THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 19TH

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THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: MAY 19TH

 

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WHAT’S UP DOC? A ONE-HITTER

1908: Doc White fired a one-hitter in the White Sox 2-0 win over the Senators in Washington. The 11th one-hitter in franchise history and the last of five White would throw for the White Sox.

 

CICOTTE’S TOUGH

1914: The White Sox defeated the Athletics 3-0 in Philadelphia behind a one-hitter by Ed Cicotte. The one-hitter was the first of three Cicotte would throw in his nine-year stay with the White Sox.

 

PERFECT CHARLIE WINS

1922: Nineteen days after firing the only perfect game in White Sox history, Charles Robertson got the win in a 7-4 triumph at Philadelphia. The victory was part of a stretch in which the 26-year-old right-hander from Dexter, Texas would win four of his six starts.

 

A GREAT FIRST 25

1957: The first-place White Sox topped the Red Sox 6-2 in Fenway Park to boost their record to 18-7 – tied for the second-best 25-game start in club history. Only the 1912 Sox – at 20-5 – had a better record after 25 games than these and the 1919 Sox. Bill Fischer started and got the win as the Sox jacked their lead to two games atop the A.L.

 

FOR PETE’S SAKE! A SPLIT

1963: Pete Ward’s triple scored Dave Nicholson with the go-ahead run in the 10th in a 4-3 win in the second game of a doubleheader at Baltimore. Ward’s three-bagger helped the Sox salvage a split of a doubleheader, halt a three-game losing streak and start a four-game winning streak.

 

ONE PRODUCTIVE OUT

1964: Don Mossi fanned the only batter he faced to preserve the White Sox 6-5 win before 23,738 at Comiskey Park. The victory enabled the White Sox to take over sole possession of first place. Mossi, a left-hander, entered the game with the tying run on second but whiffed pinch-hitter John Romano to earn his third save while securing Gary Peters’ fourth win.

 

PETERS UP TO 5-1

1967: Gary Peters improved to 5-1 with a complete game effort as the first-place White Sox turned back the Athletics 9-1 in Kansas City. Peters gave up seven hits and one walk with eight strikeouts. Ken Berry drove in two runs and Tommie Agee swiped three bases as the Sox maintained their 1.5-game lead atop the American League.

 

JOHN LIGHTS UP CATFISH

1968: Tommy John hit a three-run homer off future Hall of Famer Catfish Hunter and went the distance as the Sox beat the A’s 6-2 in the first game of a doubleheader sweep before 11,708 at Comiskey Park. John’s homer came with two outs in the fourth after an intentional walk to Tim Cullen and gave the Sox the lead for good. John did not give up an earned run in winning his fourth decision without a loss. The Sox captured the nightcap 7-3 as catcher Jerry McNertney went 3-for-3 with two RBIs.

 

GOOD WOOD

1972: Wilbur Wood, one of the worst hitting pitchers of his era, went 2-for-3 with an RBI and earned the win as the White Sox topped California 3-1 before 21,838 at Comiskey Park. Wood singled and scored in the third and drove in Rick Reichardt with a single in the fourth. The multi-hit game was the first of Wood’s career but one of three he would get in the final season pitchers batted in the American League. Despite his “improvement” at the plate in 1972, Wood still finished with an .084 lifetime average (27-for-322). The performance on the mound was typical for Wood. The portly left-handed throwing knuckleballer gave up one run on six hits with no walks and five strikeouts in eight innings to improve to 7-2 as the surprising White Sox improved to 16-10 with their seventh win in their last eight games.

 

ORTA IN THE CLUTCH

1975: Jorge Orta drove in Bucky Dent and Tony Muser in the third inning of a 2-1 win over Baltimore before 6,308 at Comiskey Park. Starter Stan Bahnsen got the win with three innings of relief help from Rich Gossage, who notched his sixth save.

 

NO. 1 FOR VUCKOVICH

1976: Pete Vuckovich picked up his first big league victory in the White Sox 4-1 win over the Twins before 7,136 at Comiskey Park. Making his fourth big league start, Vuckovich yielded one run on six hits with four walks and a strikeout over seven innings. He received relief help from Dave Hamilton, who tossed two shutout innings with three strikeouts for his second save.

 

STONE COLD LOCK

1977: Steve Stone went the distance and Jorge Orta, Oscar Gamble and Chet Lemon all homered in the White Sox 8-3 win over the Royals before 11,695 at Comiskey Park. The victory pulled the second-place White Sox to within a game of the first-place Twins in the A.L. West.

