JULY 27TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX RANDOM QUICKLIST: SOX TOP 7 CAREER HOME AVERAGES VS. THE YANKEES

Recently-inducted Hall-of-Famer Andruw Jones hit .571 at home for the Sox vs. the Yankees.

White Sox top five career home averages vs. the Yankees (min. 5 at bats):

AVG.—-PLAYER, YEARS

.750—Joe Hall, 1994

.583—Roger Peckinpaugh, 1927

.571—Frank Baumann, 1960-64

.571—Andruw Jones, 2010

.563—Red Barnes, 1930

.555—Merv Connors, 1938

.556—John Kruk, 1995

JULY 25TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX RANDOM QUICKLIST: LAST 10 HALL OF FAME POSITION PLAYERS TO WEAR A SOX UNIFORM

Hall-of-Famer Tim Raines played for the Sox from 1991 to 1905.

The last 10 Hall-of-Fame position to play for the White Sox:

YEAR*—-PLAYER

2010—Andruw Jones (induction is Sunday)

2009—Jim Thome

2008—Ken Griffey Jr.

2005—Frank Thomas

2004—Roberto Alomar

2001—Harold Baines

1995—Tim Raines

1993—Carlton Fisk

1980—Minnie Minoso

1974—Ron Santo

*last season with Sox

JULY 23RD @SOXNERD WHITE SOX RANDOM QUICKLIST: SOX PERFECT GAME LINEUP 17 YEARS AGO TODAY

Carlos Quentin was the Sox starting left fielder in Mark Buehrle’s perfect game 17 years ago today.

The Sox starting lineup in Mark Buehrle’s perfect game on this date in 2009:

PLAYER, POS.

Scott Podsednik, CF

Alexei Ramirez, SS

Jermaine Dye, RF

Paul Konerko, DH

Carlos Quentin, LF

Gordon Beckham, 3B

Jayson Nix, 2B

Ramon Castro, C

Josh Fields, 1B

Mark Buehrle, P

JULY 22ND @SOXNERD WHITE SOX RANDOM QUICKLIST: SOX POSITION PLAYERS WITH A 1-2-3 INNING ON THE MOUND

Position player Matt Davidson fashioned two 1-2-3 innings in 2018.

White Sox position players with a 1-2-3 inning on the mound (only inning of game):

DATE—PLAYER, FOE

7-21-26: LuisAngel Acuna, at Texas

4-15-26: Reese McGuire, vs. Tampa

8-29-25: Korey Lee, vs. NY Yankees

6-2-25: Vinny Capra, vs. Detroit

5-8-25: Jacob Amaya, vs. Kansas City

7-28-19: AJ Reed vs. Minnesota

7-27-18: Matt Davidson vs. Toronto

6-29-18: Matt Davidson vs. Toronto

7-31-15: Adam LaRoche vs. NY Yankees

6-4-79: Wayne Nordhagen vs. Milwaukee

9-23-32: Lew Fonseca at Cleveland

JULY 19TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX RANDOM QUICKLIST: SOX HIGHEST AVG. SWINGING AT THE FIRST PITCH

Carlton Fisk hit .417 swinging at the first pitch in 1999.

White Sox highest average swinging at the first pitch (min. 50 at bats since 1988):

AVG.—-PLAYER, YEAR

.454—Frank Thomas, 1996

.417—Carlton Fisk, 1988

.410—Ross Gload, 2004

.407—Charles Johnson, 2000

.397—Kevan Smith, 2018

.396—Jermaine Dye, 2005

.391—Dave Martinez, 1996

.391—Aaron Rowand, 2004

JULY 18TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX RANDOM QUICKLIST: SOX RECENT BASES-LOADED TRIPLES

Braden Montgomery had a bases-loaded triple on Friday.

Recent bases-loaded triples by the White Sox players (*win)

DATE—-PLAYER, FOE

July 17, 2026—Braden Montgomery (at TOR)* NOTE: Bases-loaded double (Colson Montgomery) in this one

May 25, 2024—Gavin Sheets (BAL)

July 28, 2018—Leury Garcia (TOR)*

July 3, 2018—Yoan Moncada (at CIN)*

July 21, 2017—Yoan Moncada (at KC)

June 25, 2015—Yolmer Sanchez (at DET)*

Sept. 16, 2014—Conor Gillaspie (at KCR)*

April 20, 2014—Marcus Semien (at TEX)

April 3, 2014—Jose Abreu (MIN)

June 7, 2013—Dayan Viciedo (at HOU)*

Aug. 1, 2010—Brent Lillibridge (OAK)*

June 30, 2010—Brent Lillibridge (at KC) NOTE: Pinch-hit

April 6, 2008—Carlos Quentin (at DET)*; NOTE: Bases-loaded double (Orlando Cabrera) and triple in this game

