South Side Sox · Apr 17, 2025
Today in White Sox History: April 17
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. Just three days short of six months later, the Sox would close out the Cubs, winning the only all-Chicago World Series, in six games. Frank Hemphill, who played all three outfield positions in the game, drove in two runs for the Sox.
1951
The “Golden Age” of White Sox baseball was born, as on Opening Day the White Sox destroyed the St. Louis Browns, 17-3. The 17 runs are the most the White Sox ever have scored on Opening Day. Outfielders Al Zarilla and Gus Zernial knocked in three runs apiece.