Four factoids today: October 8, 1948 - Frank “Trader” Lane was recruited out of the American Association (a Triple-A minor league baseball league) where he was President and took over as the new General Manager of the White Sox. Lane would go on to become one of the greatest G.M.’s in team history. Among the players acquired by Lane, who made over 230 trades in his Sox tenure, were such future All-Stars as Nellie Fox, Sherm Lollar, Billy Pierce, Dick Donovan, “Chico” Carrasquel and “Minnie” Minoso. Lane built the club that would go on to win the pennant in 1959. October 8, 1983 - With the Sox down two games to one in the A.L.C.S. Jerry Dybzinski overran second base after a line drive one hop single by Julio Cruz in the seventh inning of a scoreless game at Comiskey Park in game #4. In the ensuing rundown Vance Law, who was on base in front of Dybzinski, was thrown out trying to score what would have been the go ahead run. The Sox wound up losing the game and the series on a home run by the Orioles Tito Landrum in the 10th inning. The final score was 3-0, spoiling a masterful performance by Sox pitcher Britt Burns who went the distance striking out eight. October 8, 1993 - With the Sox down two games to none in the A.L.C.S. Wilson Alvarez pitched a gem in game #3 and beat the Blue Jays 6-1. The Sox scored five runs in the third inning which gave him some breathing room. The complete game victory was badly needed and gave Sox fans a reason to keep hoping. Alvarez gave up seven hits, striking out six. October 8, 2021 – White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson was a prime-time player and it showed in his first five postseason games. Anderson got three hits in the White Sox 9-4 game #2 A.L.D.S. loss to the Astros giving him 13 hits in his first five games dating back to the 2020 playoff series against the Athletics. That set the Major League record. The 13 hits also tied the record for the most hits in any five-game span in postseason history. Anderson then added three more hits in the game #3, 12-6 Sox win two days later, giving him 16 in six postseason games, the most ever by a player in a six-game postseason span. Anderson with another hit 10-10-21 Clark
