StatManDu Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: OCTOBER 22ND For more, see www.whitesoxalamanac.com 2005: The White Sox opened their first World Series in 46 years by defeating the Houston Astros 5-3 before 41,206 delirious fans at U.S. Cellular Field. There were plenty of heroes as the White Sox won their fifth consecutive postseason game and eighth in nine outings. Starter Jose Contreras got the win with seven solid innings; Neal Cotts struck out two in the eighth with runners on second and third; Bobby Jenks earned the save with three strikeouts in 1.1 innings and Joe Crede clubbed the go-ahead homer in the fourth inning. The biggest and most dramatic play of the game occurred when Jenks fanned pinch-hitter Jeff Bagwell with the tying run on second base to end the eighth inning, setting the park into the first of many postseason frenzies. The Sox took the lead in the first World Series game in Chicago since 1959 on Jermaine Dye’s two-out home run in the first. Houston retaliated with a Jason Lamb homer in the second but the Sox regained the lead on RBIs by AJ Pierzynski (fielder’s choice) and Juan Uribe (double) in the bottom of the frame. Feisty Houston pulled even in the next half but the Sox finally took the lead for good on Crede’s blast in the fourth. The Sox added a run in the eighth after Jenks’ showdown with Bagwell. 1941: Wilbur Wood, one of the most durable pitchers in White Sox history, was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The White Sox acquired the knuckleballing Wood from Columbus, a Pittsburgh Pirate farm team, for Juan Pizarro on Oct. 12, 1966. Wood, a left-hander, worked out of the White Sox bullpen from 1967 to 1970 and led the league in appearances for three consecutive seasons. Wood set an American League record with 88 appearances in 1968. Upon moving to the starting rotation, Wood thrived between 1971 and 1975. Wood won 20 games in each season between 1971 and 1974 while working at least 291.1 innings in each campaign between 1971 and 1975. Wood struggled after having his kneecap shattered by a line drive in Detroit in 1976. He came back and pitched in 1977 and 1978 before retiring with a 164-156 lifetime record. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEdWalsh Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Happy birthday, Wilbur! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted October 22, 2007 Share Posted October 22, 2007 Woody had 4 straight 20-win seasons, including two straight 24-win seasons and a CRAZY 24-20 record in 1973. You're not going to see many picthers win 20+ AND lose 20+ games in the same season, that's for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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