June 19, 1977. At Comiskey Park on Fathers Day, Before the first game of a double header, Lamar Johnson sang the National Anthem and then hit 2 home runs and a double (the only 3 hits in the game for the Sox) as the White Sox beat the Oakland A’s, 2-1. Wilber Wood picks up…
1976 – DH Minnie Minoso singles for the White Sox against the Angels’ Sid Monge. Said to be 53, Minoso is considered the oldest player ever to collect a hit in the major leagues, although he is in reality three years younger than his listed age, as will later be discovered.
ON September 11, 1976– After not playing in a Major League Baseball game for 12 years, 53 year old Minnie Minoso will have 3 plate appearances as a DH for the Chicago White Sox vs. the California Angels at Comiskey Park, Frank Tanana held him hitless but it will make him one of only a handful…
The White Sox’s new owner Bill Veeck, known for his promotional genius, surprises the Opening Day crowd at Comiskey Park when he, Rudie Schaffer, and Paul Richards take the field wearing battered Continental Army uniforms to celebrate the nation’s bicentennial. The trio, caring a fife, drum, and flag, strike a pose in their tattered garb, reminiscent of Archibald MacNeal Willard’s painting The Spirit of ’76, a popular piece of art depicting Revolutionary War veterans that was displayed at Philadelphia’s Centennial Exposition 100 years earlier.
June 7 , 1974 “Tonight’s game will be delayed by…popcorn” It was a fun game all the way around. Jim Kaat would gain the win in a rare 2 inning relief appearance. Joe Henderson, a rookie making his major league debut had gotten the starting pitching assignment for the White Sox. Regardless of…
A’s southpaw Ken Holtzman and first baseman Mike Epstein wear black armbands on the sleeves of their uniforms to pay respect to the 11 Israeli Olympic athletes who were killed yesterday by terrorists in Munich. The action taken by the Jewish players, affirming the importance of their faith, is well received by the club, with Reggie Jackson wearing an armband in solidarity, along with skipper Dick Williams being fully supportive of the symbolic gesture made by the Oakland teammates.
Chicago’s Dick Allen becomes the 4th major league player (Jimmie Foxx, Hank Greenberg, and Alex Johnson are the others) to hit one into the CF bleachers in Comiskey Park when he connects off New York’s Lindy McDaniel. The 2-run homer in the 7th ices the 5 – 2 win for the Sox. This year, all the Chicago Wednesday games are in the afternoon, and Harry Caray announces them while sitting in the CF bleachers. Allen’s drive misses Caray by just a few rows.
Despite five home runs – three by Mike Epstein – the Senators lose to the White Sox, 7 – 6. Carlos May’s 10th homer of the year breaks a 6 – 6 deadlock.
1968 – Detroit Tigers pitcher Jon Warden, the last man to make the team in spring training, makes his third appearance, and wins for the third time in relief, as Detroit beats the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park in 10 innings, 4 – 1. Due to a torn rotator cuff injury after being selected by the Kansas City Royals in the expansion draft, the rookie sensation, who will be the only Tiger not to appear in the World Series, will pitch only one season finishing with a 4-1 record and a 3.62 ERA.
The Yankees edge the White Sox, 2 – 1, on Mickey Mantle’s 14th homer in 24 games. Mick moves ahead of Lou Gehrig into 6th place on the homer list with the blast.
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