June 28, 2006—Juan Uribe (at PIT)*

May 15, 2003—Magglio Ordonez (BAL)*

June 5, 2002—Ken Lofton (KC)*

May 4, 2002—Jose Valentin (OAK)*

July 8, 2001—Royce Clayton (PIT)*

May 27, 2000—Jose Valentin (CLE)*

April 27, 2000—Jose Valentin (BAL)*

Sept. 25, 1999—Paul Konerko (MIN)*

Sept. 10, 1999—Liu Rodriguez (CLE)

June 8, 1998—Jeff Abbott (STL)*

April 16, 1997—Dave Martinez (BAL)*

April 15, 1996—Ray Durham (at KC)

June 27, 1995—Ray Durham (at Min)

Ray Durham2B-76-27-95 at Min7th inning, 2 out, pad

JULY 17TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX RANDOM QUICKLIST: LONGEST SOX HIT STREAKS VS. BLUE JAYS

Mike Squires is the Sox co-leader with a 12-game hit streak vs. Toronto.

Longest White Sox hitting streaks against the Blue Jays:

GAMES—-PLAYER, DATES

12—Dayan Viciedo, July 8, 2012 to Sept. 23, 2013

12—Magglio Ordonez, May 19, 2003 to May 1, 2004

12—Mike Squires, Aug. 23, 1980 to Aug. 21, 1981

12—Jorge Orta, April 10, 1977 to April 21, 1978

11—Gordon Beckham, Sept. 23, 2013 to May 27, 2015

11—Ray Durham, April 17, 1998 to July 22, 1998

11—Chet Lemon, Sept. 7, 1980 to Sept. 4, 1981

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY! HOW WHITE SOX REPS FARED IN THE 2003 ALL-STAR GAME

Sox rep Esteban Loaiza started the All-Star Game the team hosted on this date in 2003.

How Sox reps fared in the 2003 All-Star Game, which was held on this day in 2003 at US Cellular Field:

*ESTEBAN LOAOZA, PITCHER: Named to his first All-Star team and started … Joined Billy Pierce and Early Wynn as the only Sox pitchers to start an All-Star Game. … Marked the fifth time a White Sox pitcher started the All-Star Game (Wynn 1959, Pierce 1956, Pierce 1955, Pierce 1953). … Became the ninth pitcher and fourth American Leaguer to start an All-Star Game in his home park (Pedro Martinez Boston, 1999; Steve Rogers, Montreal, 1982; Whitey Ford, NY Yankees, 1960, first game; Don Drysdale, Los Angeles, 1959, second game; Curt Simmons, Philadelphia, 1952; Red Ruffing, NY Yankees, 1939; Johnny Vander Meer, Cincinnati, 1938; Carl Hubbell, NY Giants, 1934). … Pitched two innings and gave up one hit while striking out one. … Started the game by retiring Edgar Renteria on a ground out before giving up a single to right to Jim Edmonds. After Luis Pujols flied out to center, Loaiza ended the frame by getting Barry Bonds, facing an exaggerated shift, to line to right. In the second, Loaiza got Gary Sheffield to pop out to first, fanned Todd Helton and got Scott Rolen to pop out to first.

*MAGGLIO ORDONEZ, OUTFIELD: Named as a reserve to his fourth All-Star team and his fourth in the last five years. … Named to the team as a replacement for the injured Manny Ramirez. … Pinch-hit for Ichiro Suzuki with one out in the seventh inning and popped out to first base against Billy Wagner in his only at bat. … Ordonez finished the game in right field made three putouts. … Gloved the final out of the game on the warning track in becoming the third White Sox player to do that (Minoso 1957, Fox 1958). … Became the sixth player to make the All-Star Game’s final putout in his own ballpark (Kazuhiro Sasaki, Seattle, 2001; Bob Boone, Philadelphia, 1976; Hal Wagner, Boston Red Sox, 1946; Bill Dickey, New York Yankees, 1939; Ernie Lombardi, Cincinnati, 1938) and the first outfielder to accomplish the feat.

*CARL EVERETT, OUTFIELD: Named to his second All-Star team as a reserve. … Played in the game two weeks after being acquired by the White Sox from the Texas Rangers in a four-player swap. … Pinch-hit for Edgar Martinez in the A.L.’s decisive three-run eighth and grounded to first base, moving pinch-runner Melvin Mora to third, for the inning’s second out.

HOW WHITE SOX REPS HAVE FARED IN ALL-STAR GAMES IN PHILADELPHIA

Rich Gossage represented the Sox at the 1976 All-Star Game in Philadelphia.

A look at how White Sox representatives have fared in Philadelphia All-Star Games:

1943 AT SHIBE PARK

*LUKE APPLING: Shortstop was named to the All-Star team for a Sox-record fifth time. … He did not play in the American League’s 5-3 win.

