April 23, 200718 yr THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 23RD 29 RUNS ON 29 HITS 1955: The White Sox administered a record 29-6 pasting of the Athletics in only the the White Sox second game ever in Kansas City (it was only the A’s fourth game in KC after relocating from Philadelphia). The 29 runs tied an American League record and the 29 runs, 29 hits and seven home runs were club records that still stand. Sherm Lollar tied an American League record with a pair of two-hit innings and went 5-for-6 with two homers and five RBIs. Bob Nieman, who homered twice, and Walt Dropo, who homered once, each drove in seven runs while Minnie Minoso, who homered, brought home five. Jack Harshman started and also homered for the Sox. Chico Carrasquel had five hits as the Sox totaled 55 bases and scored at least two runs in every inning except the scoreless fifth and ninth. WIN NO. 1 FOR BILLY 1949: Billy Pierce won the first of his 186 games with the White Sox in a 12-5 win over the St. Louis Browns before 8,086 at Comiskey Park. The left-handed Pierce, acquired from Detroit in November, got the win in relief as the Sox scored four in the sixth and five in the seventh to pull ahead. For the rest of the see www.whitesoxalmanac.com
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