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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 2ND HOYT’S FINEST HOUR 1984: LaMarr Hoyt tossed the White Sox final one-hitter at Old Comiskey Park in a 3-0 win over the New York Yankees before 15,382 at 35th and Shields. Hoyt faced the minimum in logging his only shutout of the season. Between the first and seventh innings, the burly right-hander retired 19 consecutive batters before Don Mattingly singled with one out in the seventh. Hoyt then got Steve Kemp to bounce into a double play. Hoyt then retired the next eight to complete the gem. The Sox did all their damage in the second on RBIs by Scott Fletcher and Rudy Law and a balk. Mike Squires started at third base, marking the first time since at least 1936 that a southpaw started at the position. Squires played the first five innings at the hot corner with no chances before moving to first base. A FORFEIT FIRST 1901: The White Sox were on the losing end of the first forfeited game in American League history. The umpires awarded the visiting Detroit Tigers the victory because the Sox were stalling with the game threatened by darkness. When umpire Tom Connolly made the ruling, fans were so irate that owner Charles Comiskey had to take to the field and try to make peace. The scene was so intense Chicago police had to escort umpries from the field. For more see www.whitesoxalmanac.com

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 1ST (For the entire day, see www.whitesoxalmanac.om THE GO GO ERA ARRIVES 1951: Minnie Minoso made his White Sox debut in becoming the first African American to play for the team the day after being acquired from the Cleveland Indians. In his first plate appearance with the Sox, Minoso launched a home run off Yankee ace Vic Raschi in an 8-3 loss before 14,776 at Comiskey Park. The home run was the first of 135 Minoso would hit for the Sox and properly inaugurated the franchise’s “Go Go” era, according to team historian Rich Lindberg. In that same game, the Yankees’ Mickey Mantle hit the first of his 536 home runs. A ROLLS REUSS OF A PERFORMANCE 1989: Jerry Reuss celebrated his 600th big league appearance by firing the 39th shutout of his career -- a four-hitter -- in the White Sox 6-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers before 7,625 chilled fans at Comiskey Park. Reuss induced 18 groundball outs in posting the 214th victory of his career. The left-hander struck out four and walked none in improving to 3-2. The Sox supported Reuss with three in the second and three in the fifth on a Ron Kittle home run as the teams played through a brief snow squall.

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 30TH For more see www.whitesoxalmanac.com THE ONLY PERFECT GAME IN WHITE SOX HISTORY 1922: Rookie Charlie Robertson pitched the only perfect game in White Sox history by shutting down the Tigers 2-0 in Detroit. Making his second start of the season, Robertson mesmerized the sellout crowd of 25,000 at Navin Field with his fastball and slider. So frustrated by Robertson were the Tigers, they insisted he was doctoring the ball. The great Ty Cobb personally inspected every inch of Robertson's uniform but could not find any foreign substances. The Tigers managed just one hard ball off Robertson, who struck out six, but Johnny Mostil ran it down in left field while fighting off spectators and mounted police. The spectators were on the field -- a common practice during this era -- and the police were there to keep the crowd in check. The Sox scored twice in the second inning on Earl Sheely's single, which scored Harry Hooper and Mostil. When Robertson retired pinch-hitter Johnny Basler to end it, he had the sixth perfect game in big league history and even earned a standing ovation from the normally harsh Detroit faithful. The "perfecto" was the highlight of the Texan's big league career. Robertson played for the Sox in 1919 and from 1922 to 1925. He pitched for the Browns in 1926 before finishing his career with the Boston Braves in 1927 and 1928. Robertson won 14 games for the 1922 Sox and then 13 for the Sox the next season. After that, Robertson never won more than eight games in a season. (Source: Rich Lindberg's White Sox Encyclopedia). SANTO MAKES HIS FIRST SOX HR COUNT 1974: Ron Santo’s two-run home run off Jim Palmer in the seventh was all Stan Bahnsen needed in a 2-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 5,836 at Comiskey Park. Santo, starting at second base, followed Ken Henderson’s leadoff single with his first home run in a Sox uniform. Bahnsen went the distance giving up seven hits and three walks while fanning six.

