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• This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire Joe Kelly (not that one)

Photo by MLB via Getty Images Back in their Boston era, the Braves trade a coach for an outfielder. Braves Franchise History 1916: The Boston Braves acquire outfielder Joe Kelly from the Cubs in exchange for coach Fred Mitchell who will take over as Chicago’s new manager. 1949: The Braves trade Alvin Dark and Eddie Stanky to the New York Giants in exchange for Willard Marshall, Sid Gordon...2024
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire Rafael Soriano

Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images The Dominican former reliever would stick around for three years before getting traded to Tampa Bay for Jesse Chavez. Braves Franchise History 1967: The Atlanta Braves acquire catcher Bob Tillman and pitcher Dale Roberts from the Yankees in exchange for minor leaguer Bobby Cox. 2006: The Braves trade Horacio Ramirez to the Mariners in exchange for re...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: December 1

Four-year White Sox vet Ray Herbert, shown here retiring Mickey Mantle by a step in 1961, was the headliner of a second trade made on this day, 60 years ago. | Bruce Bennett Studios via Getty Images Studios/Getty Images The South Siders import some youth from Philadelphia 1956 It was the first of many awards won in his Hall of Fame career. Just a year and a day after his contract was purch...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: October 30

On this day a dozen years ago, Jake Peavy was awarded some Gold. | Ron Vesely/MLB via Getty Images Jake Peavy, Gold Glover 1959 He was acquired before the start of the 1958 season, and part of the cost was trading the popular Minnie Miñoso, so pitcher Early Wynn didn’t start out on the right side of things with a lot of Sox fans. Compounding the issue was a mediocre 1958 season. In 1959, h...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: October 29

On this day 38 years ago, the White Sox got serious about their GM position, bringing in Larry Himes. | Set Number: X39851 TK2 A less circus-like atmosphere surrounds the new GM 1956 Al Lopez replaced Marty Marion as White Sox manager. Marion, who did a fine job in replacing Paul Richards, had missed an important board meeting to be with his family at an event. It was all the excuse the So...2024
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• This day in Braves History: Eddie Rosario walks it off to take 2-0 NLCS lead

Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The main reason why people still chant his name, years afterwards. Braves franchise history 1991: In Game 7 of the NLCS, the Atlanta Braves’ Brian Hunter’s two-run home run in the 1st inning is all John Smoltz needs as he tosses a 4-0 shutout over the Pittsburgh Pirates. The Braves win their first National League pennant since their mov...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: December 1
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• Today in White Sox History: September 14

On this day 26 years ago, Craig Wilson and Ray Durham went deep to lead off the 12th inning, bringing home a unique victory in extras. A loooooong game in Detroit ends well for the Good Guys 1952 In a 17-inning game in Chicago, Sox pitcher Saul Rogovin struck out 14 Red Sox in 15 innings of work. But it was Luis Aloma who got the decision, as the White Sox won, 4-3, thanks to a single by R...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 9

With one swing on this day, 28 years ago, Robin Ventura walked off Baltimore in extras. Rockin’ Robin walks off the O’s 1977 In a game at Comiskey Park, the White Sox crushed Seattle, 13-3. The South Side Hit Men clouted six home runs, three in the third inning alone. Third baseman Eric Soderholm homered twice in the game. The homers tied the all-time franchise mark held at the time. 1996...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 4

On this day both 44 and 45 years ago, a very young Harold Baines had accomplishments of note. | Des Moines Register A future Hall-of-Famer begins to make his presence known 1911 Here’s a weird record and distinction for you: Lee Tannehill not only is the only shortstop in baseball history to record two unassisted double plays in the same season — he got both in the same game! The milestone...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31

On this day nine years ago, we lost our greatest southpaw legend, Billy Pierce. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images So long, Billy Pierce 1909 “Sleepy” Bill Burns fired a two-hitter in a doubleheader opener, defeating Walter Johnson in Washington, 1-0. The White Sox also knocked off the Senators in the nightcap behind a complete game from Frank Smith, 4-0, holding Washington to seven hits on th...2024
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• Long lost milestones

