Today in White Sox History: June 19

1926

The Sox celebrated Eddie Collins Day at Comiskey Park. Collins would be admitted into the Hall of Fame in 1939 and was one of the finest second baseman in major league history. He played 12 seasons with the White Sox and is the only member of the 3,000-hit club to get that milestone safety in a White Sox uniform.

1941

Joe DiMaggio went 3-for-3 with a home run in a 7-2 loss to New York at Yankee Stadium. It was the 32nd game of his eventual 56-game hitting streak, with the streak now the 14th-longest of all time, tield with Harry Heilmann of the Detroit Tigers.

DiMaggio had started his hit streak about a month earlier, on May 15, against the Eddie Smith and the White Sox. At this point,…