Thursday at 04:42 PM2 days Four factoids today:May 7, 1989 - Groundbreaking ceremonies were held for the start of construction on the new Comiskey Park across the street from the original stadium which was built in 1910. Dignitaries from the state, city and White Sox franchise were on hand for the occasion.May 7, 1991 - Sammy Sosa became the first Sox player with a ‘walk off’ home run at new Comiskey Park when he beat Milwaukee with a blast in the 12th inning. The final score was 2-1. Sosa hit his game winner off Brewers relief pitcher Mark Lee leading off the frame.May 7, 1999 – Sox outfielder Carlos Lee homered in his first at bat in the Major Leagues. Lee connected off the A’s knuckleballer Tom Candiotti. It came in the second inning at home in the Sox 7-1 win. He became the first White Sox player to ever accomplish this feat. The home run was to center field.May 7, 2023 – The White Sox set the franchise record for the most runs ever scored in the second inning when they had 11 runners cross the plate in a 17-4 win over the Reds in Cincinnati.The Sox sent 14 batters to the plate in the inning highlighted by a two-run home run by Hanser Alberto and a three-run shot off the bat of Gavin Sheets. In the inning the Sox went 5 for 6 with runners in scoring position. Backed by that kind of support Michael Kopech pitched six innings and got the easy win.
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