Photo by Ed Zurga/Getty Images The years fly by Watching Seth Lugo spin his complete game recently got me thinking about other milestones. Lugo’s complete game, once a common occurrence for pitchers, has become exceedingly rare. The club record, which will never be broken, is held by Dennis Leonard, who threw 21 complete games in the 1977 season. The last complete game for the Royals prior...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 14

On this day 118 years ago, the Chicago Tribune coined the nickname for the team that would go on to become the first White Sox World Series winner. | Chicago Tribune HITLESS WONDERS, activate! 1906 Early 20th Century baseball coverage was undeniably colorful, and never more so than on this day in the Chicago Tribune. Covering another no-hit, improbably win for the White Sox...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 1

On this day 18 years ago, A.J. Pierzynski [left] drove home Jermaine Dye and Ross Gload [right] with a game-winning home run at Wrigley Field. | Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images A.J. Pierzynski forces Cubs fans into another tantrum 1905 White Sox pitcher Frank Owen won both games of a doubleheader at St. Louis, 3-2 and 2-0. In both games he went the distance, and only allowed the Browns seven...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: June 3

Winning a game because of a wild pitch that careened off of home plate umpire Cory Blaser’s mask? Yep, just about sums up the 2023 Chicago White Sox. | Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images A walk-off ... umpire beaning? 1963 With the White Sox in first place, another freak injury occurred that was reminiscent of past bizarre circumstances, costing the team dearly. First baseman ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: May 26

Chicago Sun-Times An endless night game ... doesn’t end yet 1959 White Sox owner Bill Veeck was always good for a crazy stunt, but this one topped the cake. Before a game hosting Cleveland and in front of 40,018 fans, four little people dressed up as Martians “landed” at Comiskey Park (via helicopter) and “captured” Nellie Fox and Luis Aparicio. One of the Martians was 3´7´´ Eddie Gaedel....2024
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"1994 - Julio Franco and Robin Ventura go back-to-back twice in a 7-6 win by the White Sox over the Tigers."

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"1994 - Julio Franco and Robin Ventura go back-to-back twice in a 7-6 win by the White Sox over the Tigers."

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"Robin Ventura understands why some people might be suspicious of any players who appear bulked up when they report for workouts following the lockout."

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"On August 4, 1993, 46-year-old Nolan Ryan plunked 26-year-old Robin Ventura, and then got the better of him in the ensuing melee."

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"Former White Sox manager Robin Ventura and current Mets hitting coach Kevin Long are the favorites to replace Terry Collins as the Mets’ manager, Mike Puma of the New York Post tweets."

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"Everything you think you know about the Robin Ventura-Nolan Ryan brawl is wrong"

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"On this date 22 years ago, Texas Rangers pitcher Nolan Ryan and Chicago White Sox third baseman Robin Ventura were involved in one of the most memorable benches-clearing brawls in baseball history."

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"Chicago White Sox manager Robin Ventura strongly defended his staff ace Chris Sale on Thursday against accusations that the pitcher conducted himself improperly during a game one day earlier."

• This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire Joe Kelly (not that one)
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• This Day in Braves History: Braves acquire Rafael Soriano
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• Today in White Sox History: December 1
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• Today in White Sox History: October 30
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• Today in White Sox History: October 29
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• Today in White Sox History: October 6

On this day 41 years ago, Mike Boddicker silenced a loud White Sox offense in the ALCS. | Ronald C. Modra/Getty Images A day of playoff setbacks includes an offensive meltdown in Baltimore 1905 The White Sox lost the pennant on the next-to-last day of the season when pitcher Doc White couldn’t beat the bottom-feeding St. Louis Browns. White and the Sox lost, 6-2, and handed the flag to the...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 15

