Lip Man 1 Posted 12 hours ago Share Posted 12 hours ago Am headed to Boise Saturday morning for the Big Sky Postseason Basketball Tournaments aka "Starch Madness" and because of that I'm going to post several days of This Day In Sox History news, notes, facts and factoids ahead of time for those who are interested. March 6, 1914 - The White Sox returned home from their around-the-world series of exhibition games against the New York Giants. The Sox went 24-20-2 on it but the added 46 games took their toll when the regular season began in late April. For the year the Sox would end up in sixth place, 30 games out with a record of 70-84-3. Each of the three previous years, the White Sox were better than .500, at 77 or 78 wins — and 1914 would be just the third losing season in franchise history. Among the players who participated in the exhibition series was Jim Thorpe, regarding as the greatest athlete in the world at that time because of his Olympic success. The ship the Sox returned home on? None other than the Lusitania. March 6, 1959 - After the courts ruled in his favor and denied petitions by members of the Comiskey family, Bill Veeck and his partners, including Hall-of-Famer Hank Greenberg, officially bought the White Sox. Veeck owned 54 per cent of the team. At the introductory press conference Veeck jokingly told the media that “You can have 54 per cent of the coffee!” It would be a remarkable first year for the new owners with the White Sox taking their first pennant in 40 years with a record of 94-60-2. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted 11 hours ago Share Posted 11 hours ago White Sox icon Ross Detwiler is 40 years old today!! Ross Detwiler Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted 10 hours ago Author Share Posted 10 hours ago 55 minutes ago, WestEddy said: White Sox icon Ross Detwiler is 40 years old today!! Ross Detwiler Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More | Baseball-Reference.com Who? (No I'm not being facetious...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestEddy Posted 9 hours ago Share Posted 9 hours ago 51 minutes ago, Lip Man 1 said: Who? (No I'm not being facetious...) I linked to his Baseball-Reference page. Started 12 games for the 2019 Sox and hung around during the COVID season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lip Man 1 Posted 8 hours ago Author Share Posted 8 hours ago 1 hour ago, WestEddy said: I linked to his Baseball-Reference page. Started 12 games for the 2019 Sox and hung around during the COVID season. Like I said who? 😆 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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