THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: SEPT 13

[StatManDu]

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: SEPTEMBER 13TH

 

 

1967: Rocky Colavito’s single in the 17th scored Buddy Bradford as the White Sox pulled out a grueling 1-0 win before 9,928 at Comiskey Park. The win, which stopped a three-game losing streak, kept the fourth-place Sox within three games of the lead in the tightly-packed AL pennant race. The game was the longest 1-0 victory in White Sox history and tied for the 11th longest game (by innings) in team annals. In the 17th, Bradford pinch-ran for Ken Boyer, who had singled with one out. After a passed ball and an intentional walk, Colavito ended the 4 hour and 32 minute affair with a single to right off Bobby Tiefenauer. Gary Peters started the game and gave up one hit (in the second) and 10 walks with seven strikeouts in 11 innings. He gave way to Bob Locker, who pitched two innings, and Roger Nelson, who pitched three frames, before Don McMahon came on and pitched the 17th to get the win. The hurling quartet was backed by a defense that turned four double plays and catcher Duane Josephson, who went the distance, threw out three runners trying to steal.

 

1985: Joe DeSa’s pinch-hit grand slam – just the eighth in club history -- in the ninth inning helped the White Sox top the Mariners 6-1 in Seattle. DeSa’s slam came one batter after Julio Cruz had given the White Sox the lead with a single. DeSa’s pinch-hit slam was the first by a Sox player since Buddy Bradford did it on Oct. 2, 1972 and his slam was the first by a Sox rookie since Kevin Bell accomplished the feat on June 22, 1976.

 

1987: Floyd Bannister faced the minimum in tossing a one-hitter in the White Sox 2-0 win at Seattle. Bannister gave up a third-inning single to Harold Reynolds but Reynolds was thrown out at second by left fielder Gary Redus. From there, Bannister retired 18 in a row to finish off the only one-hitter of his career. Bannister struck out 10 in improving to 13-10. Home runs by Pat Keedy and Donnie Hill accounted for the Sox runs.

 

2004: Because of Hurricane Ivan in the Southeast, US Cellular Field hosted the Florida Marlins’ 6-3 win over the Montreal Expos before 4,003 fans in a matinee affair. The game was the first NL contest in an AL park in 48 years and also helped the Marlins and Expos set a big league record by playing a game in 21 different stadiums during a season. The teams also played at US Cellular Field the next day with the Marlins winning before 5,457 in another day game. The Sox were off on this day and in Minnesota the next day.

[Yossarian]

Colavito was supposed to provide some power to the hitting starved Sox in 67. Unfortunately he was near the end of the line.