Red Faber spun a masterpiece in Boston on this day, 109 years ago. | George Rinhart/Corbis via Getty Images Red Faber paints a masterpiece 1901 In a doubleheader nightcap hosting Milwaukee, the White Sox hit an MLB-record five triples in the eighth inning — and three of them were consecutive! Sam Mertes, Fred Hartman and Herm McFarland started off the barrage with three three-baggers in a ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 4
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• Today in White Sox History: August 3

In Milwaukee on this day 34 years ago, Frank Thomas came within inches of making his first career hit a home run. He had to settle for an game-deciding triple. Big Frank announces his presence with authority 1906 The 4-0 win over the Boston Americans was just the second victory of what would become a record-setting 19-game winning streak for the White Sox, but for Ed Walsh, this game was a...2024
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• This day in Braves History: Eddie Rosario walks it off to take 2-0 NLCS lead
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• Today in White Sox History: October 6
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• Among my finest accomplishments

Although I track milestones on this blog because it's a great way to see where I've been and where I am in the hobby, I don't think about my accomplishments in life very often.As a writer, though, I naturally look inward, so it's not difficult to come up with some on the spot. Some of my biggest are: establishing a career goal in college and making it work for me for 30-plus years, creating ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: September 12

This fresh-faced kid, Robin Ventura, began what should be a Hall of Fame career with a walk and a hit on this day, 35 years ago. Robin rocks his first career hit 1900 The White Sox beat the Cleveland Blues, 12-4, in Chicago to clinch the franchise’s first pennant. (The American League would not be recognized as an official major league until 1901, however.) Roy Patterson got the win in the...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 13

On this day 118 years ago, Doc White held the Highlanders to three hits — but did not win. | Heritage Art/Heritage Images via Getty Images Doc White’s ace pitching can’t avoid a tie — in the middle of 19-game winning streak 1906 The White Sox ended their first and greatest homestand with a 0-0 tie against New York. While the Highlanders were held to three singles by Doc White, the White So...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31
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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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• Today in White Sox History: March 21

On this day seven years ago, Tim Anderson committed to the White Sox with the biggest extension ever of its kind. TA makes a long-term commitment 1900 After a meeting with the Chicago Orphans (Cubs), the way was cleared for Charles Comiskey to bring his team from St. Paul, Minn. to Chicago. They would set up shop on the South Side of the city, as required by the Orphans. (In truth, Comisk...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: October 29
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• Today in White Sox History: July 31
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• Today in White Sox History: February 16

On this day a century ago, Frank Chance tried to leave his White Sox managerial post due to poor health. | Chicago Tribune Illness shakes up the coaching staff 1924 Early on this day Frank Chance resigned as manager of the White Sox, having been stricken ill with pneumonia some time after accepting the helm during the 1924 Winter Meetings in Chicago the previous December. However, owner ...2024
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• Today in White Sox History: January 10

Signed on this day 13 years ago, Will Ohman had a very rough time over two years on the South Side. | Chris Sweda/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Three disastrous deals 1992 It was one of the worst deals in White Sox GM Ron Schueler’s career, as he traded pitcher Melido Perez and minor hurlers Bob Wickman and Domingo Jean to the Yankees for Steve Sax. Schueler envisi...2024
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• The Michigan sign-stealing allegations enter Bobby Valentine territory

Why does the Michigan sign-stealing story remind us of Bobby Valentine? June 9, 1999 was a warm and steamy night in Queens, and New York Mets manager Bobby Valentine was feeling the heat, literally and figuratively. The Mets were sitting just two games above .500, and were six games back in the National League East. Valentine had just seen three of his coaches — pitching coach Bob Apodaca, hittin...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: October 29

He wasn’t exactly baby-faced back then, but José Abreu’s signing with the White Sox was made official on this day, a decade ago. | Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports Pito becomes a South Sider 1956 Al Lopez replaced Marty Marion as White Sox manager. Marion, who did a fine job in replacing Paul Richards, had missed an important board meeting to be with his family at an event. It was all the ...2023
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• Tim Anderson got the Sonic rings knocked out of him

