March 15, 200719 yr MARCH 15TH KEALEY ARRIVES WITH A BAT 1971: The White Sox acquired pitcher Steve Kealey and catcher Dave Adlesh from the California Angels for catcher Art Kusyner. Kealey, a right-hander, gave the White Sox two pretty fair seasons out of the bullpen and made some history in the process. On Sept. 6, 1971 in the first game of a doubleheader, Kealey became the last White Sox pitcher of the pre-DH era to hit a home run. The three-run blast off Archie Corbin came in a 6-3 victory over Minnesota at Comiskey Park. Kealey’s blast would the last by a White Sox pitcher for 35 years. The next home run by a Sox pitcher wouldn’t come for another 35 years when Jon Garland launched a two-run home run at Cincinnati on June 18, 2006. For the rest of the day in Sox history, click on www.whitesoxalmanac.com
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