May 21May 21 Three factoids today:May 21, 1905 - White Sox pitcher Frank Smith fired a one-hitter in beating the Senators 2-1 at South Side Park. Washington scored their only run and got their only hit in the first inning as Smith walked former teammate Charlie Jones to open the game then after an out, he was driven home on a single by Jake Stahl.Smith helped his own cause in the fifth inning by hitting a double then when he was on third base came home on a bobbled ground ball resulting in an error. It was the decisive run in the game. Washington made three errors on the afternoon with the game played in front of over 25-thousand fans.May 21, 1943 - The White Sox won the fastest nine-inning game they’ve ever played, 1-0 over the Senators at Comiskey Park. Johnny Humphries threw a three-hitter in a game that took just one hour, 29 minutes. Humphries in fact scored the game’s only run, doubling to lead off the fifth and getting singled home by Thurman Tucker.May 21, 2009 - The White Sox tied the team record for worst defeat based on run difference in their history, when they were annihilated 20-1 by the Twins at U.S. Cellular Field. The 19-run difference was first set on May 10, 2002 in Anaheim.Bartolo Colon, Lance Broadway and Jimmy Gobble gave up all the runs. Colon at least had something of an excuse…of the eight runs he allowed, seven were unearned!
May 21May 21 Monty Stratton born on this day in 1912. Monty Stratton – Society for American Baseball Research
May 21May 21 Author 1 hour ago, WestEddy said:Monty Stratton born on this day in 1912.Monty Stratton – Society for American Baseball ResearchYou must have a thing for births and deaths.
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