THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 2ND (Hoyt's shining moment)

LaMarr Hoyt tossed the White Sox final one-hitter at Old Comiskey Park in a 3-0 win over the New York Yankees before 15,382 at 35th and Shields. Hoyt faced the minimum in logging his only shutout of the season. Between the first and seventh innings, the burly right-hander retired 19 consecutive batters before Don Mattingly singled with one out in the seventh. Hoyt then got Steve Kemp to bounce into a double play. Hoyt then retired the next eight to complete the gem. The Sox did all their damage in the second on RBIs by Scott Fletcher and Rudy Law and a balk. Mike Squires started at third base, marking the first time since at least 1936 that a southpaw started at the position. Squires played the first five innings at the hot corner with no chances before moving to first base.

 

The White Sox were on the losing end of the first forfeited game in American League history. The umpires awarded the visiting Detroit Tigers the victory because the Sox were stalling with the game threatened by darkness. When umpire Tom Connolly made the ruling, fans were so irate that owner Charles Comiskey had to take to the field and try to make peace. The scene was so intense Chicago police had to escort umpries from the field.

 

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