Anderson learned the hard way that you can’t lose fights you started 7 seconds in It’s been seven years since the last true MLB fight between two players where a punch actually connected, but at long last, we have a real MLB fight. Chicago White Sox 2B Tim Anderson and Cleveland Guardians 3B Jose Ramirez got into a bit of a fracas during their game on Saturday. The resulting donnybrook ended with ...2023
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• We Remember: 22nd Anniversary of Nolan Ryan Putting Robin Ventura in a Headlock
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• Happy anniversary: Nolan Ryan, Robin Ventura
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• On this date: Nolan Ryan vs. Robin Ventura, 27 years ago
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• This Day in Braves History: Chipper Jones homers on 40th birthday
Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Braves Franchise History 1966 - The Atlanta Braves establish a major league record by winning their 18th consecutive game at home. The first 17 wins of the streak came in Milwaukee, the team’s home in 1965. 2011 - The Braves complete their first sweep of the Giants in San Francisco since 1998 with a 9-6 win in 10 innings. Nate McLouth delivers a two-run ...2023
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• Ventura to Ausmus: Worry about own team
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• Everything you think you know about the Robin Ventura-Nolan Ryan brawl is wrong
Unless you think that Ventura had the upper hand when the fight was ended...2016
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Ranking 2015's Biggest Disappointments
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• Today in White Sox History: December 1
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• This day in Braves History: Eddie Rosario walks it off to take 2-0 NLCS lead
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• Today in White Sox History: October 6
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• Today in White Sox History: September 15
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• Today in White Sox History: September 4

On this day 47 years ago, a solid Steve Stone start went for naught, in front of the biggest day crowd in Chicago history. | Barb Urbanek The South Side Hit Men take another body blow 1937 Mike Kreevich tied the MLB record, with four doubles in four straight at-bats, in a 9-1 win at Detroit. The center fielder’s 4-for-6 day, with three runs and an RBI, moved his batting average up to .318....2024
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• Today in White Sox History: August 13
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• Today in White Sox History: March 30

On this day 46 years ago, Pablo Torrealba came to the White Sox, at a pretty steep cost. | Topps A bad trade that helped doom the 1978 club 1970 In a swap of arms, the White Sox deal Jerry Nyman to San Diego for Tommie Sisk. Both players would throw their last in the majors in 1970, with Nyman making two starts (15.19 ERA, -0.4 WAR). Sisk did a lot of damage quickly, throwing 17 (1-1, 5.4...2024
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• South Side Sox Summary: Week 22

Yea, sure, Jerry Reinsdorf cares about fans | Dennis Wierzbicki-USA TODAY Sports People finally got fired, but hope is already lost 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 wil...2023
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• Anderson suspended six games amid day of chaos for White Sox organization

Tim Anderson, restrained by teammates during Saturday’s brawl. | Ron Schwane/Getty Images The shortstop’s suspension ranked only as a minor item in a flat-out embarrassing Monday for the White Sox Tim Anderson has been suspended for six games for his role in Saturday’s bench-clearing brawl, MLB announced on Monday. José Ramírez, who instigated the exchange that led Anderson to make the un...2023
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• Know Your Enemy: New York Mets
The Mets — the White Sox of New York. We visit the second team in the first city The second team in their city. A perpetually underachieving and essentially unloved ballclub. An ignored fanbase, overshadowed by the media-driven hype around some of the most annoying people in baseball. A team that should have been good having themselves a massively disappointing, injury-ridden, luckless, j...2023
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• Today in White Sox History: March 30
Roland Hemond doubled his Laws for the month of March by adding Rudy to Vance, on this day 41 years ago. | Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images The end-of-spring deals, they just keep coming 1970 In a swap of arms, the White Sox deal Jerry Nyman to San Diego for Tommie Sisk. Both players would throw their last in the majors in 1970, with Nyman making two starts (15.19 ERA, -0.4 WAR). Si...2023
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• Accusations of Broken Promises, Ugly Words: White Sox Rift Smashes Wide Open
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: David Price Works to Pitch Past Familiar Faces
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• Scott Miller's Starting 9: Ranking 2015's Biggest Disappointments
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