June 21, 200718 yr THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY/JUNE 21ST See www.whitesoxalmanac.com for more information 1986: Doug Rader picked up his only win as White Sox manager as the Southsiders topped Seattle 7-6 before a matinee gathering of 21,934 at Comiskey Park. Rader was serving as Sox skipper after the firing of Tony LaRussa and prior to the hiring of Jim Fregosi. The White Sox took the lead for good in a four-run fourth on a Ozzie Guillen bunt and a Carlton Fisk RBI. 1989: Carlton Fisk hit his 307th home run as a catcher to become the American League’s all-time leader in that category in the White Sox 7-3 win over the Yankees. Fisk surpassed Yogi Berra in the Hall of Famer’s own backyard. The historic homer, which moved Fisk into second place among catchers behind Johnny Bench, came in the Sox 7-3 win at Yankee Stadium.
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