the second-best report within the AL and the fourth-best in all of baseball. They had been on their technique to back-to- again playoff appearances for the primary time in franchise historical past.
Many Sox followers blamed proprietor Jerry Reinsdorf for forcing the strike, being a hard-line proprietor and sabotaging his personal staff’s likelihood to get to that elusive World Series.
Frank Thomas ended the season very near the Triple Crown, hitting .353 with 38 house runs and 101 RBIs. He did get his second consecutive MVP award, although.
2007
White Sox nearer Bobby Jenks tied a significant league report when he retired his forty first consecutive hitter, in a recreation towards the Mariners. Jenks’ streak had began again on July 17 at Cleveland.
Jenks tied a report initially set by San Francisco’s Jim Barr in 1972, and the shared report was damaged in 2009 by Jenks’ teammate, Mark Buehrle, who retired 45 consecutive batters, sandwiched round his excellent recreation.
2017
When White Sox first baseman José Abreu went deep with one out within the fourth inning towards the Royals, he turned the primary participant in staff historical past with 4 consecutive seasons of at the least 20 house runs to start out his profession. Jermaine Dye and José Valentín opened the White Sox portion of their careers with 5 consecutive seasons of at the least 20 homers, and Jim Thome, Paul Konerko and Carlos Quentin began their White Sox careers with 4 consecutive seasons of at the least 20 homers. However Abreu’s achievement was distinctive in franchise annals.
Abreu homered once more within the sixth; marking his ninth profession multi-homer recreation, with each coming off of Ian Kennedy. Later that season, Abreu turned the primary Sox participant with 25 house runs in 4 straight seasons beginning a profession.
2020
For the fifth time in franchise historical past, the White Sox led off a recreation with back-to-back house runs. It was shortstop Tim Anderson and outfielder Eloy Jiménez who turned the trick in Detroit, staking the Sox to a 2-0 lead over Matthew Boyd and the Tigers. The Sox would go on to win the sport, 7-5.
It was the primary time the White Sox had back-to-back house runs to steer off a recreation since Aug. 12, 2018 — and it could occur once more a lot sooner, on Aug. 17, 2020.
2021
It was a exceptional night time in a exceptional location: The primary “Discipline of Goals” recreation, performed on the location of the 1989 film of the identical title, in Dyersville, Iowa. The White Sox hosted the Yankees, with each groups sporting throwback uniforms.
An 8,000-seat stadium was constructed subsequent to the sector the place the film was shot, and the sport was nationally televised by Fox Sports activities. Among the authentic forged members, together with baseball fan Kevin Costner, got here out to soak up the celebration.
José Abreu hit the first-ever house run for a big-league recreation in Iowa, when he linked within the first inning. The Sox would win, 9-8, after blowing a three-run, ninth-inning lead; Tim Anderson hit a walk-off, two-run house run, setting off fireworks in heart area to recreate Comiskey Park.
