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09-28-2007, 11:43 AM
Lots of things on this date including THE atypical White Sox story before that glorious 2005 October run...
September 29, 1908 - Sox starting pitcher "Big" Ed Walsh fires two complete games in a double header against the Red Sox. He wins both by the scores of 5 - 1 and 2 - 0.
September 29, 1917 - With a 3 - 1 win in the second game of a double header in New York, the Sox win their 100th game of the season. It is still the most regular season wins in a single season in franchise history. Ed Cicotte picks up the win.
September 29, 1920 - With the Sox leading the league late in the season, Eddie Cicotte and Joe Jackson "confess" (without an attorney present) that they helped throw the 1919 World Series. Charles Comiskey suspends eight players, the Sox collapse down the stretch and blow the pennant, losing out to the Indians by two games.
September 29, 1921 - One of the ‘clean’ Sox, pitcher Dickie Kerr is honored with a day at Comiskey Park. Kerr then went out and fired one of his best games blanking Cleveland on six hits 5 - 0.
September 29, 1967 - The Sox still have a chance for the pennant before they lose 1 - 0 to the Senators. The only run scored when Tommy McCraw wasn’t able to catch a pop up off the bat of Washington’s Fred Valentine in the 1st inning. NBC-TV had erected a barrier for their field level cameras in case the World Series came to Comiskey Park and Valentine’s pop fell into that enclosed area. On the very next pitch Valentine singled driving in the only run. That season marked the 17th straight that the Sox finished better then .500. It’s the third longest streak in baseball history. (J.C. Martin, Wilbur Wood, Ed Herrmann, Pete Ward and Ken Berry are among the members of the 1967 White Sox who talk about the ‘near miss’ season in their interviews with White Sox Interactive.)
September 29, 1990 - The last night game ever played at "old" Comiskey Park is won by the Sox 4 - 2. Frank Thomas slaps a two run single up the middle off Mariners starter Matt Young to drive in the go ahead runs.
September 29, 2005 - The Sox beat the Tigers in Detroit 4 - 2 clinching the Central Division title. Freddy Garcia gets the win. The Sox win 99 regular season games and lead the division every day of the season. The are one of the few teams to go ‘wire to wire.’ The Sox then blitz through the post season going 11 - 1 on their way to the World Championship. The sweep Houston in four games to get it.
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September 29, 1908 - Sox starting pitcher "Big" Ed Walsh fires two complete games in a double header against the Red Sox. He wins both by the scores of 5 - 1 and 2 - 0.
September 29, 1917 - With a 3 - 1 win in the second game of a double header in New York, the Sox win their 100th game of the season. It is still the most regular season wins in a single season in franchise history. Ed Cicotte picks up the win.
September 29, 1920 - With the Sox leading the league late in the season, Eddie Cicotte and Joe Jackson "confess" (without an attorney present) that they helped throw the 1919 World Series. Charles Comiskey suspends eight players, the Sox collapse down the stretch and blow the pennant, losing out to the Indians by two games.
September 29, 1921 - One of the ‘clean’ Sox, pitcher Dickie Kerr is honored with a day at Comiskey Park. Kerr then went out and fired one of his best games blanking Cleveland on six hits 5 - 0.
September 29, 1967 - The Sox still have a chance for the pennant before they lose 1 - 0 to the Senators. The only run scored when Tommy McCraw wasn’t able to catch a pop up off the bat of Washington’s Fred Valentine in the 1st inning. NBC-TV had erected a barrier for their field level cameras in case the World Series came to Comiskey Park and Valentine’s pop fell into that enclosed area. On the very next pitch Valentine singled driving in the only run. That season marked the 17th straight that the Sox finished better then .500. It’s the third longest streak in baseball history. (J.C. Martin, Wilbur Wood, Ed Herrmann, Pete Ward and Ken Berry are among the members of the 1967 White Sox who talk about the ‘near miss’ season in their interviews with White Sox Interactive.)
September 29, 1990 - The last night game ever played at "old" Comiskey Park is won by the Sox 4 - 2. Frank Thomas slaps a two run single up the middle off Mariners starter Matt Young to drive in the go ahead runs.
September 29, 2005 - The Sox beat the Tigers in Detroit 4 - 2 clinching the Central Division title. Freddy Garcia gets the win. The Sox win 99 regular season games and lead the division every day of the season. The are one of the few teams to go ‘wire to wire.’ The Sox then blitz through the post season going 11 - 1 on their way to the World Championship. The sweep Houston in four games to get it.
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