April 21, 200718 yr THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 21ST WHITE SOX OPEN SHOP 1900: The White Sox played their inaugural game and defeated Connie Mack’s Milwaukee Brewers in a revamped cricket field at 39th and Princeton. As gametime approached, construction crews were applying the final touches to the tiny wooden grandstand. The Sox prevailed 5-4 in 10 innings before a crowd estimated at 2,000 to 3,000. I AM FROM MILWAUKEE AND MY STREAK IS STOPPED 1987: The White Sox ended the Milwaukee Brewers’ Major League-record tying 13-game win streak to open the season with a 7-1 win at Comiskey Park. Joel Davis was the streak-stopper before a crowd of 17,023, which included a lot of Brewer fans who had made the trip south from the Brew City. Davis fired 5.2 shutout innings for the win while Jim Winn went the rest of the way and allowed a run on three hits for the save. Donnie Hill’s second inning home run ignited the Sox rout. The rest of the day is at www.whitesoxalmanac.com
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