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 29TH SOX LEND REDS A HAND AND SOME CLOTHES 1913: Wearing borrowed White Sox uniforms, the Cincinnati Reds lost to the Cubs 7-2 at Chicago’s West Side Grounds. After a game in St. Louis, the Reds’ trainers forgot to load the team’s uniforms on the train, prompting the wardrobe loan from the Sox. KITTY ON THE ROOF 1984: Ron Kittle blasted a roof shot home run added another roundtripper in the White Sox 6-4 win over Boston before 23,565 at Comiskey Park. Kittle victimized Al Nipper for the third “roofer" of his career, which tied him with Greg Luzinski for the all-time lead in that department. The Sox did all of their damage in the first and third innings with three runs in each frame. The Red Sox had the tying run at the plate in the ninth but Al Jones struck out Dwight Evans to earn his first career save. For more on this day, see www.whitesoxalmanac.com!

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 28TH (For the entire day see www.WHITESOXALMANAC.COM) SOX FIRE UP THE “BRONX ZOO” 1985: The White Sox edged the Yankees 4-3 on Ozzie Guillen’s walkoff walk before 27,367 at Comiskey Park. The victory touched off a flurry of Yankee activity. After the game, Yogi Berra was replaced by Billy Martin as Yankee manager. New York pitching coach Clyde King delivered the news to Yogi, prompting an irate Berra to never set foot in Yankee Stadium as long as George Steinbrenner owns the team. TED’S LAST HURRAH 1946: Hall-of-Famer Ted Lyons won the final game of his illustrious career in the White Sox 4-3 win over the Browns in the first game of a doubleheader at Comiskey Park. The win was Lyons’ 260th – a White Sox record which still stands. The “Baylor Bear” went the distance in this and each of his five starts in 1946. Lyons also completed all 20 of his starts in his previous season of 1942. SOX SCORE FIVE IN THE NINTH TO WIN IT 2004: The White Sox scored five in the ninth to pull out a 9-8 win over the Indians before 12,189 at US Cellular Field. The four-run ninth inning deficit was the largest overcome by the Sox since July 29,1992 and their largest overcome at home since June 4, 1988. Sandy Alomar Jr.s’ sac fly scored Joe Crede with the game-winner after Timo Perez’s single scored Kelly Dransfeldt with the tying run.

THIS SHOULD BE THE 28TH ... THE DATE IN HEADER IS WRONG ... THIS POST CAN BE DELETED ... THE ONE ABOVE THIS IS RIGHT THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 28TH (For the entire day see www.WHITESOXALMANAC.COM) SOX FIRE UP THE “BRONX ZOO” 1985: The White Sox edged the Yankees 4-3 on Ozzie Guillen’s walkoff walk before 27,367 at Comiskey Park. The victory touched off a flurry of Yankee activity. After the game, Yogi Berra was replaced by Billy Martin as Yankee manager. New York pitching coach Clyde King delivered the news to Yogi, prompting an irate Berra to never set foot in Yankee Stadium as long as George Steinbrenner owns the team. TED’S LAST HURRAH 1946: Hall-of-Famer Ted Lyons won the final game of his illustrious career in the White Sox 4-3 win over the Browns in the first game of a doubleheader at Comiskey Park. The win was Lyons’ 260th – a White Sox record which still stands. The “Baylor Bear” went the distance in this and each of his five starts in 1946. Lyons also completed all 20 of his starts in his previous season of 1942. SOX SCORE FIVE IN THE NINTH TO WIN IT 2004: The White Sox scored five in the ninth to pull out a 9-8 win over the Indians before 12,189 at US Cellular Field. The four-run ninth inning deficit was the largest overcome by the Sox since July 29,1992 and their largest overcome at home since June 4, 1988. Sandy Alomar Jr.s’ sac fly scored Joe Crede with the game-winner after Timo Perez’s single scored Kelly Dransfeldt with the tying run.

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 27 (For the rest of the day see www.whitesoxalmanac.com) VALENTIN HITS FOR THE CYCLE; SUSPENSIONS HANDED DOWN 2000: Jose Valentin hit for the cycle as the White Sox closed out an explosive homestand with a 13-4 wipeout of the Baltimore Orioles before 13,225 at Comiskey Park. Valentin executed his cycle in order by singling in the first, doubling in the second, tripling in the third and homering in the eighth in joining Ray Schalk, Carlton Fisk, Jack Brohamer and Chris Singleton as Sox players who have hit for the cycle. The win helped the Sox conclude their homestand at 9-4. The Sox outscored their foes 102-59 on the homestand. The news wasn’t all good during this matinee. Giddiness turned to outrage during the game when the American League announced that manager Jerry Manuel, Magglio Ordonez, Keith Foulke, Bobby Howry, Carlos Lee, Jim Parque and Tanyon Sturtze were suspended by MLB for their roles in the April 22 on-field altercations with the Tigers.