*NOTES: This marked the fourth time in the history of the All-Star Game the White Sox did not have at least one representative play in the game (1937, 1939, 1943 being the others). … This was the first time in the history of the All-Star Game the Sox did not have a player appear in the game in back-to-back years. … Former White Sox outfielder Jocko Conlan served as an umpire for the first of his six All-Star Games. Conlan, a Chicago native who played for the White Sox in 1934 and 1935, also umpired All-Star Games in 1947, 1950, 1953, 1958 and 1962.

 1952 AT SHIBE PARK

*EDDIE ROBINSON: Veteran started the rain-shortened contest to become the first White Sox first baseman to start an All-Star Game. … He batted sixth behind Yogi Berra and went 1-for-2 with an RBI and a strikeout. … Robinson drove in teammate Minnie Minoso with a one-out single to right field off the Cubs’ Bob Rush. … He played the entire game and made one putout in the National League’s 3-2 rain-shortened win in five innings

*NELLIE FOX: Second baseman was named to the All-Star team for the second consecutive year but did not play. … Along with shortstop Chico Carrasquel, who did not make the team, he finished second in fan voting in close balloting.

*MINNIE MINOSO: Outfielder was named to his second consecutive All-Star team as a reserve. … He pinch-hit for Dale Mitchell and doubled off the Cubs’ Bob Rush to lead off the fourth inning. One out later, he scored on teammate Eddie Robinson’s single to right field. … Minnie finished in left field. … American League manager Casey Stengel attempted to insert Minoso into left field in the top of the third inning but he was overruled by Commissioner Ford Frick because of the rule that required starters to play at least three innings. Stengel later said he was aware of the rule but was hoping to pull Mitchell because of an injured knee.

1976 AT VETERANS STADIUM

*RICH GOSSAGE: The Goose was named to his second All-Star team but did not pitch in the National League’s 7-1 win. … He was the first Sox pitcher to make the All-Star team as a reliever (1975) and starter (1976).

1996 AT VETERANS STADIUM

*FRANK THOMAS: First baseman was voted to start his third consecutive All-Star Game and made his fourth All-Star team overall but did not play because of an injury … He became the first Sox player to be voted an All-Star starter three straight years since Dick Allen accomplished the feat from 1972 to 1974. … Thomas was placed on the disabled list for the first time in his career two days after the game with a stress fracture in his left foot. … Mo Vaughn started at first in Thomas’ place in the National League’s 6-0 win

*ROBERTO HERNANDEZ: Reliever made his first and only All-Star appearance with the Sox. … Right-hander pitched a scoreless ninth and gave up one hit (a single to Ellis Burks). … In the pre-game photo session, Hernandez slipped and while he was trying to catch his balance and smacked Cal Ripken Jr., who was standing behind him, with a backhand. The impact broke Ripken’s nose but the injury did not threaten Ripken’s record consecutive games streak, which was at 2,239. Ripken reset the nose himself and played seven innings in the All-Star Game.

*NOTE: White Sox manager Terry Bevington served as an American League coach in the gam

JULY 12TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX RANDOM QUICKLIST: RBI IN RECENT SOX 1-0 WINS

Chase Meidroth was the Sox 1-0 hero yesterday.

RBI in recent White Sox 1-0 wins:

DATE—PLAYERS (FOE)

7-11-26: Chase Meidroth (ATH)

6-28-25: Andrew Benintendi (SF)

5-20-25: Joshua Palacios (SEA)

6-27-24: Luis Robert Jr. (ATL)

9-23-23: Luis Robert Jr. (ATL)

7-1-21: Leury Garcia (SF)

9-24-21: Luis Robert Jr. (CLE)

8-10-18: Daniel Palka (CLE)

6-8-18: Trayce Thompson (BOS)

9-28-16: Todd Frazier (TB)

JULY 10TH @SOXNERD WHITE SOX RANDOM QUICKLIST: MY WHITE SOX POSITION-BY-POSITION ALL-DRAFTEE TEAM

Frank Thomas was the Sox first round pick in 1989.

My position-by-position White Sox All-Draftee team:

POS.—PLAYER

C—Ron Karkovice

1B—Frank Thomas

2B—Ray Durham

3B—Joe Crede

SS—Tim Anderson

LF—Carlos May

CF—Aaron Rowand

RF—Harold Baines

DH—Robin Ventura

SP—Chris Sale

SP—Jack McDowell

SP—Mark Buehrle

SP—Alex Fernandez

SP—Britt Burns

RP—Bobby Thigpen

RP—Terry Forster

RP—Goose Gossage

RP—Scot Radinsky

RP—Donn Pall

RP—Garrett Crochet

RP—Addison Reed

Bench—Jerry Hairston, Josh Paul, Greg Norton, Mike Squires

White Sox nuggets

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