Al Lopez Essentials Positions: C, 2B, 3B, 1BBats: Right Throws: RightHeight: 5-1 Weight: 165Born: August 20, 1908 in Tampa, FL USAHigh School: Jesuit HS (Tampa, FL)Died: October 30, 2005 in Tampa, FL USABuried: Garden of Memories Cemetery, Tampa, FLDebut: September 27, 1928 (6,794th in major league history)vs. PIT 4 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI,…
Ernie Banks is inducted into the Hall of Fame
1977 – Joe Sewell, Amos Rusie, and Al Lopez are elected to the Hall of Fame by the Special Veterans Committee. Sewell batted .312 over 14 seasons with the Indians and Yankees. Rusie won 246 games over nine seasons from 1889 to 1898. Lopez won four fielding titles in 19 years as a catcher, but it is his .584 winning percentage in 17 seasons as a manager that got him into Cooperstown.
Hall of Fame Manager Casey Stengel jokingly wants former fellow Hall of Famer White Sox Manager Al Lopez out of the rocking chair so he can have a turn, but Al refuses to move. It was one of many gifts from the people of Tampa, Florida on March 23, 1970 at the ballpark that was…
On May 2, 1969, future Hall of Famer Al Lopez resigns as manager of the Chicago White Sox due to health reasons. Lopez, who leaves the game with 840 wins and two pennants, is replaced by Don Gutteridge.
Al Lopez resigns as the manager of the White Sox. The future Hall of Fame skipper will briefly return to the Chicago dugout to manage 47 games in 1968 and another 17 games the following season, before retiring for good.
On July 13, 1965, Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hits a home run, draws two walks, and scores a pair of runs, leading the National League to a 6-5 win in the All-Star Game. Juan Marichal, Mays’ teammate with the Giants, earns MVP honors by pitching three shutout innings. Traditionally, the managers of…
August 23, 1960 – At Yankee Stadium Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Billy Pierce pulled a muscle warming up on the mound; HP umpire Charlie Berry allowed White Sox manager Al Lopez to start Early Wynn in his place; Yankees manager Casey Stengel protested the game. The Yankees will go on to lose the protest. Wynn…
1957 – Al Lopez, who traded OF Larry Doby when he was managing the Cleveland Indians, does it again with the Chicago White Sox. The Baltimore Orioles swap P Ray Moore, IF Billy Goodman and OF Tito Francona to the White Sox for Doby, Ps Jack Harshman and Russ Heman and IF Jim Marshall.
Al Lopez replaces Marty Marion, who recently resigned as the manager of the White Sox. Chicago’s new skipper will pilot the Pale Hose to an 840-650 (.564) record and an American League pennant during his 11-year tenure in the Windy City.