THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: JULY 14TH/Claudell wasn't ALL bad&

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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: JULY 14TH

 

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1979: Claudell Washington hit three homers in the Whit Sox 12-4 win over the Tigers before 23,877 at Comiskey Park. Washington’s three homers were the most by a Sox player in a game since Bill Melton went deep three times on June 24, 1969 at Seattle. Washington also posted only the sixth game of three-or-more homers in franchise history. This was only the third three-homer game at Comiskey Park and the first since Gus Zernial accomplished the feat on Oct. 1, 1950. Washington hit solo shots in the third and seventh and then jacked a three-run shot in the eighth. Ralph Garr, Rusty Torres and Jim Morrison also homered as the Sox posted just the fifth game of at least six homers in team history and their first since a six-homer effort Aug. 9, 1977. The barrage fell one shy of the club record for homers in a game (April 23, 1955).

 

1991: Jack McDowell threw the only one-hitter of his White Sox career in a 15-1 win at Milwaukee. McDowell gave up a leadoff home run to Paul Molitor and then held the Brewers hitless the rest of the way. The White Sox supported “Black Jack” with a season-high 15 hits, including Warren Newson first career homer.

 

1994: The White Sox opened a crucial four-game set with the upstart Cleveland Indians with a 6-3 win before 36,444 at Comiskey Park. The White Sox rallied from a 3-0 deficit to win and take over sole possession of first place in the American League Central. The victory, the White Sox seventh in a row, improved their record to 53-34. Julio Franco’s sacrifice fly and Robin Ventura’s RBI single in the seventh gave the Sox the lead for good. Alex Fernandez went the distance and fanned 12. Fernandez did not allow a runner past first base in the final seven innings.

 

1998: Frank Thomas powered the White Sox to victory with a three-run walk-off homer in an 8-5 win over the Minnesota Twins before 13,841 at Comiskey Park. The White Sox entered the inning trailing 5-4 but notched their 16th comeback win of the season off Twins’ relief ace Rick Aguilera. The game-ending homer was the first of Thomas’ career.

 

2000: Frank Thomas became the White Sox all-time RBI leader in a 9-4 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals before 34,862 at Comiskey Park. A two-run homer in the first inning gave Thomas’ 1,117 White Sox RBIs and enabled him to pass Luke Appling as the franchise’s career leader. Thomas set the record in 1,459 games while Appling did it 2,422 games.

 

2001: ADVANTAGE, WHITE SOX! The White Sox topped the Cubs 3-1 at Wrigley Field giving them a 4-2 advantage in the season series and a 13-11 advantage in the all-time series. Starter Sean Lowe combined with Gary Glover and Keith Foulke in limiting the Cubs to five hits and one run as the Sox pulled to within two games of the .500 mark at 43-45. Lowe went seven innings while Glover and Foulke each turned in a scoreless frame with Foulke earning his 19th save. Ray Durham gave the Sox the lead with an RBI single in the third while Carlos Lee plated a run in the fourth inning and finished off the scoring with his 16th homer of the year in the seventh inning.