Today in White Sox History: June 27

Who doesn’t love a José Valentín walk-off homer against the Cubs? This one came on this day, 22 years ago. Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images The White Sox lost the final game played at their original ballpark, South Side Park III (39th Street Grounds). Cleveland knocked them off, 7-2, in front of just 4,300 fans.

Just four days later, the White Sox returned home to unveil The Baseball Palace of the World, Comiskey Park. They lost that game as well, 2-0, to the St. Louis Browns, in front of 24,900 fans.

Catcher and future Hall-of-Famer Ray Schalk became the first White Sox player to hit for the cycle, against the Tigers in Detroit. The Sox won, 9-5, with Ray going 4-for-4 with two runs and two…