TODAY IN SOX HISTORY: JUNE 10TH

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TRIPLIN’ TED TOO MUCH FOR YANKS

1927: Ted Lyons limited the legendary “Murderer’s Row” Yankees to five hits in the White Sox 4-2 win in New York. Lyons gave up one earned run and four walks with one strikeout for his 11th win. He even helped his own cause with a tie-breaking RBI triple in the fifth. Bibb Falk provided insurance with a homer in the eighth as the Sox halted an eight-game slide.

 

STRATTON SLAMS BOSTON

1938: Starting pitcher Monty Stratton launched a grand slam in the second inning of the White Sox 15-2 thumping of the Red Sox at Fenway Park. Stratton, whose promising career was later derailed by a hunting accident, earned his fourth win of the season. Stratton gave up a homer to Red Sox rookie pitcher Bill Lefebvre in Lefebvre’s first big league at bat. Lefebvre became the first player to homer in his only at bat in a season.

 

SAM I AM A BIG RBI MAN

1952: Sam Mele tied an American League record by driving in six runs in an inning in the White Sox 15-4 win at Philadelphia. Mele’s outburst came courtesy of a three-run homer and a three-run triple in the White Sox 12-run fourth inning. The teams combined to score 14 runs in the inning for the highest-scoring fourth inning in American League history.

 

ROBIN A DOUBLE HERO

1998: Robin Ventura hit a game-tying homer in the ninth and delivered the walkoff shot in the 11th in the White Sox 10-8 win over St. Louis before 16,151 at Comiskey Park. Ventura’s fourth career game-ending blast capped the Sox comeback from a 7-0 deficit. Ventura’s homer in the ninth came with two outs and followed Albert Belle’s three-run blast.

 

SOX PICK OFF CUBS

2000: Sean Lowe squelched a Cubs rally by picking the go-ahead run off first in the eighth inning of the White Sox 4-3 win before 43,806 at Comiskey Park. Lowe nabbed Mark Grace with the tying run on third and Sammy Sosa at bat. Keith Foulke worked a perfect ninth to preserve Mike Sirotka’s win. The Sox scored two in the first on Magglio Ordonez’s homer and two more in the sixth to take the lead for good.

 

SOX CUT DOWN CUBS

2001: Sandy Alomar Jr. took a throw from Royce Clayton and survived a collision with Gary Matthews Jr. to cut down the tying run in the seventh inning of the White Sox 3-1 win over the Cubs before 45,079 at Comiskey Park. It was one of the most exciting plays in the intense series between the Chicago rivals. Kip Wells pitched into the seventh for his third win before getting relief help from Cub organization castoff Jon Garland and Bob Howry, who earned his third save.

 

BTW, some of these appear as the White Sox Almanac on the LF board during games at the Cell