THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: AUGUST 12

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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: AUGUST 12

 

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1978: Mike Colbern was 3-for-3 with four RBIs in the White Sox 6-3 win over the Tigers before 20,128 at Comiskey Park.

 

1979: Ross Baumgarten threw a two-hitter and Junior Moore and Jim Morrison each drove in two runs to help the White Sox top Toronto 7-0 in the first game of a doubleheader before 14,712 at Comiskey Park.

 

1982: Tony Bernazard’s sacrifice fly in the ninth enabled the White Sox to walk-off with a 2-1 win over New York before 25,033 at Comiskey Park. Jerry Koosman earned the win with a complete game effort as the Sox pulled to within 3.5 games of first place.

 

1983: The White Sox lengthened their lead to six games in the American League West with a 2-1 win over Baltimore before 45,588 at Comiskey Park. LaMarr Hoyt went the distance and fanned nine while Dave Stegman and Carlton Fisk drove in the Sox runs in the fifth.

 

1984: Former White Sox shortstop Luis Aparicio was inducted into the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Two days later, the White Sox retired Aparicio’s No. 11 in a ceremony at Comiskey Park.

 

1990: The White Sox game with Texas at Comiskey Park was rained out after a nearly eight-and-half hour delay. Rain began to fall at 11 a.m. and the game was scheduled to start at 1:35 p.m. but it wasn’t called until 9 p.m. It was unofficially the longest rain delay in history. The White Sox waited because it was Texas’ last trip to Chicago. The game was rescheduled as part of a doubleheader six days later in Texas.