Former Philadelphia Phillies star Dick Allen receiving a mural in Philadelphia. This mural will be completed sometime during the spring of 2024. In 2020, the Phillies retired the No.
There are plenty of Major League Baseball players who were born to hit, and when the designated hitter was adopted by the American League in 1973, it made and saved plenty of careers.
Over the next couple of weeks, we’ll post our Veterans and Cooperstown ballots South Side Sox had a history of holding Hall of Fame votes in the 2010s, long before the new management came in and sorta blew the voting wide open.
Offensive outbursts, 36 years apart 1971 The White Sox defeated the California Angels, 9-4, at Comiskey Park. An unusual event marked this game: All nine players in the White Sox lineup that night got one RBI — including pitcher Bart Johnson, who started, gave up eight hits, and struck out 12 in going the distance.
Harold Baines makes immediate history 1965 White Sox third baseman Pete Ward’s appearance on the cover of Sports Illustrated was derailed at the last second, when Muhammad Ali beat Sonny Liston in the rematch for the heavyweight boxing championship.
First hits for Harold Baines and Luis Aparicio. 1906 The world championship season began in Detroit with the White Sox beating the Tigers, 5-3. Frank Owen, who’d win 22 games that season, picked up the victory.
Two playoff clinches, 37 years apart. 1971 The White Sox defeated the California Angels, 9-4, at Comiskey Park. An unusual event marked this game. All nine players in the White Sox lineup that night got one RBI — including pitcher Bart Johnson, who started, gave up eight hits, and struck out 12 in going the distance.
On this date in Texas Rangers history, the Rangers made two trades that connected some really interesting dots in team history. The first trade, on August 29, 1985, as the Rangers dealt one of their power hitters, Cliff Johnson, to the Toronto Blue Jays.
A 17-0 win against a future division rival? Oh yeah 1987 The White Sox tied the franchise mark for the most lopsided win when they won 17-0 at Cleveland.
The 2019 Baseball Hall of Fame class is no exception to this, as these six former players have been responsible for many of the most enduring marks in MLB history. Here is a look at five of the defining moments in the careers of Harold Baines, Roy Halladay, Edgar Martinez, Mike Mussina, Mariano Rivera and Lee Smith.
Halls of fame should remain places where no-doubt-about-it, all-time greats end up, Stan Chrapowicki writes.
Some MLB teams know how to find seasoned players with playoff experience. Or these experienced players know how to find competitive teams. Either way, post-season play is invaluable when building a team, and these 17 players have it with at least three baseball franchises. How many of these post-season veterans can you name?
Since the American League’s implementation of the Designated Hitter Rule in 1973, American League teams have featured a number of great hitters at the non-fielding lineup position. Can you name each franchise’s most frequent DH by number of games played?
11 players in Chicago White Sox history have been honored with a retired number. Can you name all of these Southside MLB greats?
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