THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: AUGUST 30

[StatManDu]

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: AUGUST 30TH

 

I am caught up! I have been on vacation and unable to update. Here is August 30. If you check out www.whitesoxalmanac.com, you can see what happened between Aug. 26-29!

 

1949: The White Sox staged Jackie Hayes Night at Comiskey Park to benefit their 43-year old former second baseman whose career was cut short by blindness in 1940.

 

 

1959: The first-place White Sox swept a doubleheader before 66,586 in Cleveland to jack their lead to 6.5 games in the A.L. Early Wynn homered and earned his 17th win in the Sox 6-3 win in the first game. In the nightcap, Al Smith homered and drove in three and Billy Goodman and winning pitcher Barry Latman each drove in two in a 9-4 win.

 

 

1960: The White Sox scored four in the top of the 10th and then hung on for a wild 11-10 win at Washington. Nellie Fox’s two-run double in the 10th gave the Sox the lead for good in a game that had the Senators leading 1-0 heading into eighth. Washington answered the sox four with three in the bottom of the 10th but Early Wynn finally ended it to earn his first save.

 

 

1961: Juan Pizarro went the distance and struck out 10 as the White Sox extended their winning streak to six with a 7-4 win at Detroit. Floyd Robinson and Roy Sievers each had three hits as the Sox totaled 13 hits.

 

 

1962: Al Smith’s two-run homer in the eighth pushed the White Sox to a 5-4 win at Detroit.

 

 

1964: Joel Horlen, Gary Peters and Hoyt Wilhelm combined on a five-hitter in the White Sox 3-0 win at Baltimore. Horlen earned his 10th win nine strikeouts in seven innings while Wilhelm notched his 20th save with 1.1 perfect innings of work.

 

 

1967: Starter Fred Klages turned in six shutout innings in the White Sox 5-1 win at Washington. Klages gave up five hits and one walk and received relief help from Bob Locker, who notched his 16th save. An offense, which received one RBI each from Tommie Agee, Don Buford, Tom McCraw, Pete Ward and Ron Hansen, helped the Sox stay with 2.5 games of first place in the tightly-paced A.L. race.

 

 

1969: Woodie Held’s single to center scored Luis Aparicio with the winning run in the ninth in the White Sox 6-5 win over Cleveland before 3,573 at Comiskey Park. The single and RBI were the last of Held’s career, which started with the New York Yankees in 1954.

 

 

1977: The White Sox closed to within two games of first place Kansas City with a 3-1 win in Cleveland. Ken Kravec took a five hit shutout into the ninth in earning his eighth win. … Bill Melton was called out on strikes as a pinch-hitter for Cleveland in the eighth inning. It was the last big league appearance for Melton, who hit 154 homers for the White Sox between 1968 and 1975.

 

 

1981: The White Sox acquired left-handed pitcher Jerry Koosman from the Minnesota Twins for infielders Ivan Mesa and Ron Perry, outfielder Randy Johnson and cash. Koosman served as a valuable swingman for the Sox in 1982 and 1983. The former Met went 11-7 in both seasons as both a starter and a reliever. Koosman’s Sox career ended when he was traded to Philadelphia for pitcher Ron Reed Dec. 5, 1983.

 

 

1982: Jim Kern pitched 1.2 scoreless innings to earn his first save for the White Sox in a 4-1 win over Cleveland before 14,322 at Comiskey Park. Kern preserved Richard Dotson’s ninth win as the Sox halted a three-game losing streak and began a six-game winning streak.

 

 

1983: Carlton Fisk’s inside-the-park homer highlighted the White Sox 5-0 win over Texas before 26,666 at Comiskey Park. The inside-the-park homer was the second in 13 days by a Sox player. Rudy Law pulled one offon Aug. 17, 1983 at Yankee Stadium. Fisk’s in-the-park homer was the first by a Sox player at Comiskey Park since June 9, 1981 (Wayne Nordhagen). Britt Burns got the win over Dave Stewart as the Sox opened a 9.5-game lead in the American League West.

 

 

1988: Carlton Fisk went 3-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the White Sox 4-1 win vs. Detroit before 11,485 at Comiskey Park. The outburst made him 5-for-7 with a homer, double in two RBI in the first two games of the series. Jeff Bittiger started and gave up one run in 5.1 innings for the win. Barry Jones threw two scoreless innings for his first save.

