Thursday at 03:46 PM3 days March 19, 1979 - Sox shortstop prospect Harry Chappas appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated with the caption, “The Littlest Rookie. Shortstop Harry Chappas.”Chappas was all of 5-3. His career was as brief as his height.In three years, he appeared in 72 games with 184 at bats, one home run, two stolen bases and 15 walks.Part of the reason for his struggles, from those who knew him, was because of his reluctance to take advice from coaches and teammates. His only career home run came off the Brewers Bill Travers.March 19, 1981 – Former White Sox G.M. Frank “Trader” Lane died in Dallas, at the age of 86.Lane, who took over the White Sox in 1948 at a time when the franchise was threadbare in both coffers and talent, built the “Go-Go” White Sox of the 1950’s. It was under his oversight the South Siders started a record streak of winning seasons (1951-67). The G.M. brought in such talent as Nellie Fox, “Minnie” Minoso, “Chico” Carrasquel, Billy Pierce, Dick Donovan, “Jungle” Jim Rivera and Sherm Lollar, more often than not in transactions that were utter steals for the White Sox. Lane was also a metrics innovator.His G.M. career extended beyond the White Sox, to more than 400 trades in his career. But he is best known for his White Sox tenure, during which he forged 241 total deals. Edited Thursday at 06:51 PM3 days by Lip Man 1
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