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 26 SOX PULL OUT AN EPIC 1972: Dick Allen’s two-run homer let the White Sox walk off with a 7-5 win in a back-and-forth affair with the Indians at Comiskey Park. The dramatic victory extended the White Sox winning streak to seven after they started the memorable and franchise-saving 1972 campaign 0-3. The Sox fell behind 4-0 but pulled even when Mike Andrews tied it with a grand slam off Ed Farmer in the seventh. The Sox took the lead in the eighth on a Bill Melton only to have the Indians tie it in the ninth. Allen finally settled it with a dinger in the 10th after Rich Morales had walked with one out. EDDIE COLLINS: IRON MAN 1918: White Sox second baseman EddieCollins set the American League record by playing in his 473rd consecutive game in a 7-6 win over the Browns in St. Louis. He broke the record previously held by Sam Crawford. FERNANDEZ WINS IN A HURRY 1994: Alex Fernandez blanked the Milwaukee Brewers in a snappy 2:20 in the White Sox 3-0 win before 23,909 at Comiskey Park. It was Fernandez second win of the season and his second shutout of the season. The White Sox scored in the second on an RBI by Ozzie Guillen, in the third on an RBI double by Robin Ventura and in the fourth on another RBI by Guillen. For the rest of the day, see www.whitesoxalmanac.com

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 25 For the rest of the day, see WWW.WHITESOXALMANAC.COM TURNING POINT IN TEXAS 1990: Bobby Thigpen ended a bases-loaded rally in the eighth with a double play ball and fanned the side in the ninth to preserve the Sox 5-4 win at Texas. Thigpen’s fourth save finished off Jack McDowell’s first win of the season as the Sox halted a four-game losing streak. After a disappointing setback the night before where Thipgen surrendered two home runs as part of the Rangers’five-run ninth, manager Jeff Torborg later cited this “bounce back” game where Thigpen was so confidently dominant as a turning point in the surprisingly successful 1990 campaign which resulted in 94 victories. A ROBINSON ROOFER 1951: Eddie Robinson hit the first roof shot home run by a White Sox player at Comiskey Park in an 8-6 win in the first game of a doubleheader over the St. Louis Browns before 4,558 at 35th and Shields. The blast clears the right field roof, which was added in 1927. Robinson’s blast came off Al Widmar and was the eighth roof shot homer in the park’s history and the first since Boston’s Ted Williams victimized John Rigney on May 7, 1941. FORD’S LAST HURRAH 1967: Future Hall of Famer Whitey Ford posted the final win of his career in the Yankees’ 11-2 victory over the White Sox in New York. The left-hander went the distance for the 236th triumph of his career. HEY BUDDY … A ROOFER 1969: The White Sox Buddy Bradford clubbed the 15th roof shot home run at Comiskey Park in a 6-5 win over the Minnesota Twins before 9,336 at 35th and Shields. Bradford victimized Tom Hall in the first inning for the fourth “roofer” by a White Sox player and the first by a Sox player in five years. The blast was part of a four-run first but it took a walkoff single by Carlos May to win the game.

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 24TH HAVE A DAY, EDDIE LEON 1973: Light-hitting infielder Eddie Leon homered and drove in three as the White Sox began what would turn into a nine-game winning streak with an 8-4 victory at Yankee Stadium. Leon’s two-run homer in the second put the Sox on top. After the Yankees tied the game, Bill Melton fronted the Sox for good with a homer leading off a five-run fourth. FORSTER GOES K KRAZY 1974: Terry Forster struck out eight batters in three innings in preserving the White Sox 7-2 win over Milwaukee before 5,409 at Comiskey Park. After starter and winner Wilbur Wood gave up a single to start the seventh, Forster fanned three of the next four batters he faced. In the eighth Forster got two Ks and then struck out the side in the ninth. For the rest of the day, visit www.WHITESOXALMANAC.COM

