July 13, 200718 yr THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: JULY 13TH For the rest of the day (and July 12th which I didn't post here ... sorry) see, www.whitesoxalmanac.com 1961: The White Sox Sherm Lollar and Frank Baumann became just the third pitcher-catcher duo in M.L. history to hit back-to-back homers in a 6-2 loss before 43,960 at Comiskey Park. Lollar and Baumann accomplished the feat off Yankee starter Bill Stafford in the fifth inning. 1993: Jack McDowell was the winning pitcher and Frank Thomas made a successful All-Star debut in the American League’s 9-3 victory in the Mid-Summer Classic in Baltimore. McDowell earned the victory – the first by a Sox pitcher in an All-Star Game since Ray Herbert in 1962 – by tossing a scoreless fifth inning. Thomas entered the game as a pinch-hitter for Albert Belle in the eighth inning and singled off Florida's Bryan Harvey. 2001: The White Sox broke open a tight contest with a four-seventh in turning back the Cubs 7-2 at Wrigley Field. A solo home run by Jose Valentin and a three-run blast by Paul Konerko turned a slim 3-2 lead into an insurmountable five-run advantage as the Sox improved to 3-2 against the Cubs in 2001. Mark Buehrle fanned eight in eight innings to boost his record to 7-4. Valentin set off a mini-controversy when he mimicked Sammy Sosa’s home run celebration in the Sox dugout. Edited July 13, 200718 yr by StatManDu
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