THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: SEPT 14

 

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1997: The White Sox retired Carlton Fisk’s No. 72 in a pre-game ceremony at Comiskey Park. Fisk, who would be elected into the Hall of Fame in 2000, became the eighth player in franchise history to have his number retired. He joined Nellie Fox (2), Harold Baines (3), Luke Appling (4), Minnie Minoso (9), Luis Aparicio (11), Ted Lyons (16) and Billy Pierce (19) in the elite club. … The game didn’t go so well. The Sox lost to the Indians 8-3. The Sox tied a Major League record by using nine pitchers in a nine-inning game, including five in the eighth.

 

1998: The visiting White Sox outlasted Detroit 17-16 in a game that lasted 12 innings and 5 hours 12 minutes and featured 41 hits and a Major League record tying 18 pitchers in an extra-inning game. Ray Durham and Craig Wilson hit back-to-back homers in the 12th inning to decide the game. Wilson had five hits and five RBIs while Albert Belle had five RBIs for the Sox.

 

2002: On this date, the White Sox, Danny Wright, Joe Crede and Jeff Liefer were better than the mighty Yankees and the great Roger Clemens. Crede and Liefer hit back-to-homers off Clemens in the fifth and Wright outdueled the Rocket with seven strong innings in the Sox 8-1 win at Yankee Stadium.

 

 

 

2004: For the second consecutive day, US Cellular Field hosted the Florida Marlins and Montreal Expos and for the second consecutive day, the Marlins won. MLB moved the games to US Cellular Field because of Hurricane Ivan on Florida’s Gulf Coast. The Marlins concluded the series with an 8-6 win over the Montreal Expos before 5,457 in a matinee game. The games were the first NL contests 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.

 

I still wish that Fisk could somehow get involved with the club.

I like Ozzie, but rooted for Fisk to be considered as manager material. Coaching or something would be nice and I'ds like to see Fisk back in a Sox uniform too.

i seem to remember big frank hitting a homer off of the top of the foul pole at yankee stadium that day...

IIRC, the 1997 Fisk number retirement game was also the infamous Terry Bevington pointing to the empty bullpen game.

IIRC, the 1997 Fisk number retirement game was also the infamous Terry Bevington pointing to the empty bullpen game.

Weren't we there?

 

Weren't we there?

 

Yup. RF stands right next to the Indians pen with Keith. We sat out there and watched the Sox pen door open, and the coach come out with his hands in the air with the expression of "Who the f*** are you calling for??" on his face.

Yup. RF stands right next to the Indians pen with Keith. We sat out there and watched the Sox pen door open, and the coach come out with his hands in the air with the expression of "Who the f*** are you calling for??" on his face.

I thought so. I do remember that but I didn't tie it to the Fisk deal.