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• Chet Lemon: 1955-2025

An all-time White Sox great succumbs after relentless health challenges A tough day that most of knew was on the horizon finally came, as baseball great and former Chicago White Sox star center fielder Chet Lemon passed away today at his home in Apopka, Fla. “He was sleeping on his reclining sofa,” Gigi, his wife, told the Detroit Free Press. “He just wasn’t responsive.” Lemon suffered a seeming e...2025
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• Chet Lemon, 1984 Tigers World Series champion, dies at 70: 'The kindest of men'

The Tigers remembered Lemon for "his biggest impact" off of the baseball field...2025
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• The Game I’ll Never Forget: Chet Lemon

Sole Star: Potent with the glove and bat, Lemon was a two-time All-Star on the South Side. | Bettmann Archive An, er, active day on defense sent an all-time great out to center field [On the occasion of Chet Lemon’s passing today, we are reprinting his entertaining story of transforming into a record-breaking center fielder. This piece originally ran at South Side Sox in 2018.] *** Chet Le...2025
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• Chet Lemon Passes Away
Former White Sox and Tigers great Chet Lemon has passed away at the age of 70, per an obituary from Jeff Seidel of the Detroit Free Press. A specific cause of death wasn’t listed but Lemon’s ongoing health problems have been previously documented. He was diagnosed with polycythemia vera, a rare blood disorder, while still…...2025
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• Lemon, WS champ and 3-time All-Star, dies at 70
Chet Lemon, a three-time All Star and World Series champion with the 1984 Detroit Tigers, has died at the age of 70....2025
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• Today in White Sox History: May 4

On this day 48 years ago, Chet Lemon made history with a clout at Royals Stadium. Chet Lemon goes very deep — and gets very wet 1941 With the White Sox trailing the A’s in the seventh inning, 17-6, Taffy Wright’s RBI single started a historic stretch of 13 straight games with a run batted in. Wright’s numbers during his franchise-record streak were actually fairly mundane. He hit only one...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: April 7

On this day, 48 years ago, it was time to PLAY BALL! in Toronto. It’s time to play ball — dodging flurries 1970 The worst White Sox team in history began their forgettable season by getting pounded, 12-0, at home by the Twins before just 11,473 fans. Starting pitcher Tommy John only lasted into the fifth inning by giving up six runs (five earned). The Sox would go on to lose a franchise-re...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: September 2

Luis Aparicio (No. 11, sliding into third) and the White Sox could not be stopped during a robust fifth inning of a doubleheader sweep on this day, 65 years ago. | Set Number: X6051 The Go-Go club can’t stop scoring 1918 In a season-ending doubleheader (the 1918 season ended early because of World War I) at Detroit, Buck Weaver rapped out eight hits in 10 at-bats. The Sox would lose the ga...2024
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• Vote for the 2024 South Side Sox White Sox Hall of Fame!

Jack McDowell came the closest to being elected, without topping the 75% threshhold, in our last Hall of Fame election. | Otto Greule Jr/Allsport/Getty Images Let’s immortalize our sixth class of the best South Siders of all time Once upon a time, the Chicago White Sox had a team Hall of Fame — until they decided to put it in mothballs, in favor of an extended gift shop. Now the Sox have ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 2

Buck Weaver ended the 1918 season with a bang, rapping out eight hits in a doubleheader finale 105 years ago today. Another big doubleheader for a South Side hitter 1918 In a season-ending doubleheader (the 1918 season ended early because of World War I) at Detroit, Buck Weaver rapped out eight hits in 10 at-bats. The Sox would lose the games, 11-5 and 7-3. Weaver went 5-for-5 in the firs...2023
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 10
Happy birthday, Sergio Alcantara! | Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images A thrice-weekly digest, replete with #Cubs, #MLB, and #MiLB content, gathered from reputable sources. Happy birthday, Sergio Alcantara and Andre Dawson. RIP Jim Bouton. On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, Bleed Cubbie Blue is pleased to present a light-hearted, Cubs-centric look at baseball’s colorful past, with plenty ...2023
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• South Side Sox Summary: Week 14
I still have no idea what this team is doing Welcome to the SSS Summary — a little review of what happened this past week in Chicago White Sox baseball, including on-the-field play, the front office jibber-jabber, and everything in-between. Even if you don’t want to remember what happened, sorry, we will tell you anyway. Oh, South Side Sox friends, it’s been a week. The Pale Hose went 3-4 since t...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: April 7
On this day 46 years ago, Toronto got its major league on. | Dick Loek/Toronto Star via Getty Images Through doubleheaders, snow, walk-offs and MJ, memories made 1970 The worst White Sox team in history began their forgettable season by getting pounded, 12-0, at home by the Twins before just 11,473 fans. Starting pitcher Tommy John only lasted into the fifth inning by giving up six runs (...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: November 27
Gary Peters capped a miracle season with Rookie of the Year honors, won over teammate Pete Ward on this day 59 years ago. | Lawrence Journal-World Good deals, bad deals, an award — and a bizarre injury 1938 White Sox star pitcher Monty Stratton, an American League All-Star in 1937 and one of the best young players in the game, accidentally shot himself in the leg when his .32 caliber pisto...2022
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"Former White Sox and Tigers great Chet Lemon has passed away at the age of 70, per an obituary from Jeff Seidel of the Detroit Free Press."