 

 

1990: Ron Karkovice’s in-the-park grand slam propelled the Sox to a 4-3 win at Minnesota. It was Karkovice’s second career slam and the ninth inside-the-park grand slam in club history. The shot enabled the White Sox to end a five-game losing streak. It was the last inside the park slam by a White Sox player in the century.

 

 

1993: The White Sox toppled Minnesota 4-1 before 38,367 at Comiskey Park. The win jacked the Sox lead in the American League West to 5.5 games and enabled them to take four of the five games in the series. Alex Fernandez earned his 16th win and Roberto Hernandez notched his 30th save. A three-run second with RBIs from Tim Raines, Joey Cora and Robin Ventura put the Sox ahead to stay.

 

 

1995: Ron Karkovice muscled the White Sox to a 10-7 win over the Detroit Tigers before 17,074 at Comiskey Park. “Karko” went 3-for-4 with a double, a homer and four RBI. His homer, a three-run shot in the seventh, proved to be the game-winner.

 

 

1996: Kevin Tapani pitched into the eighth inning for his 12th win and Danny Tartabull and Frank Thomas each drove in three runs in the White Sox 11-2 win at Toronto.

 

 

1997: The White Sox made it two in a row over the Houston Astros with a 9-2 win before 28,051 at Comiskey Park. The Sox scored three in the first to support starting pitcher Jason Bere, who improved to 3-0. He got relief help from Chuck McElroy and Mike Sirotka, who finished off the Astros with three scoreless innings. Magglio Ordonez launched the first home run of his career with a two-run shot in the seventh inning.

 

 

1998: Relievers Carlos Castillo, Chad Bradford and Bob Howry held the Texas Rangers scoreless over the final 4.1 innings in preserving the White Sox 5-3 win before 16,701 at Comiskey Park. The Sox scored three times in the first and once in the third and fifth innings and then held on. Bradford extended his scoreless streak to 12.2 innings while Castillo improved to 6-4 and Howry logged his second save.

 

 

2000: The first-place White Sox offense saved its best for last in dumping the Athletics 8-3 in Oakland. Trailing 2-1 after six, the Sox scored seven runs in their final three at bats to ice the win. Jose Valentin capped a three-run seventh with a two-run single. Mike Sirotka turned in seven strong innings for his 13th win of the season. Bob Howry went the final two innings to earn his sixth save as the Sox improved to 79-54.

 

 

2002: Josh Paul’s RBI single in the seventh fronted the White Sox for good in a 4-3 win at Detroit. Dan Wright earned his 10th win and also got offensive support from Aaron Rowand, who had three hits and an RBI.

 

 

2003: A three-run homer from Frank Thomas and a two-run shot from Carlos Lee was all the White Sox needed in a 5-2 win at Detroit. Jon Garland fanned eight in six innings for his 10th win.

 

 

2004: In a matinee makeup game, the White Sox received a 504-foot home run from Joe Borchard – the longest in the history of U.S. Cellular Field – in a 9-8 win over Philadelphia before 5,747 on the South side. Borchard’s blast came off Brett Myers in the second inning and reached the concourse behind the seats in right field.

 

 

2005: Brandon McCarthy picked up his first big league win and Jermaine Dye hit two ho mers and drove in six in the White Sox 8-0 win at Texas in the second game of a doubleheader. After the Sox lost the first game, McCarthy tossed 7.2 brilliant innings before departing in favor of Bobby Jenks in the nightcap. McCarthy gave up two hits and one walk while fanning two.

 

 

[Flash Tizzle]

2004: In a matinee makeup game, the White Sox received a 504-foot home run from Joe Borchard – the longest in the history of U.S. Cellular Field – in a 9-8 win over Philadelphia before 5,747 on the South side. Borchard’s blast came off Brett Myers in the second inning and reached the concourse behind the seats in right field.

I knew this day was special when I woke up.

 

It truly was the personal highlight of his career.

[rangercal]

I just want to add, I seen what happened at WSI with Whitesoxalmanac

 

They are real scum over there. I can see your site is non profit. So I am not sure why they had to whine about it. Not only that, but the tone they used was childish. I hope you Keep posting this date in white sox history here, I appreciate it and am pretty sure I am not alone.

Edited August 30, 2007 by rangercal

[StatManDu]

I knew this day was special when I woke up.

 

It truly was the personal highlight of his career.

 

Thanks, I appreciate that. I will keep posting. If you're ever at a game, my work runs there, too!