 

KRAVEC AND FARMER GET IT DONE

1980: Ken Kravec and Ed Farmer combined on a four-hitter in a 1-0 win over the Twins before 9,272 at Comiskey Park. The first-place Sox got their run in the third when Alan Bannister’s double scored Bruce Kimm. Kravec gave up four hits and two walks with six strikeouts in eight innings. He gave way to Farmer who fanned two in one inning for his 11th save as the Sox opened up a one game atop the American League West.

 

ERROR CAPS RALLY

1982: Jerry Hairston scored on an error in the ninth to deliver the White Sox a 6-5 come-from-behind victory over the Rangers before 12,220 at Comiskey Park. The win was the Sox fourth in a row in a streak that would reach six and enabled Salome Barojas to notch his first victory.

 

BOSTON’S FIRST HOMER

1985: Daryl Boston’s first big league homer gave the White Sox the lead for good in a 5-1 win over Texas before 23,952 at Comiskey Park. Boston victimized Charlie Hough, off of whom he had gone 3-for-3 in his big league debut on May 13, 1984, with a solo blast in the seventh.

 

SOX, COWLEY BLANK CUBS

1986: Behind starting pitcher Joe Cowley, the White Sox blanked the Cubs 3-0 in the Crosstown Classic at chilled Wrigley Field. Cowley, up from the minors, got the win over Cubs’ first round pick Drew Hall.

 

FISK, WALKER GO DEEP

1987: Carlton Fisk and Greg Walker hit two-run home runs and Tim Hulett added a solo shot in a 5-1 win at Milwaukee. The Sox survived a 13-strikeout performance by Brewer starter Ted Higuera.

 

TEMPERS FLARE, BENCHES CLEAR, SOX WIN

1991: The White Sox beat Toronto 5-4 in a game that featured the first bench-clearing brawl before 41,015 at New Comiskey Park. Jack McDowell and Mark Whiten were ejected after McDowell sailed a pitch behind Whiten’s legs in a chippy affair. The White Sox took the lead for good in the sixth on an RBI sac fly by Ozzie Guillen and a run-scoring single by Lance Johnson.

 

NO. 196 FOR HOUGH

1992: Charlie Hough outdueled Kansas City’s Kevin Appier in a 2-1 Sox win before 26,510 at Comiskey Park. It was Hough’s first win of the season and 196th of his career. The Sox took the lead for good in the first when Tim Raines doubled, took third on Steve Sax’s ground out and scored on Robin Ventura’s sac fly. The Sox took a 2-0 lead in the second when Craig Grebeck’s single scored Ron Karkovice. After the Royals scored in the third, Hough, Scott Radinsky and Bobby Thigpen blank the visitors.

 

SOX SLAM TIGERS

1996: The White Sox pummeled the Tigers 14-3 in Detroit behind grand slams from Robin Ventura and Darren Lewis. Ventura’s grand slam was the eighth of his career – extending his franchise record. Frank Thomas played in his 300th consecutive game as the Sox scored in double figures for the third straight game and for the fourth time in their last five outings. The game was just the third in franchise history were the White Sox hit two grand slams (the others: Sept. 4, 1995; May 1, 1901).

 

SOX BLAST BOSTON

1998: Ruben Sierra, Frank Thomas and Ray Durham homered in the White Sox 9-5 win at Boston.

 

THOMAS, FOULKE HELP SIROTKA

2000: Frank Thomas capped a five-run third with a three-run homer in the first-place White Sox 5-3 win at Toronto. Keith Foulke pitched the final 1.2 innings to preserve Mike Sirotka’s victory. Foulke pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the eighth to keep the Jays at bay.

 

FRANK, PAULIE DRIVE IN NINE

2004: Frank Thomas drove in five runs and Paul Konerko brought in four as the White Sox stomped the Indians 15-3 in Cleveland. Ross Gload’s two-run homer was part of a six-run eighth which put the game away.

 

BUEHRLE QUIETS CUBS

2006: Mark Buehrle fired a two-hitter in the White Sox 6-1 win over the Cubs before 39,301 at U.S. Cellular Field. Buehrle walked two and struck out two in improving to 5-2 while outdueling Greg Maddux. Paul Konerko drove in three and Jim Thome homered as the Sox scored their second convincing win in as many days over the Cubs.