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"This time, the southpaw finished in a tie for sixth with only about 4% better polling; Sale joins Chet Lemon and Eddie Cicotte as the players on deck for enshrinement in the next election."

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"After Valenzuela whiffs Dave Winfield, Reggie Jackson, and George Brett in the fourth inning, Gooden, the youngest All-Star ever at age 19, fans Lance Parrish, Chet Lemon, and Alvin Davis in the fifth."

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"1981 It was a move criticized at the time, as White Sox GM Roland Hemond sent outfielder Chet Lemon to the Tigers for outfielder Steve Kemp."

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"Plus era committee bias, Spencer Strider's slider, a Chet Lemon-Joe Mauer comp, facts and stats galore, and more."

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"Chet Lemon was patrolling center field at old Tiger Stadium 32 years ago, making dazzling plays as the Tigers won the 1984 World Series."

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• Today in White Sox History: February 12

On this day 44 years ago, Marc Hill arrived on the South Side — and ended up as Carlton Fisk’s backup for the next six seasons. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images Booter comes a-callin’ 1955 Chet Lemon, who would become the best defensive center fielder in White Sox history, was born in Jackson, Miss. Moving to Los Angeles at a young age, Lemon played youth baseball with Hall-of-Fame...2025
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• Today in White Sox History: December 14

Jim Delsing saw just a short stint on the South Side before being shipped away on this day, 76 years ago. | Transcendental Graphics/Getty Images A minor swap with New York that turned out about as even as can be 1948 The White Sox dealt young center fielder Jim Delsing to the Yankees for first baseman-left fielder Bud Souchock. And by any account the deal was a draw between 0.1 WAR players...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 27

While not yet a pitcher, Sergio Santos first joined the White Sox organization on this day, 16 years ago. | Set Number: X83844 TK1 R2 F77 The only shortstop-turned-closer in team history signs with Chicago 1938 White Sox pitcher Monty Stratton, an American League All-Star in 1937 and one of the best young players in the game, accidentally shot himself in the leg while hunting, when his .22...2024
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• Outside The Confines: A happy reunion

Junfu Han / USA TODAY NETWORK The ‘84 Tigers celebrate an anniversary and Chet Lemon makes it there. The ‘62 Mets react to the ‘24 White Sox. Winners and losers from the Trade Deadline. And other news from around MLB. Chet Lemon may not be in the Hall of Fame, but he’s certainly a first-ballot inductee into the Hall of the Very Good. Jeff Seidel writes of former Tigers and White Sox grea...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: June 23

The cavernous center field of Comiskey Park allowed Happy Felsch to set an AL chances mark that still stands, on this day 105 years ago. | George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images Defensive records fall here 1919 White Sox center fielder Happy Felsch tied a 15-year-old record set by Harry Bay for most chances in a nine-inning game: 12. He had 11 putouts and one assist (Jack Graney, doubled ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: June 15

Jesse Jefferson took on a starting role in 1975 upon acquisition from Baltimore, but his following season made a dubious mark in the record books. A multitude of trades 1950 It was only the beginning for him: White Sox pitcher Billy Pierce threw a one-hitter, the first of the four he’d have in his career. Pierce shut down the Yankees at Comiskey Park, 5-0. The only Yankees hit that aftern...2024
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• Another five enter the South Side Sox White Sox Hall of Fame!

