On the dusty shelf of forgotten US Bicentennial knickknacks,…
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The final game of the 1983 Eastern League season completed one…
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Jesse Jefferson’s nine-year career spent with five teams is…
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SABR’s Century Committee hosted a special panel discussion…
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Oh, how it rained. The day before the first World Series game…
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Before his first career World Series start, Red Faber was mostly…
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On a warm August Monday night in Chicago, the sports news centered…
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Over their first 70 seasons, Chicago White Sox fans saw some…
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White Sox fan Dennis Zweifel decided to leave Comiskey Park early…
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Negro League team owners could see the handwriting on the wall…
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The 1967 baseball season was winding down, with less than 25…
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As August 1966 was about to turn into September, the chase for…
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It was an unlikely time for the best game in Bill Monbouquette’s…
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“There’s more of a feeling on this club that we’re going…
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It took five major-league seasons for Gary Peters to have a breakout…
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A Sunday afternoon doubleheader at Comiskey Park pitted the hometown…
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Home Runs and Comiskey Park. Those two didn’t mix much for…
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The events of August 2 in baseball history are quite varied.…
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May 9, 1976: Line drive breaks Wilbur Wood’s kneecap
September 4, 1976: Williamsport’s Double-A one-year wonders go out with a bang
July 25, 1983: New York-Penn pitchers flirt with double no-hitter
September 10, 1983: Lynn Pirates depart, Roger Clemens arrives in Eastern League championship
John Wockenfuss
Jesse Jefferson
Watch highlights from SABR Century Committee panel on 1920 World Series
May 17, 1968: Joe Horlen tosses extra-inning shutout
October 6, 1917: White Sox win World Series opener at Comiskey Park
October 7, 1917: Red Faber’s pitching, not baserunning, lead to White Sox victory in Game 2
August 14, 1939: Chicago native Johnny Rigney pitches White Sox to historic win in first night game at Comiskey Park
September 30, 1971: Bill Melton becomes first White Sox player to lead AL in home runs
August 28, 1968: During Chicago convention turmoil, Jerry Nyman shuts out Yankees in first career start
September 25, 1946: Hilton Smith goes the distance as Monarchs roll in Game 5
September 6, 1967: White Sox walk-off creates four-way tie for first place
August 28, 1966: White Sox sweep doubleheader with two extra-inning, walk-off wins
August 1, 1962: Boston’s Bill Monbouquette throws no-hitter at Comiskey Park
September 6, 1964: Pitching propels White Sox into first place
September 21, 1962: White Sox score 6 runs in electrifying game-ending rally
July 15, 1963: Patient Gary Peters registers near-perfect game for White Sox
June 26, 1960: Early Wynn wins 275th career game as White Sox erupt for 21 runs
September 17, 1938: Merv Connors becomes first White Sox player to hit 3 homers in game at Comiskey Park
This Week in SABR: November 13, 2020
August 2, 1907: The Train Departs the Station: Walter Johnson makes major-league debut