April 17, 1964 Boston Red Sox rookie Tony Conigliaro hits his first Major League home run in his first at-bat at Fenway Park, off Joe Horlen, 2nd inning. The two-out blast totally clears the Green Monster. the 19-year-old was born in Revere MA just a few miles away from Fenway Park. He will become the…
1963 – Chicago’s 2B Nellie Fox is traded to the Colts for cash, P Jim Golden, and OF Danny Murphy.
On June 12, 1963, Chicago White Sox outfielder Dave Nicholson matches a major league record by striking out seven times in a doubleheader against the Los Angeles Angels. Nicholson will lead all American League batters with 175 strikeouts in 1963.
The Tigers claim Denny McLain on first-year waivers from the White Sox. The right-hander, who will become the game’s last 30-game winner playing in the Motor City, will win the American League Most Valuable Player and Cy Young Award in 1968, helping Detroit to win its first World Series in 23 years.
On January 14, 1963, the Baltimore Orioles and Chicago White Sox exchange future Hall of Famers in a blockbuster seven-player trade. The Orioles send pitcher Hoyt Wilhelm and three other players to the White Sox for shortstop Luis Aparicio and third baseman-outfielder Al Smith. Wilhelm will save 21 games for the Sox in ’63, while…
The White Sox release 299-game winner Early Wynn, enabling the veteran right-hander to make a deal with other clubs so he will have the opportunity to win his 300th game. Next July, at the age of 43, the future Hall of Famer will pitch the first five innings of a game for Cleveland, reaching the milestone when the Indians down the Kansas City A’s, 7-4.
At Yankee Stadium, Mickey Mantle blasts his 30th home run of the season, a fourth inning solo shot off White Sox’s 20-game winner Ray Herbert, to extend his streak of having 30 or more round-trippers to eight seasons. The ‘Mick’, who missed a month of the campaign because of a leg injury, batted leadoff in the final series of the year to collect more at-bats.
Bill Monbouquette becomes the second Red Sox hurler this season to throw a no-hitter, a 1-0 victory over the White Sox at Comiskey Park. Five weeks ago, Earl Wilson also threw a no-no, beating the Angels at Fenway, 2-0.
The White Sox trade pitchers Don Larsen and Billy Pierce to the Giants for pitchers Eddie Fisher, Dom Zanni, Verle Tiefenthaler and first baseman Bob Farley.
On November 27, 1961, the Chicago White Sox trade outfielder Minnie Minoso to the St. Louis Cardinals for outfielder Joe Cunningham. Minoso, had his last productive season in 1961 he batted .280 14 HR, with 82 RBIs and a .369 OBP for the White Sox, will slump to a .196 average in 1962. @ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF90YWdzIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJsaW5rX3RvX3Rlcm1fcGFnZSI6Im9uIiwic2VwYXJhdG9yIjoiIHwgIiwiY2F0ZWdvcnlfdHlwZSI6InBvc3RfdGFnIn19@…
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