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 23RD 29 RUNS ON 29 HITS 1955: The White Sox administered a record 29-6 pasting of the Athletics in only the the White Sox second game ever in Kansas City (it was only the A’s fourth game in KC after relocating from Philadelphia). The 29 runs tied an American League record and the 29 runs, 29 hits and seven home runs were club records that still stand. Sherm Lollar tied an American League record with a pair of two-hit innings and went 5-for-6 with two homers and five RBIs. Bob Nieman, who homered twice, and Walt Dropo, who homered once, each drove in seven runs while Minnie Minoso, who homered, brought home five. Jack Harshman started and also homered for the Sox. Chico Carrasquel had five hits as the Sox totaled 55 bases and scored at least two runs in every inning except the scoreless fifth and ninth. WIN NO. 1 FOR BILLY 1949: Billy Pierce won the first of his 186 games with the White Sox in a 12-5 win over the St. Louis Browns before 8,086 at Comiskey Park. The left-handed Pierce, acquired from Detroit in November, got the win in relief as the Sox scored four in the sixth and five in the seventh to pull ahead. For the rest of the see www.whitesoxalmanac.com

QUOTE(aboz56 @ Apr 22, 2007 -> 10:44 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Also, ESPN'2 Page 2 lists it sixth among baseball brawls: What I remember from that fight was that Tiger coach Juan Samuel was not a peacemaker as coaches are supposed to be ... I also remember Robert Fick getting a beer shower as he returned to the bullpen ... Juan Encarnacion was a big wad as was Karim Garcia. It was one of those two gems that sucker-punched Foulke, I believe Phil Garner always had some sort of chip on his shoulder when it came to the White Sox. I recall that scrap he got into with Terry Bevington when he was managing the Brewers.

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 22ND TAKE ME OUT TO THE BRAWL-GAME 2000: The White Sox pounded the Detroit Tigers 14-6 in a fight- and ejection-filled game before 16,410 at Comiskey Park. A huge brawl broke out in the seventh which lasted 13 minutes and resulted in six ejections. In the ninth, another brawl ensued which prompted two more ejections. The fights resulted in seven members of the White Sox roster drawing suspensions from the American League. Many pointed to this game as the galvanizing force behind the White Sox unexpected run to the American League Central Division championship. The fights overshadowed a great day by Chris Singleton, who went 5-for-5 with a double, a home run and three RBI. For the rest of the day, see www.whitesoxalmanac.com

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 21ST WHITE SOX OPEN SHOP 1900: The White Sox played their inaugural game and defeated Connie Mack’s Milwaukee Brewers in a revamped cricket field at 39th and Princeton. As gametime approached, construction crews were applying the final touches to the tiny wooden grandstand. The Sox prevailed 5-4 in 10 innings before a crowd estimated at 2,000 to 3,000. I AM FROM MILWAUKEE AND MY STREAK IS STOPPED 1987: The White Sox ended the Milwaukee Brewers’ Major League-record tying 13-game win streak to open the season with a 7-1 win at Comiskey Park. Joel Davis was the streak-stopper before a crowd of 17,023, which included a lot of Brewer fans who had made the trip south from the Brew City. Davis fired 5.2 shutout innings for the win while Jim Winn went the rest of the way and allowed a run on three hits for the save. Donnie Hill’s second inning home run ignited the Sox rout. The rest of the day is at www.whitesoxalmanac.com

THIS DATE IN SOX HISTORY: APRIL 20 BREWERS STREAK AT SOX EXPENSE 1987: The Milwaukee Brewers defeated the White Sox 5-4 at Comiskey Park to run their season-opening winning streak to 13 games, tying a Major League record. Chuck Crim got the win while Jose DeLeon absorbed the loss. Many of the 24,000 on hand were Brewer fans who made the trek down I-94 from Wisconsin. FRANCO DELIVERS 1994: Julio Franco broke a 6-6 tie with an RBI single in the 12th in helping the Sox to an 8-6 win over Milwaukee at County Stadium. Roberto Hernandez pitched three innings for his first win of the season. Also in the game, Tim Raines became just the sixth player in American League history to reach base safely in seven consecutive plate appearances. Raines had three singles and four walks in becoming the first A.L. player to accomplish the feat since George Brett did it on June 27, 1985. For the rest of the day see www.whitesoxalamanac.com

