StatManDu Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: JUNE 22/The greatest game at OCP? For the rest of this eventful day, visit www.whitesoxalmanac.com 1956: The White Sox defeated the New York Yankees 5-4 in 12 innings before 48,346 at Comiskey Park. The victory keyed the Sox four-game sweep and was called the greatest game ever played in the 80-year history of Comiskey Park by the Chicago Tribune in 1990. White Sox starting pitcher Dick Donovan took a no-hitter and a 2-0 lead into the eighth thanks to a homer by Larry Doby in the fifth and an RBI by Dave Philley in the third. The Yankees pulled even with a run in the eighth on a Billy Martin RBI and run in the ninth on a Mickey Mantle RBI. The Yankees took the lead in 11th with two runs on a Joe Collins single. Undaunted, the Sox tied it in the bottom of the frame on a two-out, two-run double by Sammy Esposito, a rookie from Indiana University via Chicago’s Fenger High School. In the 12th, Esposito delivered again, this time with a two-out looping single which scored Sherm Lollar with the game-winner. The hit touched off a wild celebration, was the Sox 18th win in their last 25 games and pulled them to within four games of first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan1 Posted June 22, 2007 Share Posted June 22, 2007 This is fictional. The Yankees did not lose a game before the year 2001. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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