THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: OCTOBER 19TH

 

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1949: In one of the all-time great trades in club history, the White Sox acquired secondbaseman Nellie Fox from the Philadelphia Athletics for catcher Joe Tipton, who had literally fought with manager Jack Onslow during the 1949 campaign. Fox went on to have a Hall of Fame career with the White Sox, amassing 2,470 hits, three Gold Gloves, the 1959 American League MVP Award and 12 All-Star appearances. He was the heart and soul of the White Sox teams of the “Go Go Era.” Shortly after his death in 1975, the White Sox retired his No. 2. Tipton, who played just one season for the Sox, kicked around the American League until 1954 as a backup backstop.

 

1978: The White Sox named Don Kessinger player-manager, making him the first person to hold that position in club annals since Jimmy Dykes (1933-1939). Kessinger, a shortstop, took over Larry Doby, who went 37-50 after succeeding Bob Lemon in 1978. Kessinger didn’t last the 1979 season. The affable former Cub, who was acquired from the Cardinals late in 1977, guided the Sox to a 46-80 record before stepping down on Aug. 2. The Sox named Tony LaRussa as Kessinger’s successor, a post he would hold into the 1986 season.

 

2005: The White Sox found out who their World Series opponent would be when the Astros clinched the National League pennant in six games with a 4-2 win in St. Louis. The World Series would start three days later in Chicago.

 

THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: OCTOBER 19TH

 

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2005: The White Sox found out who their World Series opponent would be when the Astros clinched the National League pennant in six games with a 4-2 win in St. Louis. The World Series would start three days later in Chicago.

 

 

 

....I was having kind of a crappy day, and then just reading this little blurb made me remember, and I feel better already.....

 

Nellie Fox was my favorite player. My first baseball glove was the Nelson Fox model