THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: AUGUST 16

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AUGUST 16TH

 

1927: Babe Ruth clubbed the first roof shot home run at Comiskey Park in the Sox 8-1 loss to the Yankees. Ruth victimized the White Sox Tommy Thomas for his only “roofer” and the first of 44 at the park.

 

1967: Pete Ward went 4-for-4 with two homers and four RBIs in leading the White Sox to a 14-1 win over the Kansas City Athletics before 15,138 at Comiskey Park.

 

1969: Bill Melton’s two-run home run in the last of the eighth powered the White Sox to a 5-4 win over the Yankees before 4,135 at Comiskey Park. Melton’s homer, his 18th, came with two outs and Gail Hopkins on first and made a winner out of reliever Wilbur Wood.

 

1978: Ross Baumgarten tossed six innings in winning his bigleague debut in the White Sox 6-2 win at Texas. The lefty out of New Trier East gave up five hits and four walks with two strikeouts. He got relief help from Lerrin LaGrow, who pitched three shutout innings for his 11th save. Claudell Washington paced the Sox 14-hit attack by going 3-for-4 with an RBI, a double and a triple.

 

1995: Robin Ventura’s 100th career home run helped the White Sox turn back the California Angels 9-2 before 19,956 at Comiskey Park. Ventura’s blast was a three-run shot and was part of a four-run inning that put the White Sox ahead to stay. Ventura became the ninth Sox player and just the third Sox lefty to hit at least 100 homers.