1916
For their game in Cleveland, the White Sox became the first team to sew their names onto the back of their uniforms, but knowing who was playing didn’t help: They were shut out 2-0 that afternoon. (The White Sox revived the idea of putting names on the back of their away uniforms in 1960, and this time it stuck.)
In the same game, Cleveland’s players wore numbers pinned on their sleeves, becoming the first players to do so in the 20th century. Each player’s number signified his position on the diamond.
1964
In the first game of the doubleheader, White Sox right fielder Mike Hershberger spoiled a no-hitter by Minnesota starter Jerry Arrigo with a leadoff single in the ninth inning. The White Sox lost 2-0 but went on to win the nightcap 9-4.
Arrigo finished his major league career in 1970 after playing in five games for Southside.
1977
Rod Carew went 4-for-5 with a double, a home run and six RBIs in a 19-12 victory over the White Sox on Jersey Day in front of 46,463 fans at Metropolitan Stadium in Minneapolis, improving his batting average from .396 to .403.
The future Hall of Famer improved his batting average to .411 (July 1) and stayed above the .400 mark through July 10, but ultimately fell short of the .300 mark, batting just .388 for the season. This was Carew’s sixth of seven career AL batting titles and his highest batting average, helping him to a majors-best 9.7 WAR and the 1977 AL MVP award.
1983
White Sox slugger Greg “The Bull” Luzinski hit the first of three rooftop homers at Comiskey Park, becoming the first player to hit that many in a single season. Luzinski hit a pitch from Minnesota’s Brian Oelkers over the roof in left-center field, scoring Tom Paciorek. The homer came in the third inning of a game the White Sox won, 9-7.
1986
It was the biggest trade of general manager Ken Harrelson’s short career, sending catcher Scott Bradley to the Mariners for a player to be announced at a later date, and on July 1 it was revealed that the player was outfielder Iván Calderón.
Calderon hit 28 home runs in 1987 and was a key player at the plate and on the defensive end during the Red Sox’s incredible 1990 season, leading the team with 74 RBIs that year and helping the Red Sox stun the baseball world by winning 94 games.
Calderon was traded to the Expos in December 1990 for Tim Raines, then returned for nine games in the second half of the 1993 season. For Calderon’s second stint with the South Side, the Red Sox traded for relief pitcher Don Paul.
2010
The White Sox defeated the Cubs, 3-2, to extend their winning streak to 11 games.
The streak began on June 15, when the White Sox swept National League teams during interleague play: three wins over Pittsburgh, three wins over Washington, three wins over Atlanta, and two wins over the Cubs. During the streak, the White Sox outscored their opponents 51–24 and had three shutout wins. The 11-game winning streak was the sixth-longest streak in White Sox history.
This marks the 15th time in franchise history that the Red Sox have won double digits in a row, the first time since they won 10 in a row late in 1981 and into 1982.
2015
Adam Eaton became just the second White Sox batter to hit a leadoff home run in consecutive games when he hit the fourth pitch of the game deep into right field. It was Eaton’s only hit in what eventually became a 5–4 win over the Tigers. The White Sox had also won 8–7 in the 10th inning against Detroit in Eaton’s first leadoff home run.
Thirteen years ago, Kenny Lofton became the first White Sox batter to accomplish the feat when he hit leadoff home runs on July 18 and 19, 2002. The homers were Lofton’s only two hits in the game, and the White Sox lost to Kansas City and Baltimore. Just nine days later, Lofton was traded to San Francisco.