WHITE SOX NO-HITTERS (This also appears on www.whitesoxalmanac.com) April 18, 2007—Mark Buehrle vs. Texas, 6-0 Notes: Mark Buehrle faced the minimum in plowing through the Rangers. He allowed just one baserunner when he walked Sammy Sosa. Buehrle quickly erased the careless Sosa when he picked him off first base. Defensive gems were fashioned by third baseman Joe Crede, second baseman Tadahito Iguchi, right fielder Jermaine Dye and shortstop Juan Uribe. It took Buehrle 2:03 and 106 pitches to throw the first no-hitter at US Cellular Field. Aug. 11, 1991—Wilson Alvarez at Baltimore, 7-0 Notes: Wilson Alvarez became the eighth-youngest pitcher to throw a no-hitter in the White Sox 7-0 win vs. the Orioles in Baltimore. Alvarez became the first Sox left-hander and the first Venezuelan to toss a no-no. Alvarez struck out the side in the first inning and recorded his seventh strikeout against Randy Milligan to end the game. The defensive gem of the game was turned in by Lance Johnson, who made a diving catch in center to keep the no-no alive. The win jacked the Sox record to 65-45 and moved them to within a game of first place. Sept. 19, 1986—Joe Cowley at California, 7-1 Notes: Joe Cowley threw the 14th no-hitter franchise history in a 7-1 win at California. Cowley walked seven and gave up a run on a Reggie Jackson sacrifice fly in the sixth. The burly right-hander escaped disaster in the ninth when he induced Doug DeCinces to bounce into a game-ending double play. The win improved Cowley’s record to 11-9 but was the last of his big league career. After the no-hitter, Cowley dropped his last two decisions of 1986. Following the season, Cowley was dealt to the Philadelphia Phillies for outfielder Gary Redus. Cowley struggled mightily in Philadelphia in 1987, losing all four of his decisions with a 15.43 ERA before leaving the game. July 28, 1976—John Odom and Francisco Barrios at Oakland, 2-1 Notes: Francisco Barrios and John "Blue Moon" Odom combined to no-hit the A's 2-1 at Oakland. They issued 11 walks in the club's only combined no-hitter. Odom started and went five innings. He gave up an unearned run and nine walks while striking out three. Barrios went the final four frames with two walks and two strikeouts. Jim Spencer broke a 1-1 tie with a homer in the sixth off Paul Linblad. Sept. 10, 1967—Joel Horlen vs. Detroit, 6-0 Notes: Joel Horlen no-hit the Detroit Tigers in a 6-0 White Sox win in the first game of a doubleheader before 23,625 at Comiskey Park. Eddie Mathews reached on a Ken Boyer error but was erased on a double play and Bill Freehan was hit by a pitch for the only Tigers to get on against Horlen. Wayne Causey saved the “no-no” with a lunging grab of Jerry Lumpe’s ninth-inning grounder. The no-hitter was the last by a Sox pitcher at Old Comiskey Park. Cisco Carlos pitched a 4-0 shutout in Game 2, making this the last doubleheader shutout in club history. The sweep got the third-place Sox to within 1.5-games of first-place. Aug. 20, 1957—Robert Keegen vs. Washington, 6-0 Notes: Bob Keegan fired the first nocturnal no-hitter in the history of Comiskey Park in the White Sox 6-0 win over the Washington Senators. The game was the nightcap of a scheduled doubleheader and was the franchise's first no-hitter in 20 years. Keegan walked two and fanned one and got help from one double play as well as great defensive play from outfielder Larry Doby and infielder Nellie Fox. June 1, 1937—William Dietrich vs. St. Louis, 8-0 Notes: Bill Dietrich tossed the first no-hitter by a White Sox pitcher in two seasons by whitewashing the St. Louis Browns 8-0 before an estimated crowd of 1,500 at Comiskey Park. Dietrich walked two and struck out five in the 10th "no-no" in club history. The Sox offense made things easy on Dietrich by scoring three times in the first. Aug. 31, 1935—Vernon Kennedy vs. Cleveland, 5-0 Notes: Vern Kennedy registered the first no-hitter by a White Sox pitcher at Comiskey Park in 43 years in a 5-0 win over the Cleveland Indians. Kennedy walked four and fanned five as the White Sox turned two double plays behind him. He was also the hitting star with a bases-loaded triple. Aug. 21, 1926—Ted Lyons at Boston, 6-0 Notes: Hall of Famer -to-be Ted Lyons fired the only no-hitter in his illustrious career. Lyons defeated the Red Sox 6-0 at Fenway Park. Lyons fanned two and walked three in facing the minimum. The no-no was one of Lyons' Sox-record 260 wins and 27 shutouts in his21-year career. April 30, 1922—Charles Robertson at Detroit, 2-0 (perfect game) Notes: Rookie Charlie Robertson pitched the only perfect game in White Sox history by shutting down the Tigers 2-0 in Detroit. Making his second start of the season, Robertson mesmerized the sellout crowd of 25,000 at Navin Field with his fastball and slider. So frustrated by Robertson were the Tigers, they insisted he was doctoring the ball. The great Ty Cobb personally inspected every inch of Robertson's uniform but could not find any foreign substances. The Tigers managed just one hard ball off Robertson, who struck out six, but Johnny Mostil ran it down in left field while fighting off spectators and mounted police. The spectators were on the field -- a common practice during this era -- and the police were there to keep the crowd in check. The Sox scored twice in the second inning on Earl Sheely's single, which scored Harry Hooper and Mostil. When Robertson retired pinch-hitter Johnny Basler to end it, he had the sixth perfect game in big league history and even earned a standing ovation from the normally harsh Detroit faithful. The "perfecto" was the highlight of the Texan's big league career. Robertson played for the Sox in 1919 and from 1922 to 1925. He pitched for the Browns in 1926 before finishing his career with the Boston Braves in 1927 and 1928. Robertson won 14 games for the 1922 Sox and then 13 for the Sox the next season. After that, Robertson never won more than eight games in a season. (Source: Rich Lindberg's White Sox Encyclopedia). April 14, 1917—Eddie Cicotte at St. Louis, 11-0 Notes: Ed Cicotte no-hit St. Louis in an 11-0 Sox win at St. Louis. It was the fifth no-hitter in club history. Cicotte gave up three walks, hit a batter and struck out five in the only no-no of his career. The Sox gave Cicotte a lead right away with one in the first and added seven more in the second inning. May 31, 1914—Joseph Benz vs. Cleveland, 6-1 Notes: Joe Benz fired the second no-hitter in Comiskey Park history by besting the Cleveland Indians 6-1. The gem marked the only time a losing team scored a run in a no-hitter at Comiskey Park. Three fourth-inning White Sox errors prevented the shutout. Benz walked two and fanned three in a game that took only one hour and 45 minutes to play. Aug. 27, 1911—Ed Walsh vs. Boston, 5-0 Notes: Future Hall of Famer Ed Walsh tossed the first no-hitter at Comiskey Park in the White Sox 5-0 win over the BostonRed Sox. Walsh walked one and fanned eight in facing the minimum. The no-hitter was the only one of Walsh’s career and the first of eight at Old Comiskey Park. Sept. 20, 1908—Frank Smith vs. Philadelphia, 1-0 Notes: On the sixth anniversary of the first no-hitter in White Sox history, Frank Smith tossed the second "no-no" of his career in a 1-0 win over Philadelphia in Chicago. The White Sox pushed a run across in the ninth to make a winner out of Smith, who fanned two and walked one. Smith’s gem came six years after Nixey Callahan no-hit Detroit for the first no-hitter in White Sox history. Smith’s first no-hitter came Sept. 6, 1905 against Detroit. Sept. 6, 1905—Frank Smith at Detroit, 15-0 Notes: Frank Smith tossed the first of his two club-record no-hitters in the White Sox 15-0 win at Detroit. The White Sox made things easy on Smith by scoring eight in the first inning. Smith fanned eight and walked three. The “no-no” was the second in White Sox history and part of the first doubleheader sweep in franchise history (the White Sox won the opener 2-0 behind Doc White). Smith's other no-hitter would come Sept. 20, 1908 at the 39th Street Grounds. Sept. 20, 1902—James Callahan vs. Detroit, 3-0 Notes: James “Nixey” Callahan fired the first no-hitter in the White Sox 3-0 win over Detroit in the first game of a doubleheader in Chicago. The White Sox gave Callahan, who walked two and fanned two, three in the first and he did the rest. Editor's Note: Information for these entries is gleaned from the author's files, retrosheet.org, various Internet sources, press reports of the day, White Sox media guides and the many White Sox books written by the great Rich Lindberg.

