THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: JUNE 6TH/Jay Johnstone and Harry Chapp

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: JUNE 6TH

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1966: Lee Elia clubbed the first home run of his career in the White Sox 5-1 win – their fifth straight – at California. Elia’s blast came in the second, an inning after the Sox had taken the lead for good on Floyd Robinson’s RBI single. Dennis Higgins, the cousin of Joe Crede, fired four perfect innings for his second save in preserving Juan Pizarro’s fifth win.

1971: Jay Johnstone hit two home runs – including a three-run blast in a five-run first – as the White Sox topped the Tigers 8-2 before 25,356 at Comiskey Park. Bill Melton also homered and Tom Bradley pitched into the ninth for his sixth win.

1980: Diminutive Harry Chappas’ double in the ninth scored Bobby Molinaro with the winning run as the White Sox beat the Indians 8-7 before 20,231 at Comiskey Park. Marv Foley’s two-run, pinch-homer in the eighth tied the game, setting the stage for the 5-foot-3 Chappas’ heroics. Ed Farmer got the win in relief to improve to 5-0.

1984: Tom Seaver recorded his 58th career shutout, a four-hit masterpiece in a 4-0 win over the Angels before 20,995 at Comiskey Park. Seaver delivered first-pitch strikes to 20 of 30 batters and he retired seven hitters on the first pitch. Seaver fanned eight and walked none and was backed by a home run from batterymate and future fellow Hall of Famer Carlton Fisk.

Edited June 6, 200718 yr by StatManDu