Today in White Sox History: November 4

Al Lopez retired on this day in 1965, but came back a few years later to witness the preposterousness of managing the White Sox in Milwaukee facing Oakland A’s coach Joe DiMaggio.1965

Al Lopez resigned as manager of the White Sox. He went out on top, in a manner of speaking — the 1963-65 White Sox, winners of 287 games, had just completed the best three-season stretch in franchise history.

Eddie Stanky would be named to replace Lopez on December 14, but Lopez would come back to manage the White Sox in 1968 ... replacing Stanky.

Lopez’s final record managing the White Sox was 840-650, and his 11 years in Chicago combined with six in Cleveland earned him induction into the Hall of Fame as a…