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 19 FORSTER FINISHES WITH A FLURRY 1974: Terry Forster finished off the Kansas City Royals with a flurry in the White Sox 5-4 win before 9,317 at Comiskey Park. With the Sox clinging to a one-run lead and a runner on first with one out in the ninth, manager Chuck Tanner summoned Forster from the bullpen to take over for Jim Kaat. Forster responded by whiffing the Royals best hitters -- John Mayberry and Hal McRae -- to end the game. The Sox tied the game in the fourth when Jorge Orta scored on Jerry Hairston’s fielder’s choice. The Sox took the lead for good in the fifth on Orta’s RBI. BAINES’ FIRST BLAST 1980: Harold Baines hit the first home run of his career in the White Sox 5-4 win in 12 innings over the Orioles in Baltimore. Baines touched future Hall of Famer Jim Palmer for the first of his 221 White Sox home runs immediately after Jim Morrison led off the seventh with a roundtripper. The outburst sent Palmer to the showers and pulled the Sox to within one at 4-3. The Sox forced extra innings in the ninth when Mike Squires’ single scored Baines. The game remained tied until the 12th when Marv Foley drilled a two-out home run which provided the difference. Ed Farmer got the win with 1.2 scoreless innings. The real pitching hero, however, was Tex Wortham, who turned four shutout innings of one-hit relief while striking out three. For the rest of the day, see www.whitesoxalmanac.com

