Justin Verlander, who struck out six Sox for the Giants in a Cactus League game yesterday, is the all-time leader in strikeouts among visitors at The Rate. Here’s the list of opponent strikeout leaders at the Sox current home (top 10): Wins—Pitcher 141—Justin Verlander 121—CC Sabathia 104—Carlos Carrasco 96—Corey Kluber 96—Max Scherzer 89—Mike … [Read more...] about MARCH 18TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICK LIST: OPPONENT STRIKOUT LEADERS AT THE RATE
MARCH 17TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICK LIST: SOX MCVICTORY LEADERS
Jack McDowell was McExcellent for the Sox. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, here are the White Sox pitchers with the most McWins: Wins—-Pitcher 91—Jack McDowell 28—Kirk McCaskill 18—Hal McKain 10—Cal McLish 7—Don McMahon 7—Brandon McCarthy 4—Doug McWeeny 4—Joel McKeon 3—Tom McCarthy 1—Dick McCabe 1—Chuck McElroy … [Read more...] about MARCH 17TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICK LIST: SOX MCVICTORY LEADERS
MARCH 16TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICK LIST: MJ’S YEAR IN BIRMINGHAM
Michael Jordan stole 30 bases for the Sox Birmingham (AA) affiliate in 1994. On “Selection Sunday,” here’s a breakdown of the season the most famous White Sox-affiliated basketball player, Michael Jordan, had at Birmingham (AA) in 1994: Age—31 Position—Outfield Games—127 At bats—436 Plate appearances—497 Runs—46 Hits—88 Doubles—17 Triples—1 Home … [Read more...] about MARCH 16TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICK LIST: MJ’S YEAR IN BIRMINGHAM
MARCH 15TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICK LIST: BIRTHDAY BOY BAINES’ MILESTONE HOMERS
A list of birthday boy Harold Baines’ key home runs with the White Sox: Date—Significance *April 19, 1980—First big league homer (A seventh-inning solo shot off Jim Palmer in the White Sox 5-4 win in 12 innings at Baltimore)! *July 7, 1982—Launched three home runs, including a grand slam, with six RBIs in a 7-0 win over Detroit at Comiskey Park *May 9, 1984—Ended … [Read more...] about MARCH 15TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICK LIST: BIRTHDAY BOY BAINES’ MILESTONE HOMERS
MARCH 14TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICK LIST: RECENT OPENING DAY 2ND BASEMEN
Marcus Semien started the Sox 2014 opener at second base. Here’s a list of White Sox Opening Day second basemen since Gordon Beckham was the last player to make back-to-back starts at the position from 2010 to 2013: Year—Player 2014—Marcus Semien 2015—Micah Johnson 2016—Brett Lawrie 2017—Tyler Saladino 2018—Yoan Moncada 2019—Yolmer Sanchez 2020—Leury … [Read more...] about MARCH 14TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX QUICK LIST: RECENT OPENING DAY 2ND BASEMEN