South Side Sox · Jan 30, 2025
Today in White Sox History: January 30
Joel Davis, who flashed promise in his rookie season but only saw four years in the majors, celebrates his 60th birthday today. Ron Vesely/MLB Photos via Getty Images Brett Ballantini has written about baseball, basketball and sometimes hockey for the NBA, MLB, NHL, and Slam, Hoop, Sporting News, the Athletic, Sports Illustrated, South Side Hit Pen, Sox Populi, SB Nation and others. He was CSN Chicago’s Blackhawks beat writer when their 49-year Stanley Cup drought ended in 2009-10, and moved to the White Sox beat after that. Brett has run South Side Sox since 2018.
1923
The man who would grow up to be nicknamed “Moose,” Walt Dropo, was born in Moosup, Conn.