QUOTE(StatManDu @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 11:55 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Mark Buehrle has faced the minimum twice in his career ... Tonight and July 21, 2004 in Cleveland when he gave up two hits but got two DPs in a shutout. Prior to Buehrle, the last time a Sox pitcher faced the minimum was on May 2, 1984 when LaMarr Hoyt one-hit the Yankees in a 3-0 shutout. The Lammer gave up one hit -- a single to Don Mattingly in the seventh. Mattingly was erased on a DP. Interesting thing about Cowley's no-no is that it was his last big league victory.

QUOTE(Buehrle>Wood @ Apr 18, 2007 -> 11:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Anyone know how many times our pitchers have faced the minimum? Mark Buehrle has faced the minimum twice in his career ... Tonight and July 21, 2004 in Cleveland when he gave up two hits but got two DPs in a shutout. Prior to Buehrle, the last time a Sox pitcher faced the minimum was on May 2, 1984 when LaMarr Hoyt one-hit the Yankees in a 3-0 shutout. The Lammer gave up one hit -- a single to Don Mattingly in the seventh. Mattingly was erased on a DP.

White Sox No-Hitters April 18, 2007—Mark Buehrle vs. Texas, 6-0 Aug. 11, 1991—Wilson Alvarez at Baltimore, 7-0 Sept. 19, 1986—Joe Cowley at California, 7-1 July 28, 1976—John Odom and Francisco Barrios at Oakland, 2-1 Sept. 10, 1967—Joel Horlen vs. Detroit, 6-0 Aug. 20, 1957—Robert Keegen vs. Washington, 6-0 June 1, 1937—William Dietrich vs. St. Louis, 8-0 Aug. 31, 1935—Vernon Kennedy vs. Cleveland, 5-0 Aug. 21, 1926—Ted Lyons at Boston, 6-0 April 30, 1922—Charles Robertson at Detroit, 2-0 (perfect game) April 14, 1917—Eddie Cicotte at St. Louis, 11-0 May 31, 1914—Joseph Benz vs. Cleveland, 6-1 Aug. 27, 1911—Ed Walsh vs. Boston, 5-0 Sept. 20, 1908—Frank Smith vs. Philadelphia, 1-0 Sept. 6, 1905—Frank Smith at Detroit, 15-0 Sept. 20, 1902—James Callahan vs. Detroit, 3-0

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 18TH IN FIRST TO STAY 2005: The White Sox took over sole possession of first place and never let it go for the rest of the season by beating the Minnesota Twins 5-4 before 27,018 at US Cellular Field. The Sox got two home runs from Carl Everett – including a tiebreaking two-run blast in the sixth – in improving to 9-4 and breaking a first place tie with the Twins. The Sox trailed 3-1 in the fifth before Joe Crede evened things up with his first homer of the year. Luis Vizcaino got the win with relief help from Dustin Hermanson and Shingo Takatsu, who earned his fourth save. For the rest of this date, see www.whitesoxalmanac.com

