South Side Sox · Sep 24, 2021
Today in White Sox History: September 24
Similar to 2021’s division-win celebration after a doubleheader split, James Baldwin and the White Sox celebrated their surprise division title after a loss in Minnesota on this day, 21 years ago.1919
A 6-5 win over the St. Louis Browns clinched the pennant for the White Sox. Eddie Cicotte got the win. Shoeless Joe Jackson’s double in the ninth drove in the game- and pennant-clinching run. The Sox would beat out Cleveland by 3 1⁄2 games for the title, and finish with a record of 88-52 in the war-shortened season.
1961