THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: OCTOBER 15/WS, ALCS, RON COOMER

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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: OCTOBER 15TH

 

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1917: WORLD CHAMPIONS! The White Sox defeated the New York Giants 4-2 in New York to claim the 1917 World Series title in six games. It was the White Sox second World Series championship and their first since the 1906 “Hitless Wonders” turned the trick against the Cubs. The White Sox broke a scoreless tie in Game 6 in the fourth thanks to a defensive lapse by Heinie Zimmerman. During a rundown, Zimmerman chased Eddie Collins – who reached on Zimmerman’s error -- across the plate with the game’s first run. As the rundown was taking place, Joe Jackson took third and Happy Felsch checked into second. Gandil gave the Sox a 3-0 lead when he followed with a single over first. The Giants scored two in the fifth but could not dent starter Red Faber any further. Faber went the distance in notching his third win of the series. Each White Sox player received a winner’s share of $3,669 while the Giants each received $2,442.

 

1994: The White Sox purchased the contracts of infielder Ron Coomer and pitcher Steve Schrenk from Triple-A Nashville. Coomer, a Chicago native, had been in the minors since 1987 and spent 1991 to 1993 in the Sox chain, accruing some fair numbers at Double-A and Triple-A. With Robin Ventura at third and Frank Thomas at first, Coomer never got a shot with the Sox. The Lockport High School graduate left the Sox organization prior to the 1994 season and hooked on with Albuquerque of the Dodger system. Coomer eventually made it to the Majors with Minnesota in 1995 and played in the bigs until 2003. The peak of his career came in 1999 when he was named to the American League All-Star team. In other moves, reliever Terry Leach was designated for assignment and the Sox declined the option on left-handed pitcher Chuck Cary.

 

2005: Behind their third consecutive complete game – this one from Freddy Garcia, the White Sox moved within one game of the pennant with an 8-2 win over the Angels in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series in Anaheim. Garcia followed the route-going efforts of Mark Buehrle and Jon Garland by limiting the Angels to six hits in his first action since starting and winning the clincher in the American League Division Series in Boston. The three consecutive complete games were the first in the postseason since Jon Matlack, Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman accomplished the feat for the 1973 New York Mets. For the second game in a row, Paul Konerko, bound for the ALCS MVP Award, gave the Sox an early cushion with a home run in the first inning. Konerko’s blast came with Scott Podsednik and Tadahito Iguchi on base and fronted the Sox for good. The Sox later added to their lead on a home run by AJ Pierzynski and two RBIs each from Carl Everett and Joe Crede.

 

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And Neal Cotts began to regail the remainder of the bullpen with stories about what it was like to pitch in the ALCS...

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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: OCTOBER 15TH

 

For more, www.whitesoxalmanac.com

 

1917: WORLD CHAMPIONS! The White Sox defeated the New York Giants 4-2 in New York to claim the 1917 World Series title in six games. It was the White Sox second World Series championship and their first since the 1906 “Hitless Wonders” turned the trick against the Cubs. The White Sox broke a scoreless tie in Game 6 in the fourth thanks to a defensive lapse by Heinie Zimmerman. During a rundown, Zimmerman chased Eddie Collins – who reached on Zimmerman’s error -- across the plate with the game’s first run. As the rundown was taking place, Joe Jackson took third and Happy Felsch checked into second. Gandil gave the Sox a 3-0 lead when he followed with a single over first. The Giants scored two in the fifth but could not dent starter Red Faber any further. Faber went the distance in notching his third win of the series. Each White Sox player received a winner’s share of $3,669 while the Giants each received $2,442.

 

1994: The White Sox purchased the contracts of infielder Ron Coomer and pitcher Steve Schrenk from Triple-A Nashville. Coomer, a Chicago native, had been in the minors since 1987 and spent 1991 to 1993 in the Sox chain, accruing some fair numbers at Double-A and Triple-A. With Robin Ventura at third and Frank Thomas at first, Coomer never got a shot with the Sox. The Lockport High School graduate left the Sox organization prior to the 1994 season and hooked on with Albuquerque of the Dodger system. Coomer eventually made it to the Majors with Minnesota in 1995 and played in the bigs until 2003. The peak of his career came in 1999 when he was named to the American League All-Star team. In other moves, reliever Terry Leach was designated for assignment and the Sox declined the option on left-handed pitcher Chuck Cary.

 

2005: Behind their third consecutive complete game – this one from Freddy Garcia, the White Sox moved within one game of the pennant with an 8-2 win over the Angels in Game 3 of the American League Championship Series in Anaheim. Garcia followed the route-going efforts of Mark Buehrle and Jon Garland by limiting the Angels to six hits in his first action since starting and winning the clincher in the American League Division Series in Boston. The three consecutive complete games were the first in the postseason since Jon Matlack, Tom Seaver and Jerry Koosman accomplished the feat for the 1973 New York Mets. For the second game in a row, Paul Konerko, bound for the ALCS MVP Award, gave the Sox an early cushion with a home run in the first inning. Konerko’s blast came with Scott Podsednik and Tadahito Iguchi on base and fronted the Sox for good. The Sox later added to their lead on a home run by AJ Pierzynski and two RBIs each from Carl Everett and Joe Crede.

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