April 9, 200719 yr THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 9TH THE FIRST OF 1,764 FOR OZZIE 1985: Rookie Ozzie Guillen collected his first big league hit in the White Sox 4-2 Opening Day win at Milwaukee. Guillen, who batted leadoff, accomplished the feat with a bunt on a 3-0 pitch in the ninth inning off Ray Searage. Tom Seaver registered the victory in his record 15th Opening Day start. The Sox made things easy for Seaver by scoring two in the first on RBIs from Greg Walker and Ron Kittle. Seaver pitched into the seventh and got relief help from Bob James, who threw 2.1 scoreless innings for the first of his club-record 32 saves. THE LAST OPENER 1990: The White Sox trimmed the Milwaukee Brewers 2-1 in the last Opening Day at Old Comiskey Park before 40,008 fans. Scott Fletcher plated the winning run with a sacrifice fly in the seventh inning while five hurlers combined to hold Milwaukee to six hits. Starter Melido Perez got the win while Bobby Thigpen recorded the final two outs for the first of his record 57 saves. For more, see www.whitesoxalmanac.com
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