In his big league debut, Ozzie Guillen collected his first hit on this date in 1985. Here’s a look at some memorable events that took place on this date (April 9th) in White Sox history: *1963, A DAZZLING DEBUT: Pete Ward’s three-run homer in the seventh powered the White Sox to a 7-5 win over the Tigers in the season-opener – the earliest in Sox history — at Detroit. … [Read more...] about THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 9TH (WARD, WOOD, OZZIE, BO, CEASE)
THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 8TH (GREAT OPENERS IN 1991 AND 2021)
Lance Lynn fired a complete game shutout in the Sox home opener on this date in 2021. Here’s a look at some of the more memorable White Sox events that occurred on this date (April 8th): *1983, THE FIRST OF 99: Jerry Koosman tossed three shutout innings for the save in nailing down the “Winning Ugly” White Sox first victory of their 99-win season with a 6-3 triumph of … [Read more...] about THIS DATE IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 8TH (GREAT OPENERS IN 1991 AND 2021)
CONGRATULATIONS ELVIS ANDRUS ON YOUR 2,000TH HIT!
A few nuggets — @SoxNerd style — on Elvis Andrus’ 2,000th hit, which occurred during the White Sox win over the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday at Guaranteed Rate Field. *The single in the fifth inning off Logan Webb made Andrus the 293rd player in big league history to record 2,000 hits *Andrus is the fourth active player with 2,000 hits. The others: Miguel Cabrera … [Read more...] about CONGRATULATIONS ELVIS ANDRUS ON YOUR 2,000TH HIT!
THIS DAY IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 4TH
Paul Konerko had a big RBI for the Sox on this date in 2005. There are no off days for the SoxNerd! Let’s try to lessen the sting of Monday’s dud of a home opener with a look back at some happy moments that happened on this date in Sox history: *1906, FUTURE CHAMPS WIN IN NASHVILLE: Nick Altrock, Frank Owen and Ed Walsh, who would combine for 59 regular season wins, … [Read more...] about THIS DAY IN WHITE SOX HISTORY: APRIL 4TH
WHITE SOX OPENING VS. THE REIGNING CHAMPS: A RECAP
The start of the 2023 season marked the fourth time that the White Sox have started a season against the reigning World Series champions. The Sox opened the franchise’s 123rd campaign by downing the Houston Astros, who were last seen winning the World Series from the Philadelphia Phillies the previous November, en route to a four-game split. The 3-2 victory in Houston … [Read more...] about WHITE SOX OPENING VS. THE REIGNING CHAMPS: A RECAP