March 25, 201214 yr Interesting article about Hector Santiago in today's Chicago Tribune. He looked really good last year. In fact, when he started his career by retiring 11 batters in a row, I figured he had to be in rare air when it came to that thing. I was able to go back as far as April of 1948 and found that only three players started their big league careers by retiring more batters. Here's what I found ... 16--Dick Strahs, July 24, July 29, 1954 13--Kevin Hickey, Apirl 14, April 17, April 19, April 23, 1981 12--Jim Magnuson, June 28, July 2, 1970 11--HECTOR SANTIAGO, July 6-7, 2011 9--Bruce Tanner, June 12, 1985 (start) 8--Mike Heathcott, Aug. 8, 1998 Some day, I will be able to fill out this list going all the way back to the Sox first game. THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY, MARCH 25: ONE LAST WIN 1997: Lyle Mouton closed out the White Sox’s 37-year spring training stay in Sarasota, Fla., with the game-winning hit in an 8-7 win over Texas at Ed Smith Stadium. The Sox, who had called Sarasota their spring home since 1960, were headed to Tucson, Arizona for 1998 and beyond. The Sox would close out their Grapefruit League stay with games in Fort Myers, Fla., the next two days. Follow me on twitter at @davemarran ... tweeting about Sox nuggets, etc
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