South Side Sox · May 15, 2022
Today in White Sox History: May 15
In the category of weird records, Dave Gallagher hit the “quickest walk-off” in White Sox history, on this day, 34 years ago.1929
White Sox outfielder Art “The Great” Shires (Shires, by the way, gave himself that nickname) and manager Lena Blackburne got into a fistfight in the clubhouse. Blackburne knocked Shires out cold.
1941
In a game in New York, White Sox pitcher Edgar Smith allowed a hit to Yankee great Joe DiMaggio. It would be the first hit in DiMaggio’s record-setting, 56-game hitting streak.
Chicago won the game, 13-1.
1951
As a testament to the managerial genius of Sox skipper Paul Richards, it had been 30 years since the league saw a move like this.