January 1, 200818 yr THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: JANUARY 1ST RIP HI BITHORN 1952: Former White Sox pitcher Hi Bithorn died in northern Mexico when he was shot by a policeman. Bithorn pitched in two games for the 1947 White Sox and went 1-0 in two scoreless appearances. Bithorn’s appearances with the White Sox were the last of his four-year big league career. The circumstances of Bithorn’s death were mysterious. Police said Bithorn told a hotel clerk that he was trying to sell his car because he was broke but the right-hander reportedly was in possession of $2,000 when he was killed. A prominent stadium in Puerto Rico is named in honor of Bithorn. … Note: Retrosheet.org has Bithorn’s date of death as Dec. 30, 1951. Every other source I checked had it as Jan. 1, 1952. Edited January 1, 200818 yr by StatManDu
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