THIS DATE IN SOX HISTORY: JULY 6TH ... Stars and Ricky Horton?

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THIS DATE IN SOX HISTORY: JULY 6TH ... Stars and Ricky Horton?

 

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1983: Fred Lynn’s grand slam powered the American League to an easy 13-3 win in the 50th Anniversary All-Star Game at Comiskey Park. Lynn’s grand slam was the first in All-Star competition. Ron Kittle was the White Sox lone representative at the game and he went 1-for-2.

 

1988: Ricky Horton nailed down the final two outs for his first White Sox save in preserving a 4-1 win over Baltimore before 10,066 at Comiskey Park. Jack McDowell went the first 8.1 innings for his fourth win. Greg Walker homered and Gary Redus went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.

 

 

1990: The White Sox moved into a first-place tie with Oakland with a 4-2 win over the Baltimore Orioles before 28,172 at Comiskey Park. The Sox broke a 2-2 tie with two runs in the seventh on Lance Johnson’s triple. Melido Perez evened his record at 7-7.

 

1996: The White Sox treated 42,454 fans in Cleveland to the Harold Baines Show. Baines launched a two-run homer in the seventh and a solo shot in the ninth to account for the entire Sox offense in a 3-2 win over the Indians. Matt Karchner (7-2) got the win after fanning the only batter he faced.

 

1999: Chris Singleton became the fourth player in White Sox to hit for the cycle in an 8-7 loss to the Kansas City Royals before 11,251 at Comiskey Park. Singleton singled in the first, tripled in the fourth, doubled in the fifth and homered in the seventh to become the 101st player in American Leaguer to accomplish the feat and the first A.L. rookie to turn the trick since Oddibe McDowell on July 23, 1985. Singleton joined Ray Schalk, Jack Brohamer and Carlton Fisk as White Sox players to hit for the cycle. Singleton became the second player and first White Sox to hit for the cycle at New Comiskey Park.