May 24, 1929: Ted Lyons hurls 21-inning complete game in epic struggle

The staggering, awe-inspiring numbers point to an era in baseball…

June 22, 1938: Hank Steinbacher records perfect 6-for-6 day with White Sox

In a three-year big-league career, Chicago White Sox rookie right…

Sam Malone

Near Boston Common and downstairs from Melville’s Seafood Restaurant,1…
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October 1, 1959: White Sox clobber Dodgers in World Series opener

After a 40-year drought, the Chicago White Sox clinched the American…
Charlie Neal (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

October 2, 1959: Dodgers’ clutch homers sink White Sox in Game 2

A swarm of excited White Sox fans converged on the South Side…
Early Wynn (THE TOPPS COMPANY)

May 1, 1959: Early Wynn homers late, throws one-hitter for White Sox

In December 1957 the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians…

July 17, 1989: Carlton Fisk records 2,000th career hit

On July 17, 1989, the New York Yankees and Chicago White Sox…

July 1, 1985: Comiskey Park marks its diamond anniversary

The expression “wait ’til next year” permeates baseball.…

October 7, 1983: White Sox routed in first playoff game on South Side in 24 years

Baseball fever found its way to Comiskey Park on October 7, 1983,…

Gordon, Arenado win 2020 Rawlings Platinum Glove Awards, presented by SABR

NOVEMBER 6, 2020 — Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc.,…
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This Week in SABR: November 6, 2020

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August 20, 1957: Bob Keegan uses new motion to toss no-hitter at Comiskey Park

“It was a new pitching motion that did it for me,” explained…

June 8, 1957: Billy Pierce’s gem extends White Sox lead

Mention the name of Billy Pierce and smiles cross the faces of…

May 8, 1957: Ted Williams smashes three home runs in the Windy City

After Ted Williams belted three home runs in a game for the first…

September 18, 1956: Mickey Mantle belts 50th homer as Yankees clinch AL pennant

When the Yankees took the field at Comiskey Park on Chicago’s…

August 13, 1954: 16 is magic number again for Jack Harshman in shutout duel

When Chicago White Sox pitcher Jack Harshman shut out the Detroit…

May 29, 1925: Syl Johnson, Bibb Falk, and the line drive that changed history

In late June of 1978 baseball historian Eugene Converse Murdock…

October 13, 1917: White Sox’s big push brings bedlam in Game 5 comeback

Game Five of the 1917 World Series was back in Chicago and the…
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