Jack McDowell leads our latest White Sox Hall of Fame class. Jack McDowell, Ray Schalk, Sherm Lollar, Magglio Ordoñez and Gary Peters join the ranks of immortals. For the third time in six elections, five players have made our South Side Sox White Sox Hall of Fame. Oddly, each of the big classes have come in even years: 2020, 2022 and 2024. This year, Jack McDowell (88.3%), Ray Schalk (83...2024
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• South Side Sox Summary: Week 14
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• Old magazines
Old news moves slowly. Over my many years as a baseball, and sports fan, I’ve accumulated an alarmingly large collection of memorabilia and other stuff. My children have other interests, so I’ve began to sell off and give away some items to reduce my hoard to a more manageable level. Going through my pile has given me a chance to re-examine things I haven’t seen in decades. For those of you who gr...2023
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• Sunday Notes: Graham Spraker Was a Breakout Blue Jay in Double-A
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• Baseball history unpacked, July 10
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• Enjoy a George Brett game
So many to pick from Many people have said that their childhood hero was a ballplayer, guys like Mickey Mantle or Joe DiMaggio. Sometimes you hear that athletes should be role models, an idea that NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley once rejected. I agree with Barkley. Athletes should set a good example, but your role models should be someone close to you, like your parents. My favorite baseball pl...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: February 12
Chet Lemon enjoys a moment of reading repose on the concrete floor of his Arlington Stadium locker before a White Sox game at Texas in 1980. | Set Number: X24506 TK1 R4 A fleet center fielder is born 1955 Chet Lemon, who would become the best defensive center fielder in White Sox history, is born in Jackson, Miss. Moving to Los Angeles at a young age, Lemon played youth baseball with Hall-...2023
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• Honored by Tigers, Lemon reflects on 1984 season
Chet Lemon was patrolling center field at old Tiger Stadium 32 years ago, making dazzling plays as the Tigers won the 1984 World Series. Sunday afternoon at Comerica Park, he was honored with the Willie Horton African-American Legacy Award before the Tigers' 5-2 win over the rival White Sox....2016
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• Chet Lemon, 1984 Tigers World Series champion, dies at 70: 'The kindest of men'
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• Lemon, WS champ and 3-time All-Star, dies at 70
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• Today in White Sox History: June 15
On this day 19 years ago, in Miami of all locales, Carlos Lee became the all-time White Sox hit streak leader, at 28 games. | Eliot J. Schechter/Getty Images Hit streaks and great trades are this day’s themes 1950 It was only the beginning for him: White Sox pitcher Billy Pierce threw a one-hitter, the first of the four he’d have in his career. Pierce shut down the Yankees at Comiskey Par...2023
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• DISH Deluxe 3 — The 1977 White Sox
Mark Liptak and Brett Ballantini take a look at July’s best-ever Pale Hose club, the South Side Hit Men Not all of our DISH Deluxe history podcasts will be about a single date in White Sox history — in fact, quite often they won’t be. This episode is our first such podcast. The 1977 club was selected now, because at 22-6, it remains the best July club in White Sox history. And the South Side Hit M...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: September 2
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• Royals Rumblings - News for September 2, 2024

Photo by Kyle Rivas/MLB Photos via Getty Images Happy Labor Day! The Royals were frustrated after a sweep in Houston, writes Jaylon Thompson. “The whole series was frustrating,” Royals manager Matt Quatraro said. “We didn’t come out of here with any wins. That’s what we play for, is to win every day. So, it stinks.” Cole Ragans tied a club record with eight consecutive strikeouts, but stil...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: April 23

Chet Lemon hit four of Chicago’s near team-record 21 singles in the opener of a doubleheader on this day, 43 years ago. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images South Siders make it rain singles 1919 Perhaps the most talented White Sox team ever opened the season in St. Louis and destroyed the Browns, 13-4. Lefty Williams got the win, throwing a complete game. Six months later, after win...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: November 27

The tragic accident that would eventually fuel a Hollywood feature starring Jimmy Stewart occurred on this day, 85 years ago. | Hulton Archive/Getty Images Highs and lows on the trading wire 1938 White Sox pitcher Monty Stratton, an American League All-Star in 1937 and one of the best young players in the game, accidentally shot himself in the leg while hunting, when his .22 caliber pisto...2023
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