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 17TH 7-0 TO START 1982 1982: The White Sox swept a doubleheader from the Baltimore Orioles at Comiskey Park to improve to 7-0. The victories enabled the Sox to break a 62-year-old club record for consecutive wins at the start of a season. Rain the day before forced the Sox to play their first home Opening Day doubleheader since 1972. The double win meant the Sox had swept all four of their Opening Day doubleheaders (1917, 1972 and earlier in 1982). The White Sox took the first game 3-1 and then captured the nightcap 10-6 as 28,977 took in the festivities on the Southside. In the first game, Greg Luzinski’s two-run homer in the first fronted the Sox for good and made a winner of Britt Burns, who tossed seven shutout innings. In the second game, Jim Morrison untied a 6-6 game in the eighth with a home run that touched off a four-run inning. UP ON THE ROOF ONE LAST TIME 1990: Ron Kittle launched what would be the final roof-shot home run at Old Comiskey Park history in the White Sox 2-1 win over the Boston Red Sox before a frigid crowd of 8,479. Kittle’s “roofer,” the record seventh of his career, came off Rob Murphy and tied the game at one in the sixth. Ozzie Guillen singled in Sammy Sosa in the ninth to make a winner out of Barry Jones and loser of Lee Smith. For the rest of the day see www.whitesoxalmanac.com

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 16TH 6-0 IN 1991 1991: The White Sox made it 6-for-6 in 1991 with a 4-3 win in 10 innings over the Yankees in New York. The Sox took a 3-0 lead into the bottom of the sixth but the Yankees pulled even. The game remained scoreless until the 10th -- thanks to relievers Donn Pall and Scott Radinsky -- before Lance Johnson singled with two outs and scored on Robin Ventura’s double. Bobby Thigpen tossed a scoreless 10th to earn his fourth save ofthe young season. SHADES OF PUDGE: BURKS HOMERS IN RETURN TO BOSTON 1993: In his first plate appearance as a visitor to Fenway Park, Ellis Burks homered in the White Sox 9-4 win over the Boston Red Sox. Burks’ blast came in the second inning with two outs off Danny Darwin and gave the Sox a 1-0 lead. The Red Sox led 4-2 after three before the White Sox took over. The White Sox tied the game in the fourth on a two-run homer by Robin Ventura. Lance Johnson’s two-run double in the fifth put the Sox ahead to stay. Jack McDowell turned in seven innings to improve to 3-0. For the rest of the day, see www.whitesoxalmanac.com

On March 18, 1942, the White Sox were in position to change the course of baseball history but passed. On this date, White Sox manager Jimmy Dykes watched African American athletes Jackie Robinson and Nate Moreland work out at his team’s spring training facility in Pasadena, California. According to Jules Tygiel’s 1983 book “Baseball’s Great Experiment,” Robinson, best known as a football star at UCLA, and Moreland, a Negro League pitcher, requested a tryout, which Dykes granted. History tells us that nothing came of the tryout but Dykes, who stated he was willing to accept black players, was impressed even though Robinson was hobbled by a charley horse, according to Tygiel. “I’d hate to see him on two good legs,” Dykes said. “He’s worth $50,000 of anybody’s money. He stole everything but my infielders’ gloves.” After a stint in the army and with the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues and the minor league Montreal Royals, Robinson broke baseball’s color barrier with Brooklyn on this date in 1947. Robinson did not mention this tryout with the White Sox in his 1972 autobiography “I Never Had It Made,” Minnie Minoso broke the White Sox color barrier on May 1, 1951. This item originally appeared on March 18 on www.whitesoxalmanac.com

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY IN A PINCH, A RECORD BREAKER 1985: Jerry Hairston became the White Sox all-time leader when he notched the 51st pinch-hit of his career in a 6-5 win vs. the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Batting for Tom Paciorek in the eighth, Hairston delivered a single that scored Scott Fletcher to give the Sox a 4-3 lead. Hairston passed the great Smoky Burgess on the Sox’s all-time list and finished his Sox career with 87 pinch-hits. . … Also on this day, the White Sox signed relief pitcher Bill Dawley. For the rest of the day plus a stumper, see www.whitesoxalmanac.com